External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Saturday assured the Textiles Ministry to provide all support for promoting silk in global markets.
Sushma said that silk is a strong commodity and there is huge demand for it in the international markets.
“I assure you that the ministry of external affairs will become a facilitating Ministry” to take silk to global markets, she said here at a textile ministry function — Surging Silk.
“You increase production, market is there,” she added.
Talking about the popularity of India made silk saree, Swaraj said her counterparts during the United Nations General Assembly meetings, often ask about the wide variety of colour, pattern and different designs of these fabrics.
The Textiles Ministry distributed machines to weavers in order to eradicate thigh reeling practice in tasar silk sector and to ensure rightful earning to the rural and tribal women reelers.
On the target of eradicating thigh reeling and replace it with ‘Buniyaad’ reeling machine by end of March 2020, Swaraj said the ministry should strive for eliminating this practice this year only by distributing these equipment.
