National Handloom Day: PM asks people to be vocal for handmade products

Taking to his Twitter handle, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged the people to spread information about handlooms and handicrafts around the world to benefit the local artisans. PM Modi lauded the efforts made by local artisans who have preserved the indigenous crafts of India.

New Delhi:Lauding those associated with India's "vibrant" handloom and handicraft sector, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday asked people to be "vocal for handmade" products to strengthen efforts for a self-reliant India.

"On National Handloom Day, we salute all those associated with our vibrant handloom and handicrafts sector. They have made commendable efforts to preserve the indigenous crafts of our nation."

"Let us all be #Vocal4Handmade and strengthen efforts towards an Aatmanirbhar Bharat," Modi said in a tweet.

He further urged the people to spread information about these handlooms and handicrafts around the world to benefit the local artisans.

"It is also our duty to spread information about it to people around the world. The more the world knows about our handlooms and handicrafts, the more our local artisans will benefit," he added.

Several Union ministers and BJP leaders also posted tweets to mark the day.

It was in 2015, that the Union government had declared August 7 as the National Handloom Day with the objective to generate awareness about the importance of the industry. This is the sixth National Handloom day.

August 7 was chosen as National Handloom Day to commemorate the Swadeshi Movement which was launched on this day in 1905 in the Calcutta Town hall to protest against the partition of Bengal by the British Government.

National Handloom Day seeks to highlight the contribution of handloom to the socio-economic development of the country and increase income of the weavers.

(with inputs from agencies)