Textile Ministry schedules Chintan Shivir with industry stakeholders on April 21-22 at Rajkot

Somnath, Apr 19 (KNN) The Ministry of Textile is organizing a Chintan Shivir with Textile Industry stakeholders on 21-22 April 2023 at Rajkot, to deliberate upon various important agendas and topical issues pertaining to the textile industry.

The Chintan Shivir program spreads over 2 days and will include 2 expert discussions on (a) exploring opportunities for India in Technical Textile with focus on Home-Tech and Cloth-Tech products and (b) Roadmap for Sustainability & Circularity on the first day.

Textile Advisory Group (TAG) meetings on cotton and man-made fibres are planned to take place in the afternoon of second day, followed up with Soft Launch of e-commerce portal of Handloom & Handicraft products.

The activities are a part of “Saurashtra Tamil Sangamam (STS)”. It is organized in close coordination between Central and State Government of Gujarat, supported by various institutions and ministries including the Ministry of Textiles.

The objective of STS organized through various programmes at Somnath, Dwarka and Statue of Unity (Gujarat), during the month of April 2023, is to promote age-old ties and cultural linkages between Saurashtra and Tamil Nadu.

It will provide a platform for Saurashtrians in Tamil Nadu to connect with their brethren in Gujarat and celebrate their shared traditions and values.  (KNN Bureau)