THE ASSAM GAZETTE
EXTRAORDINARY
PUBLISHED BY THE AUTHORITY
141
16
2018, 25
1939 (
)
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
Registered No.-768/97
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.
