chapter viii wool & wollen textiles industry - Ministry of Textiles

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Development Commissioner (Handicrafts)
as the Member Secretary. It gives its
advice to the Government on matters
pertaining to the development of the
handicrafts sector.
(ii) All India Powerlooms Board
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The Chairman of the Board is Textile
Commissioner. It has 43 members
including its Chairman.
The term of the members of the Board
is upto 31.3.2012 or until further
orders, whichever is earlier.
The All India Powerlooms Board was
first constituted as an Advisory Board in
November, 1981 and since then Govt. of
India has reconstituted the AIPB from time
to time and has last reconstituted the AIPB
for a period of two years on 22.12.2011.
It has representatives of the Central and
State Govt., Powerloom Federation/
Associations of Powerloom Industry, as
its members and is headed by the Hon’ble
Union Minister of Textiles as the Chairman.
The functions of the Board include
advising the Government on matters
concerning growth and development of the
decentralized powerlooms sector.
(iii) All India Handlooms Board
The Board is an advisory body under
the chairmanship of Minister of Textiles,
with the Development Commissioner
(Handlooms) as the Member-Secretary.
The main function is to advise the
Government on various aspects of
development of the handlooms sector.
(iv) The Cotton Advisory Board
The Cotton Advisory Board is headed
by the Textiles Commissioner and is a
representative body of various interest
groups like Government agencies, Cotton
Growers, Textiles Industry, and Trade.
It advises the Government, generally,
on matters pertaining to the production,
consumption, and marketing of cotton,
and also provides a forum for liaison
among various stakeholders.
(v) Cotton Yarn Advisory Board
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Cotton Yarn Advisory Board was
constituted vide Gazette notification
No. 9/4/2010-TUFS dated 12.7.2010.
Terms of Reference
● To monitor the domestic and
international prices of cotton yarn
and suggest measures for increasing
the availability of cotton yarn at
reasonable prices for domestic
consumption.
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To advise the Government on matters
pertaining to production, consumption
and availability of different types of
cotton yarn at reasonable prices for
domestic consumption.
To monitor the import and export of
cotton yarn and prepare the cotton
yarn balance sheet.
(vi) Jute Advisory Board
The Jute Advisory Board headed by
the Jute Commissioner advises the
Government on matters pertaining to
jute falling within the purview of Jute
and Jute Textiles Control Order 2002,
including production estimates of jute
and mesta.
4. REGISTERED SOCIETIES
(i)
Central Wool Development Board
(CWDB), Jodhpur
The Central Wool Development Board
(CWDB), Jodhpur was constituted by the
Government of India, Ministry of Textiles
in 1987 under the Rajasthan Societies
Registration Act, 1958 to promote the
growth and overall development of wool
and the woolen textiles industry in the
country. The Board administers various
projects and programmes through the
State Governments and Non-Government
Organisations (NGOs). The Board was
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