7th August  

National Handloom Day is to be celebrated on 7th August, the preparations for which are being made all over the country| This is the 8th Handloom Day in the country at the 75th Amrit Mahotsav of Independence and will be celebrated by Prime Minister of the country, Shri Narendra Modi, through his tweet, has also urged the countrymen that, "Let us support "local for vocal" handloom products!

Handloom sector is a symbol of the country’s glorious cultural heritage and an important source of livelihood in the country. The sector is key to women empowerment as over 70 per cent of handloom weavers and allied workers are women. To mark the 6thNational Handloom Day on 7th August and to instil pride of workmanship of handloom weaving amongst citizens, a social media campaign has been planned for the handloom weaving community