Archive · 7 Aug 2026
Pawan Kalyan lauds handloom weavers on National Handloom Day
National Handloom Day is a special day to celebrate people who make cloth by hand.
A leader named Pawan Kalyan, who helps run the state of Andhra Pradesh in India, said thank you to these weavers.
He said every handloom product shows the culture and spirit of India.
He asked everyone to buy and wear handloom clothes to help the weavers.
Under a plan called 'Netanna Sevalo', weavers get free electricity and 25,000 rupees to help them.
Pawan Kalyan is the brand ambassador of handloom and he is happy about that.
His political party has a special team just to help weavers.
The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, also sent a video message about handlooms.
He asked young people and content creators to wear handloom clothes and make videos about them.
Everyone hopes more people will make handloom part of their daily life.
Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan greeted handloom weavers and artisans on National Handloom Day.
He urged people to promote handloom products, saying every handloom product depicts India's culture and spirit.
Kalyan said the 'Netanna Sevalo' scheme provides weavers free electricity and ₹25,000 in aid.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi sent a special video message appealing to Indians, especially youth and content creators, to promote handlooms and create 'GRWM' content.
Kalyan expressed happiness over being the brand ambassador of handloom and shared a post on X calling for preserving heritage and empowering weavers.
- Who
- Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan, along with a special video message from Prime Minister Narendra Modi
- What
- Greeted handloom weavers and artisans on National Handloom Day and urged promotion of handloom products
- When
- On the occasion of National Handloom Day
- Where
- India; the greetings came from the Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister
- Why
- To preserve India's cultural heritage, empower weavers, and take India's handloom products to the world
- Event
- National Handloom Day
- Key figure
- Pawan Kalyan, Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
- Role
- Brand ambassador of handloom
- Welfare scheme
- Netanna Sevalo
- Scheme benefits
- Free electricity and ₹25,000 aid to weavers
- Political party
- Jana Sena Party (has an exclusive department for weaver development)
- Government
- NDA government
- Prime Minister's appeal
- Promote handlooms, including by creating 'GRWM' content