About the Department

Department of Handloom and Textiles in Kerala under Industries and Commerce department of Kerala which implements financial and welfare schemes to weavers of Kerala. The Handlooms & Textiles Directorate is evolving policies and schemes aimed at developing the harmonious growth of Handlooms, Power looms and Textile Sector. Various schemes are evolved for the welfare of weavers and workers involved in the above industries.

The Director of Handlooms and Textiles is the functional Registrar for the weavers cooperative societies (Handlooms and Powerlooms) in the State who has been vested with the powers under the Kerala State Co-operatives Act 1969.

Objectives of the Department

• To bring more number of handloom and powerloom weavers into cooperative fold by  enrolling them into weavers cooperative societies.
• To provide continuous employment opportunity and fair wages to the cooperative weavers  throughout the year.
• Deendayal Hath Kargha Protsahan Yojana Scheme
• To implement various Handloom Development Schemes for cooperative societies.
• To implement various welfare schemes intended for the cooperative weavers.
• To protect the overall interest of the Handloom Weavers, Powerloom Weavers and Textile Industry and to work for the harmonious growth of all the above three sectors without  affecting the interest of each sector.

• Organisation Structure
  

     Line Organisations

1. Kerala State Handloom Weavers Co-operative Society Ltd. (Hantex)
2. Kerala State Handloom Development Corporation (Hanveev)
3. Institute of Handloom and Textile Technology (IHTT)
4. Textile Project Development Centre (TPDC)
5. Demonstration-Cum-Training Centre (DCTC)