Surat, Feb 8 (KNN) To promote cleaner and competitive image of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector in Surat district in Gujarat and its surrounding talukas, about 450 textile dyeing and printing mills in the city will be implemented with energy efficiency measures.

Surat will be first in the country to implement energy efficiency measures in dyeing and printing mills.

Ministry of MSME and South Gujarat Textile Processors’ Association (SGTPA) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for providing dedicated world-class technology support to implement energy efficient and eco-friendly technology and modernization of the textile mills in Surat cluster.

According to the media reports, the project ‘promoting market transformation for energy efficiency in MSME’, a joint initiative conceptualized by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the office of the development commissioner of MSME, will be implemented in Surat cluster soon.