Consultancy Development Centre (CDC) is an Autonomous Institution of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR) of Ministry of Science and Technology,Government of India,working towards promoting and strengthening Consultancy skills and capabilities inclu ding export of services and process co-operation with other countries.CDC is also the nodal agency in the Asia Pacific region for the Technical Consultancy Development Programme for Asia and the Pacific (TCDPAP),a programme promoted by the United Nation Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP).
The Indian Institute of Handloom Technology have been set up with the following objectives:
a) To undertake experimental and research programmes.
b) To lay down the highest possible technical standard of training for the handloom industry and to devise short term and long term training programmes for technical personnel to be employed in the handloom sector.
c) To devise channels of service in order to built up the closest possible liaison between the Institutes and handloom production units.