Surat, Mar 13 (KNN) Representatives from the Surat textile industry are scheduled to meet with Union Minister of State for Textile, Darshana Jardosh, next week to discuss their concerns regarding the implementation of the BIS code on both domestic and imported yarns.

The delegation will also include representatives of the Southern Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SGCCI).

Himanshu Bodawala, SGCCI President said,” With the BIS code coming into effect from April 3, there will be a shortage of yarns in the market. This will also affect lakhs of power loom weavers and labourers who will not get yarn to run the factories.”

“The yarn prices will also go up, due to which many weaving units will be forced to shut down and even lakhs of textile workers will become jobless,” he added.

The Ministry of Chemical and Fertilisers had, last year, declared quality control on different types of yarns, effective from April 3.

As per reports, if a yarn is found without a BIS code, the merchants would attract a penalty that will be 10 times the value of the seized yarns.

Textile yarns are processed and twisted to form threads that are later converted to grey cloth by power looms and sent to dyeing and printing mills for colour and finishing. The fabrics are then sent to Surat textile traders where they are cut, packed and sold in the markets.  (KNN Bureau)