Objectives
The main objective of the federation is to develop handloom and handicraft items made of wool, cotton, silk and manmade fibres. Other objectives are:
- To promote economic interests of the member cooperative societies by way of design development, modernisation of handlooms, handicraft and other appliances
- To arrange inputs like yarn, dyes and chemicals
- To prescribe standards and ensure quality
- To organise intensive publicity and extensive propaganda for marketing and export of handloom and handicraft products of their member constituent societies
- To render technical guidance, managerial assistance, financial aids with view to give a fillip for overall development of handloom and handicraft industry
- To develop, promote and strengthen primary textile cooperative societies engaged in production and sale of handloom fabrics
- To coordinate activities of the societies for the development of cotton, silk and other handloom industry
- To create unity and spirit of mutual self-help and trade morality among its members
- To study working problems of member societies and formulate and implement programmes for their development
- To obtain dealership of different textile mills for purchase and procure raw materials, mainly yarn, dye and chemicals, polyester, etc., for sale and supply to its members and non-members through own depots and agencies in area of operation
Full list of objectives is there in the registration documents.