Archive · 7 Aug 2026
Yogi Adityanath Highlights ₹109 Crore Benefits for 40,000 Artisans
On August 7, people in India celebrate National Handloom Day.
It marks the Swadeshi movement that began on that day in 1905.
In Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath celebrated the day with weavers and artisans.
These are people who make cloth, carpets and other items, many by hand.
The government said it gave more than 40,000 artisans help worth ₹109 crore with electricity costs.
About 30 lakh people in the state earn their living from handloom and powerloom work.
The Chief Minister wants handloom products to reach markets all over the world.
He asked people to give locally made products as gifts.
He handed out awards to skilled weavers and visited an exhibition of their work.
The government is also building textile parks and training centers to help more artisans.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said electricity-related benefits worth ₹109 crore were provided to more than 40,000 handloom artisans in Uttar Pradesh.
Around 30 lakh people in Uttar Pradesh earn their livelihood through the handloom and powerloom sectors, including about 2.5 lakh families directly dependent on handloom.
The Sant Kabir State-Level Handloom Award Distribution Ceremony was held at Lok Bhavan Auditorium in Lucknow on National Handloom Day.
The Chief Minister urged connecting handloom products with global markets through design, technology, packaging and marketing, and appealed to the public to gift local products.
Bhadohi carpets worth hundreds of crores of rupees are exported worldwide and were installed in the new Parliament of India.
- Who
- Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, along with Uttar Pradesh handloom and textile officials and honored weavers.
- What
- Highlighted ₹109 crore in electricity-related benefits given to more than 40,000 artisans and honored weavers at the National Handloom Day ceremony.
- When
- August 7 (National Handloom Day).
- Where
- Lok Bhavan Auditorium in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
- Why
- To honor and support handloom artisans, promote local products in Indian and global markets, and mark the anniversary of the 1905 Swadeshi movement.
Government's Perspective
Critics of Past Governance
Previous Government Record
Government's Perspective
The current government claims development works could have been done earlier but previous governments lacked vision and neglected artisans, with poor electricity, roads and law and order before 2017.
Critics of Past Governance
No opposing perspective is presented in the articles; the criticism of previous governments is made only by the Chief Minister and is not rebutted in the provided coverage.
- Event
- National Handloom Day 2026
- Ceremony
- Sant Kabir State-Level Handloom Award Distribution Ceremony
- Location
- Lok Bhavan Auditorium, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
- Benefits highlighted
- ₹109 crore in electricity-related benefits
- Artisans benefited
- More than 40,000
- Sector employment
- Around 30 lakh people in Uttar Pradesh
- Handloom-dependent families
- About 2.5 lakh families (nearly 14-15 lakh people)
- Textile infrastructure
- 5 textile parks named after Sant Kabir; PM MITRA Park over 1,000 acres in Lucknow