After the new Government took over in May, 2014, Conference of State Textiles Ministers was held for the first time on 24.9.2014. The Conference was chaired by Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar, Honble Minister of State for Textiles (I/C). In response to the invitation, Honble Ministers looking after Textiles matters of 16 States, namely Smt Yashodha Raje Schindia (Madhya Pradesh), Shri K.T. Rama Rao (Telengana), Shri Shiv Kumar Bedia (Uttar Pradesh), Shri Bhim Singh (Bihar), Smt Snehangini Churia (Odisha), Smt Pranati Phukal (Assam), Shri Babu Rao Chinchasur (Karnataka), Shri Madan Mohan Mittal (Punjab), Shri K. Ravindra (Andhra Pradesh), Smt Gokula Indra (Tamil Nadu), Shri G. Kaito Aye (Nagaland), Shri Mahadev Naik (Goa), Shri Punnu Lall (Chhattisgarh), Shri Harish Chandra Durgapal (Uttrakhand), Shri Govindas Konthoujam (Manipur) and Shri Joseph Lalhinpuia (Mizoram) attended the Conference and participated in the proceedings.