Sustainable solutions sought at national handloom hackathon

The Ministry aims to identify effective, real‑world solutions that can be mentored, incubated and further developed with partner institutions. The initiative is expected to accelerate modernization, enhance competitiveness and promote the long‑term stability of India's handloom ecosystem. By bringing together weavers, designers and technologists, the hackathon fosters collaboration and knowledge exchange across the sector. Success stories from the competition could feed into broader policy frameworks for the textile industry.