Amid reports of crisis, Rajasthan Govt holds ‘direct dialogue’ with textile sector representatives; assures support

Jaipur, Aug 27 (KNN) In the wake of crisis in Rajasthan’s textile sector, the state government has reached out to the textile entrepreneurs of the state through a ‘direct dialogue’ and assured to take steps to resolve their issues.

There have been reports doing round on slowdown and huge job losses in the textile industry most of which are micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). Textile units operating in several parts of the State are facing financial crisis and slowdown.

At a ‘direct dialogue’ with the textile industry’s representatives organised here over the weekend, senior government officers, including Chief Secretary D.B. Gupta, discussed about the problems being faced by the textile units forcing them to cut down their production.

The state government has assured them of steps to promote the sector.

Gupta said the State’s textile sector provided direct and indirect employment to lakhs of people and had gained world-wide recognition because of its high-quality products.

“The State government has accorded the highest priority to resolve the textile sector’s grievances and support it during the crisis,” he said.

During the ‘direct dialogue’, industry representatives raised their problems and demanded rationalising of power tariff, abolition of electricity duty on captive power plants and reduction in the wheeling charges on power purchased from open access.

The textile mill owners sought the State government’s help in ensuring compliance with the National Green Tribunal’s orders as well as pollution control. The industry representatives also requested for permission to utilize full electricity produced by solar power plants.

Gupta said a draft scheme for upgradation of the existing common effluent treatment plants and establishment of new CETPs for wastewater management had been formulated and would shortly be given final shape.