Imphal, Dec 10 (UNI) The Manipur International Textile Expo (MANITEX), 2020 was held at Urban Haat, Nillakuthi, Imphal East with Chief Minister N. Biren Singh as the chief guest.
The expo was toned down to only one day this year due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Chief Minister said that as womenfolk in Manipur often supplement the income of their respective families, they usually make significant contributions to the enhancement of the State’s economy. As such, the Government has been distributing flying shuttle looms to weavers every year since 2018, the Chief Minister said. He further said that the Government not only provides subsidy in yarn but also buy all the finish products from weavers so that they may not face the problem of looking for markets.