No. 141 HTS.253-2007-325 Dated 13-12-17

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THE ASSAM GAZETTE

EXTRAORDINARY

PUBLISHED BY THE AUTHORITY

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No.141 Dispur, Friday, 16th March, 2018, 25th Phalguna, 1939 (S.E.)

GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM

ORDERS BY THE GOVERNOR

HANDLOOM TEXTILES & SERICULTURE DEPARTMENT :: DISPUR

NOTIFICATION

The 13th December, 2017

No. HTS.253/2007/325.- In pursuance of the provision contained under Section 4( 1) (b) of Right to Information Act 2005, the required information are published for General Information in the Information Manual given herein below :

INFORMATION MANUAL DEPARTMENT OF HANDLOOM TEXTILES & -SERICULTURE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM ( Under Section 4(I)(b) of the Right to Information Act, 2005)

(i) Particulars of the Organization and Functions

In Assam, governance of the handloom and sericulture sector was managed through the Department of Sericulture and Weaving and it continued till 1983. The Directorate of Handloom Textiles & Sericulture was carved out from the erstwhile Sericulture and Weaving Department in 1983 and the remainde of it was renamed as the Directorate of Sericulture. Both the Directorates are accounted for in the Performance Budget under the Industries Head of Account;

but are actually administered by a separate Department of Handloom Textiles & Sericulture.

The Directorate of Handloom & Textiles implement various schemes for promotion and development of the Handloom Sector and has been providing assistance to the handloom weavers, both within and outside the cooperative fold. Supply of yarn and providing marketing assistance to the weavers, imparting training as well as technical and design support to the weavers and research, and development in handloom sector are main functions of the Directorate of Handloom & Textiles. There are four organisations under the control of the directorate of Handloom & Textiles i.e. Assam Weavers & Artisans Cooperative Federation (ARTFED), Apex Level Powerloom Cooperative Federation (APCOFED), Assam Government Marketing Corporation Ltd. (AGMC) and Assam Khadi & Village Industries Board (AKVIB).

The Directorate of Sericulrure implements various schemes for promotion and development of the Sericulrure Sector in the State by developing and distributing silkworm seeds to the silkworm rearers, providing technical guidance to farmers and beneficiaries for improved method of silkwonn food plantation, silkworm rearing, silk reeling and spinning. The Directorate of Scriculturc also initiates measures for standardisation and quality control of silk and silk products and takes steps rationalisation of marketing and stabilization of price of silk cocoon and raw silk.

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M. GOGOI, Commissioner & Secretary to the Government of Assam, Handloom Textiles & Sericulture Department.

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