Cab Secy reviews apparel sector problems
Updated: May 18, 2013 01:47:33pm
New Delhi, May 18 (KNN) Cabinet Secretary Ajit Kumar Seth along with secretaries of key ministries from the Commerce and Finance reviewed the performance of the Indian apparel industry particularly with regard to exports here on May 17 while exporters sought relaxation in policy parameters including those relating to labour issues.
Chairman of the Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) A Sakthivel placed before the meeting several proposals which included enlargement of the garment export basket , fund allocation to AEPC for setting up resource centres at Tirupur in Tamil Nadu and Kolkata.
The AEPC has sought Rs 55 crore from the government for its Rs 64-crore resource centres. The council also demanded amendments in the Factories Act, 1948 with regard to overtime to workers in line with the convention of the International Labour Organisation.
In view of the power shortages, diesel for internal electricity generation should be provided at global rates so that Indian garments become competitive abroad. Mr Sakthivel also wanted the Finance Ministry to clear all the pending claims of tax refunds to exporters.
The AEPC Chairman said , “Textiles and clothing have been recognized as a thrust area for growth due to the sector’s potential to boost productivity, employment and investment. As such, it is imperative to design a framework to re-position the sector with a long-term vision (2025) to enable it to achieve 10 per cent share of the world textile trade.” Therefore, it was a felt need to evaluate the constraints and gaps for addressing the problems of the readymade garment sector r
The Cabinet Secretary said he has spoken to Labour Secretary who will look into the procedural simplification of issues related to labour “ Let us seen what can be done,” Seth said without giving any firm commitment.
Meanwhile the government expects that the overall textile exports would grow by 15 per cent in 2013—14. These exports had declined by four per cent in the previous year and aggregated to USD 22 billion between April-February (data for which is available).
“We hope textile exports will do better this fiscal. It is expected that these exports would grow by 15 per cent in 2013—14 g,” Minister of State for Textiles Panabaaka Lakshmi said at a FICCI function on May 17. (KNN)
Chairman of the Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) A Sakthivel placed before the meeting several proposals which included enlargement of the garment export basket , fund allocation to AEPC for setting up resource centres at Tirupur in Tamil Nadu and Kolkata.
The AEPC has sought Rs 55 crore from the government for its Rs 64-crore resource centres. The council also demanded amendments in the Factories Act, 1948 with regard to overtime to workers in line with the convention of the International Labour Organisation.
In view of the power shortages, diesel for internal electricity generation should be provided at global rates so that Indian garments become competitive abroad. Mr Sakthivel also wanted the Finance Ministry to clear all the pending claims of tax refunds to exporters.
The AEPC Chairman said , “Textiles and clothing have been recognized as a thrust area for growth due to the sector’s potential to boost productivity, employment and investment. As such, it is imperative to design a framework to re-position the sector with a long-term vision (2025) to enable it to achieve 10 per cent share of the world textile trade.” Therefore, it was a felt need to evaluate the constraints and gaps for addressing the problems of the readymade garment sector r
The Cabinet Secretary said he has spoken to Labour Secretary who will look into the procedural simplification of issues related to labour “ Let us seen what can be done,” Seth said without giving any firm commitment.
Meanwhile the government expects that the overall textile exports would grow by 15 per cent in 2013—14. These exports had declined by four per cent in the previous year and aggregated to USD 22 billion between April-February (data for which is available).
“We hope textile exports will do better this fiscal. It is expected that these exports would grow by 15 per cent in 2013—14 g,” Minister of State for Textiles Panabaaka Lakshmi said at a FICCI function on May 17. (KNN)
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