State textile ministers to find ways to increase production, export & jobs
Updated: Sep 23, 2014 03:02:57pm
New Delhi, Sept 23 (KNN) State Ministers of Textiles will meet here tomorrow to review progress and find ways to increase production and export of textiles and generate further employment in the sector.
The annual conference of state textile ministers will be chaired by Minister of State for Textiles, Santosh Kumar Gangwar.
“The purpose of the Conference of the State Ministers of Textiles is to deliberate and ponder upon the course of action which needs to be taken ahead for serving the industry and the nation in a better manner. For the accomplishment of the shared national objective of increased production, export and generating employment in the textile sector, the initiatives of the Central and State Governments need to complement each other,” an official release said.
During the conference, officials from the Ministry of Textiles will have a brainstorming session with the State Ministers of Textiles on ways to take the textile industry to greater heights with the objective of giving a boost to quality production, export and employment.
The State Ministers will also ponder on ways to generate productive employment opportunities for the youth through the textile sector. Stress should also be laid on inclusive and participative growth; skill, scale and speed; Zero Defect-Zero Effect and Make in India brand, it said.
The Ministry is in the process of finalising the New Textile Policy. For this, an Expert Committee under the Chairmanship of Member Secretary of the National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council, Ajay Shankar has prepared a draft report on the ‘Vision, Strategy and Action Plan for the Indian Textile and Apparel Sector’.
All State Governments and Union Territories had been asked to give their views and suggestions for necessary action to be taken. These views and suggestions would be looked upon in the Conference tomorrow.
India’s textiles and clothing industry is one of the mainstays of the national economy. It is also one of the largest contributing sectors of India’s exports contributing nearly 13.25 per cent of the country’s total exports basket. The textiles sector has realised export earnings worth USD 41.57 billion in 2013-14. (KNN/ES)
The annual conference of state textile ministers will be chaired by Minister of State for Textiles, Santosh Kumar Gangwar.
“The purpose of the Conference of the State Ministers of Textiles is to deliberate and ponder upon the course of action which needs to be taken ahead for serving the industry and the nation in a better manner. For the accomplishment of the shared national objective of increased production, export and generating employment in the textile sector, the initiatives of the Central and State Governments need to complement each other,” an official release said.
During the conference, officials from the Ministry of Textiles will have a brainstorming session with the State Ministers of Textiles on ways to take the textile industry to greater heights with the objective of giving a boost to quality production, export and employment.
The State Ministers will also ponder on ways to generate productive employment opportunities for the youth through the textile sector. Stress should also be laid on inclusive and participative growth; skill, scale and speed; Zero Defect-Zero Effect and Make in India brand, it said.
The Ministry is in the process of finalising the New Textile Policy. For this, an Expert Committee under the Chairmanship of Member Secretary of the National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council, Ajay Shankar has prepared a draft report on the ‘Vision, Strategy and Action Plan for the Indian Textile and Apparel Sector’.
All State Governments and Union Territories had been asked to give their views and suggestions for necessary action to be taken. These views and suggestions would be looked upon in the Conference tomorrow.
India’s textiles and clothing industry is one of the mainstays of the national economy. It is also one of the largest contributing sectors of India’s exports contributing nearly 13.25 per cent of the country’s total exports basket. The textiles sector has realised export earnings worth USD 41.57 billion in 2013-14. (KNN/ES)
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