11th National Handloom Day: 24 master weavers get Sant Kabir and National Handloom Awards
Textiles Minister Giriraj Singh inaugurated the 11th National Handloom Day in New Delhi on 7 August 2025 and conferred the Sant Kabir and National Handloom Awards on 24 master weavers, including six women and one Divyang artisan.
Summary
The 11th National Handloom Day was celebrated in New Delhi on 7 August 2025, where Union Textiles Minister Giriraj Singh conferred the Sant Kabir and National Handloom Awards on 24 master weavers, including six women and one Divyang artisan. National Handloom Day is observed every year on 7 August to commemorate the launch of the Swadeshi Movement in 1905; the first edition was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Chennai in 2015. The handloom sector employs over 35 lakh people, more than 70% of them women, and the Minister said the textiles sector is now the country's second-largest employment generator.
Key facts
- Date
- 7 Aug 2025, New Delhi (11th edition)
- Awards
- Sant Kabir and National Handloom Awards to 24 master weavers
- Awardees include
- 6 women and 1 Divyang artisan
- Why 7 August
- Launch of Swadeshi Movement, 1905
- First edition
- 2015, Chennai, inaugurated by PM Modi
- Employment
- 35 lakh+ in handloom; over 70% women
- Clusters
- 797 handloom clusters
Practice MCQs 3 questions
National Handloom Day is observed on 7 August to commemorate the launch of which movement in 1905?
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Correct answer: A — Swadeshi Movement
National Handloom Day is celebrated annually on 7 August to commemorate the launch of the Swadeshi Movement in 1905.
In which city was the first National Handloom Day inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2015?
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Correct answer: C — Chennai
The first National Handloom Day was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Chennai in 2015.
Consider the following statements made on the 11th National Handloom Day: 1. The handloom sector employs over 35 lakh people, more than 70% of them women. 2. The Sant Kabir and National Handloom Awards were conferred on 24 master weavers. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both statements are correct. The handloom sector employs over 35 lakh people with more than 70% women, and the Sant Kabir and National Handloom Awards went to 24 master weavers, including six women and one Divyang artisan.