Rural Housing targets in 2016-17 absolutely doable-MoRD

Department of Rural Development was given a target to complete 33 lakh houses in 2016-17.




Union Textiles Minister inaugurates 1st North East Investors’ Summit in Shillong

Summit is an attempt to promote the rich textiles of NER: Union Textiles Minister

Textiles Minister calls for greater cooperation in handloom sector, to facilitate exponential growth across the entire region

Assam can promote Eri Silk as the ‘Peace Silk’ from the land of the Mahatma: Union Textiles Minister

Government of India to support sericulture in NER, with infusion of Rs. 820 crore: Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani

Master craftsmen from NER to teach at NIFTs across the country: Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani

Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani launches India Handmade Bazaar Portal; nearly 20 MoUs signed for collaboration in textile sector in NER




NEC and Ministry of Textiles sign MoU to harness the hidden potential of Cane &Bamboo of NER

TheNorth Eastern Council (NEC) and the Development Commissioner (Handicrafts), Ministry of Textiles signed a Memorandum




PM’s Message on the Occasion of Anti Leprosy Day

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, has called for a collective effort to completely eliminate the ‘treatable disease’ of leprosy from India.




Shri Thaawarchand Gehlot Distributes free Aids and Assistive Devices Under ADIP Scheme to Divyangjans

Shri Thaawarchand Gehlot, Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment distributed Free Aids and Assistive devices under the ADIP scheme