Textiles Ministry

Smriti Irani an 'innocent' woman, did good work in HRD, but has no prospects in Textiles: Lalu Yadav

RJD president Lalu Prasad Friday said Union Textile Minister Smriti Irani was an "innocent woman" who did some good work in the previous HRD Ministry, but had no prospects in her new role as Textiles minister.

Jul 08, 2016, 20:20 PM IST

All HRD ministers will now work as a team, says Javadekar

Vowing to convert challenges into opportunities, newly-appointed Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar on Thursday said that all the three ministers of the HRD ministry will now work as a "team" for providing quality education.

Jul 07, 2016, 15:43 PM IST

JD(U) leader Ali Anwar makes shocking remark on Smriti Irani. Read here

Smriti Irani was sent to the low-profile Textiles Ministry from Human Resource Development in Tuesday's reshuffle.

Jul 07, 2016, 10:43 AM IST

Kuch to log kahenge, logon ka kaam hai kehna, says Smriti Irani a day after Cabinet reshuffle

Smriti Irani, who has been shifted from the HRD Ministry to Textiles portfolio, on Wednesday took charge of her new assignment.

Jul 06, 2016, 15:29 PM IST

Prakash Javadekar meets Smriti Irani, assures to build upon her education initiatives

Prakash Javadekar, who has been appointed the new Human Resource Development Minister following Tuesday's Union Cabinet reshuffle, on Wednesday called on his predecessor Smriti Irani at her house here.

Jul 06, 2016, 13:48 PM IST

Textiles Ministry pushes for lowest GST slab for industry

The textiles ministry is making out a case for keeping the industry in the lowest slab of the proposed Goods and Services Tax (GST) and has made a pitch for the same to the Finance Minister.

Aug 26, 2015, 23:04 PM IST

New national textiles policy being finalised: Govt

Government on Friday said the new national textiles policy, which aims at boosting exports from the sector, is being finalised.

May 08, 2015, 17:18 PM IST

Textiles Ministry sets export target of $45 bn for 2014-15

The Textiles Ministry has set an export target of USD 45 billion for textile products in the current fiscal, Parliament was informed on Friday.

Jul 25, 2014, 21:48 PM IST