Hyderabad, Aug. 7 -- Telangana Minister of Handlooms and Textiles Thummala Nageswara Rao on Friday, August 7, visited the handloom exhibition at Nampally People's Plaza on the occasion of National Handloom Day.

The exhibition, being held till August 16, features more than 100 stalls set up by skilled handloom artisans from different parts of the state. The minister has called on people to visit in large numbers, purchase handloom products and encourage weavers.

He also felicitated the handloom artisans who were selected for the Konda Laxman Bapuji Handloom Awards. He said that the government is advancing the revival of the handloom sector on equal priority with farmer welfare.

He said that handloom is not just a means of employment but...