REGISTERED No. D.221
The Gazette of India
EXTRAORDINARY
PART I—Section 1
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 320] NEW DELHI, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1973/PAUSA 8, 1895
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MINISTRY OF COMMERCE
RESOLUTION
New Delhi, the 29th December 19T3 SUBJECT.—Setting up a High-powered Study Team to study the problems of the Handloom Industry.
No. 4/100/73-Tex.IV.—The Fifth Five Year Plan has emphasised that high priori- ty should be given to programmes which provide maximum employment and are aimed at raising the income levels of those sectors of society which are living at present below the poverty line. In order to achieve these objectives, it has been decided inter alia that special attention be paid to the development of handloom sector. The All India Handloom Conference held in New Delhi on the 20th September, 1973 which was attended by prominent non-officials from the handloom field and by senior officers from the State and Union Territories, had also recom- mended that the problems of handloom industry and the weavers should be studied in depth before development schemes for the Fifth Plan period could be formulated. 2. In pursuance of the foregoing, Government have decided to constitute a High- powered Study Team to study the problems of the handloom industry and weavers. The study Team will consist of the following— Chairman
(1) Shri B, Sivaraman. Vice-Chairman, National Commission on Agriculture
and Member, Planning Commission, New Delhi.
Members
(2) One representative each of the Government of:
(i) Andhra Pradesh (ii) Assam (ill) Jammu & Kashmir. (iv) Karnataka.
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(NOTE.—The Stale Governments concerned will be represented on the Study Team by the senior most officers dealing with handlooms, preferably of Secretary's rank)
(3) Shrl Konda Lakshman Bapuji 'Jayabarusayam' 6-1-2/1, Secretariat Road, Hyderabad,
(4) Shrl Abid All Ansari, M.L.A. 27-Darual Shalfa, Lucknow. (5) Smt. Fupul Jayakar Chair, Handicrafts and Handlooms Export corpo- ration, Rouse Avenue, New Delhi,
(6) Shri M. Somappa, President, All India Handloom Fabrics Marketing Cooperative Society Ltd., 211-219, Bharti Bhavan, Frere Road, Bombay-400001.
(7) Shrl T, R. S. Vijayaraghavaehari, Director, Tamil Nadu Handloom Finance and Trading Corporation, Ltd., Madras.
(8) Shrl Manl Narayanswami, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Commerce, New Delhi.
(9) Shrl S. K. Bagchl, Textile Commissioner, Post Box No. 11500,
Bombay-400020.
Member-Secretary
(10) Shrl A. N. Varma, Director, Ministry of Commerce, New Delhi.
3. The terms of reference of the Study Team shall be,
(1) To suggest programmes for development of the handloom industry In the Fifth Plan;
(ii) To suggest measures for the maximum utilisation of the export potential of the handloom sector;
(iii) To suggest measures for building infra-structure and providing adequate Inputs, particularly finance to the handloom sector; and (iv) To review the position regarding reservation and to suggest changes in policy, if necessary.
4. The Study will submit its report as expedltiously as possible but latest by the 31st March, 1974.
ORDER
Ordered that the Resolution shall be published in the Gazette of India. Ordered also that copies of the Resolution shall be sent to all concerned
R. TIRUMALAI, Add. Secy.
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