Manipur Use and Procurement of Local Handloom & Handicrafts Products of Manipur Policy 2016:
TheManipur Use and Procurement of Local Handloom & Handicrafts Products of Manipur Policy 2016. The Policy was introduced on 23-12-2016 to boost up the marketing avenue of local handloom and handicrafts products. As per the policy, all State Government establishments and institutions shall procure and use only local handloom & handicrafts products to a minimum of 50% of their requirement in a year.
The Handlooms (Reservation of Articles for Production) Act, 1985:
The Handlooms (Reservation of Articles For Production) Act, 1985, Act No. 22 of 1985 [29thMarch, 1985.]. This Act provides for the reservation of certain articles for exclusive production by handlooms. It prohibits the production of articles exclusively reserved for handlooms, by other means. It gives the central government the power to summon information or samples of the textile articles as well as inspect and seize them.The Act includes a penalty for whoever produces articles or class of articles in contravention of an order. It mandates that entities/companies be punished when an offence under this Act has been committed.This Act included articles or class of articles reserved for exclusive production by handlooms based on a September 3, 2008 order of the Ministry of Textiles.