INDIAN INSTITUTE OF HANDLOOM TECHNOLOGY, SALEM
ABOUT
VISION
We at IIHT, Salem, will educate the students to become enlightened professionals to lead the Textile Industry and the Society. We will provide individual attention and world class quality education in Handloom and Textile Technology and inculcate the value of Character building.
MISSION
Our mission is to cater high quality technical and managerial man power for the Handloom and Textile industry and to undertake research and development programmes for its sustainable growth and maintain close liaison with the industry to enable it to face the changing technological and environmental global challenges.
ACHIVEMENTS
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GREEN CAMPUS
The campus has a green cover with many trees and neatly maintained lawns. Concerted efforts were made in planting the trees regularly. A group of experienced labourers take care of watering and preservation of trees, lawns and garden to maintain a sustainable environment. Our College has received an award from Sakthi Devi Foundation, a division of M/s.Sakthi Masala Group, Erode, for “Conservation of Trees” during 2008.
The Indian Institute of Handloom Technology Salem, is functioning under the administrative control of O/o the Development Commissioner for Handlooms, Ministry of Textiles, Government of India. The institute is located in a lush green campus of about 40 acres popularly known as Foulke’s compound. Foulke’s compound has a long history of 218 years from the days of the Commercial Residency of the British Imperialism to the present day.
The All India Handloom Board was constituted in 1957 under the chairpersonship of Mrs. Pupul Jayakar, the then Honorary Advisor (Handlooms). All India Handloom Board, formulated a scheme for the technological upgradation and to cater trained technical personnel to the Handloom Industry. Hence it was decided to set up two Institutes of Handloom Technology, one for the South and the other one for the North.
The committee, selected Salem for locating the Institute as it was the biggest Handloom hub in the South.
The Textile Institute at Washermanpet, Chennai under the control of the Madras Govt was taken over with staff and equipment, shifted to Salem and established as an Indian Institute of Handloom Technology in the year 1960. The Salem Institute was formally inaugurated on 11th October 1960 by Shri K Kamaraj the then Hon’ble Chief Minister of Tamilnadu.
The year 1975 was an year of great significance for the Handloom Industry in general and to this Institute in particular. It was during this year (from 01 .07.1975) the Prime Minister’s 20 point Economic programme was launched. One of the points in the programme emphasized the development of the handloom industry. Subsequently, several schemes for the development of handloom Industry were initiated. A separate O/o Development Commissioner for Handlooms was established with Headquarters at Udhog Bhavan, New Delhi. Sri Mani Narayanaswamy, I.A.S. took charge as the first D.C.H.