23-12-2017, 09:54 AM
INDUSTRY
Handloom Industry
*Insitute of Handloom and Textile Technology is a Nodal agrncy for training,reasearch and development in the handloom and textile sector.
*Procurement and marketing of handloom fabrics are undertaken by Hantex and Hanveev
*Apex body of handloom co-operatives is Hantex (Kerala state Handloom Weaver’s co-operative society)
*Hantex established in the year 1961.
*In Kerala Kannur has more Handlooms.
*Largest number of Handloom societies are in Thiruvananthapuram.
*Headquarters of Hantex is in Thiruvananthapuram.
*Handloom sector is under the control of Hanveev (Kerala state Handloom Development Corporation)
*Hanveev was established in the year 1968.
*Two, schemes for handloom workers are‘Thanima’ for Thiruvananthapuram District and ‘Kruthika’ for Kannur District
Coir Industry
*Ist coir factory in Kerala
Ans : Darragh Smail (Alappuzha)
*Darragh smail was established in the year Ans : 1859
*Kerala Government declared 2010 as the “year of coir”
*Apex federation in the coir sector -COIRFED (Kerala state coir co-operative Marketing Federation)
*Headquarters of COIRFED is in Alappuzha *Kerala state coir co-operation established in the year
Ans : 1969
*Slogan of Kerala coir
Ans : Golden Yarn of God’s own Country *First coir village
Ans : Vayalar
*Largest importer of coir products from India
Ans : China (Second Place - America)
*Head Quarters of National Coir Research and Management Institute (NCRMT)
Ans : Thiruvananthapuram
*Coir Research Institute
Ans : Kalavoor
