ENA Sectors 2025-11-14 17:33:29 <p><span style="font-size:14px"><strong>Mumbai, Nov 14 (KNN)</strong> Neelam Shami Rao, Secretary, Textiles Ministry and Chairperson, Textiles Committee began a two-day review visit to Mumbai to evaluate programme implementation, institutional performance, and policy outcomes across key organisations under the Ministry.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">While reviewing the handlooms and allied sectors, and accompanied by Dr. M. Beena, Development Commissioner (Handlooms), she held discussions focused on strengthening coordination between central and state-level initiatives and addressing sectoral challenges impacting Maharashtras textile ecosystem.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">Rao began her engagements at the Textiles Committee, where she reviewed its functioning against the mandate of the Textiles Committee Act, 1963.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">She recommended restructuring and realigning its operational focus to support evolving industry requirements, stressing the importance of enhanced scientific, technical, and economic research. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">She also underlined the Committees role in bridging the industry and government through timely and data-driven policy inputs.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">During her visit to the Synthetic &amp; Art Silk Mills Research Association (SASMIRA), the Secretary reviewed ongoing work in technical textiles, man-made fibres, and sustainable textile innovation. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">She noted its contributions to testing services, training, and capacity building, and encouraged further alignment of research priorities with global sustainability and recycling objectives.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">At the Weavers Service Centre, the review covered key handloom schemes, including the National Handloom Development Programme, Cluster Development Programme, and marketing support initiatives. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">Rao emphasised technology adoption, e-commerce integration, and strengthening the Handloom Mark to improve the visibility and market reach of handloom products.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">Her interaction with the Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council (TEXPROCIL) focused on export competitiveness, market diversification, and the promotion of value-added cotton textiles, including efforts under the Kasturi Cotton Bharat initiative. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">A subsequent meeting with the Man-made Textiles Export Promotion Council (MATEXIL) examined export trends, challenges in synthetic and blended textiles, and strategies to enhance global presence, with an emphasis on sustainability-oriented export models and greater use of free trade agreements.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">At the Textile Commissioners Office, flagship interventions such as PM MITRA, the Production Linked Incentive Scheme for Textiles, and the SAMARTH skill development programme were reviewed.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px"><em><strong>(KNN Bureau)</strong></em></span></p> 44080 https://knnindia.co.in/news/newsdetails/sectors/textiles-secretary-reviews-key-institutions-policy-outcomes-sector-challenges-in-mumbai 2025-11-14 17:33:29 knnindia.co.in