Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani takes charge as Union Textiles Minister
Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani
took over as the new Union Textiles Minister today. Smt. Irani was serving as the
Union Minister for Human Resource Development before taking over as the Union Textiles Minister.
Speaking to media
persons on the occasion, the new Minister thanked the Honourable Prime Minister
Shri Narendra Modi for placing her in charge of a sector that employs the largest
number of people, next only to agriculture. She said that the sector has a lot of
unrealized potential in terms of skilling and employment, and that it can play
a very important role in scaling up the ‘Make In India’ vision of the Prime
Minister.
She noted that the
textiles sector provides employment to a large number of women, and that she
will continue the efforts being taken under the leadership of the Prime
Minister to engage with the industry and help increase the exports of the
sector. Citing that the weavers are the foundation of the sector, Smt. Irani
assured that the Government would strive to help them to the maximum possible
extent. Speaking of the huge opportunity for skilling, the Minister said that
besides improving the skills of the people already engaged in the sector, she
would also take steps to bring more youngsters into the field. She once again thanked
the Hon’ble Prime Minister for allocating her a portfolio which is of great importance
to the rural economy of the nation.
She added that she has
extended her best wishes to the new HRD Minister Shri Prakash Javadekar, who she said has assured her that he will take forward the initiatives taken by the HRD
Ministry in the past two years. She said that she has congratulated her
predecessor Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar for his contribution to the Ministry of
Textiles, and has thanked him for assuring his support for her new assignment.
The Minister of State (Textiles), Shri Ajay Tamta too, who took charge as Minister earlier today, greeted the Cabinet Minister in her chamber, on the occasion.
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DJM
(Release ID :146860)