ENA Sectors 2022-10-25 07:31:22 <p><span style="font-size:14px"><strong>Hyderabad, Oct 25 (KNN)</strong> After urging Prime Minister Narendra Modi to roll back 5 per cent GST on handloom products KT Rama Rao Telangana Textile minister has launched an online campaign against it. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">Explaining the petition, the Minister pointed out that India is home to almost 5 million handloom workers who produce unique products without the aid of mechanical energy. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px"><strong><a href="https://bit.ly/3B9mZSj"><img alt="FOLLOW US on GOOGLE NEWS" src="https://knnindia.co.in//uploads/gallery/GoogleNews.jpg" style="border-style:solid; border-width:1px; height:95px; margin:1px; width:299px" /></a></strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">And the highly decentralized and rural-based handloom industry mostly has women in its workforce, he added. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">The Minister took over his Twitter handle to voice his opinion in public and said in a tweet, Lets protect the handloom sector by joining hands for a noble cause. I request everyone to sign this petition and also share it with their friends and family.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">Last week he had written a postcard to Prime Minister Narendra Modi asking him to roll back 5 per cent GST on handloom products.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">The handloom sector in India is reeling under the impact of the COVID pandemic and any move to increase the tax will sound the death knell for the sector, he stated.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">He said that handloom weaving represents one of the richest and most vibrant aspects of the Indian cultural heritage. <em><strong>(KNN Bureau)</strong></em></span></p> 30963 https://knnindia.co.in/news/newsdetails/sectors/telangana-textile-minister-initiates-e-campaign-against-gst-on-handlooms 2022-10-25 07:31:22 knnindia.co.in