Shillong, May 14: Cabinet minister in-charge Textiles Paul Lyngdoh recently met Union Minister of State for Textiles Darshana Jardosh in the city and took up the construction of textiles complex at Nongpoh, besides other issues.
Paul said that while 90 percent of the project has been completed through the central funding, what is left is to prepare for the training of weavers and artisans.
He expressed concern over lack of training of weavers and artisans in Meghalaya as the they remain unidentified.
“We need to strengthen the district office following which a census of weavers can be taken”, he said.
“Textiles has become a major subject today and the minister has assured us that she will be taking review once in three months either in Delhi or through video conferencing”, he said.
