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Related Keywords: amended scheme to boost Make in India initiatives, Amended Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme, CITI, during blackout and leftout period, effective for seven years, executed and monitored online, government to resolve issue of settlement, not mention committed liabilities, Textile Industry, under iTUFS

The government last week notified the Amended Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme (A-TUFS) for textile sector but did not mention about the committed liabilities during 'blackout and leftout' period in 2010-11. Union Minister Santosh Gangwar said that the government is making efforts towards resolving the issue of settlement of committed liabilities of around Rs 3,000 crore arising out of 'blackout and leftout' period cases under technology upgrade scheme for textile industry.

Related Keywords: CITI, encourage textile manufacturer, made into staple fibres for spinning, or into filament yarns for weaving, organized by Taiwan Textile Federation, promote green environment, ready for end-product applications, supported by TEA, Taiwan Eco Textiles, Taiwan Textile Fair, TTF, use PET bottle to spin yarn

At the two-day Taiwan Textile Fair (TTF) organized by Taiwan Textile Federation, supported by the Tirupur Exporters Association (TEA), and the Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI) held from Dec 1 to 2 in India-Bengaluru , the Taiwan Eco Textiles to promote green environment encouraged textile manufacturers to make use of Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles to spin yarn .

Related Keywords: CITI, Confederation of Indian Textile Industry, cotton bales, cotton corporation of India, cotton development and research association, kapas, raise yield in Rajasthan, set up in mandi, tested in laboratory

Confederation of Indian Textile Industry’s Cotton Development and Research Association, which has been active in Rajasthan for the past few years, now plans to raise yield there to 1,000 kg per ha. With higher yield, Rajasthan’s production has also increased to around 170,000 bales.

P D Patodia, chairman, CITI standing committee on cotton, said that they had set a target of raising yield to 1,000 kg (per ha). Rajasthan is expected to have the highest cotton yield this season.

Related Keywords: additional allocation of funds, CITI, Confederation of Indian Textile Industry, improve its competitiveness, spinning sector, Textile capital intensive industry, TUFS, under Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme, upgrade technology

The Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI) on Friday sought additional allocation of around Rs.3,000 crore under the Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme (TUFS) stating unhealthy conditions faced by spinning sector.

The additional allocation will help clear the subsidy amount pending for earlier commitments from December 2014 to March 2015 under the TUFS scheme and also for new investments this year.

Related Keywords: alternative markets for exports, CCI, China major importer, CITI, cut in production, decline in cotton yarn exports, garment sector, Indian spinning mills, looking to domestic demand, lower capacity utilization, relief from oversupply situation

Indian spinning mills are looking to domestic demand from the garments sector for relief from oversupply situation caused due to decline in cotton yarn exports to China. China has been a major importer of cotton yarn from India with a share of about 46% of Indian exports of the commodity, but that has declined substantially – to an estimated 4% in the first three quarters of FY2015 – undermining the health of Indian spinning mills.

Related Keywords: Arvind Ltd, better work environment, CITI, consistent income, garment and fabric section, increase in number of women employees, Indian textile industry, leading textile player, other incentives, skill development training

In the past five years, the Indian textile industry especially garment and fabric sections has witnessed that the number of women employees has increased by 15% and double the rate in Gujarat. According to industry experts, women are attracted to textile industry as it provide them with to better work environment, consistent income and other incentives by employers.

Related Keywords: acceptability of buyers, all time high cotton inventory, CITI, cotton corporation of India, facing shortage, float global tender, Indian textile industry, India’a perennial buyers, procured cotton, test market tenders, Texprocil, under MSP

Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) has procured cotton of around 9.1 million bales under the MSP (minimum support price) operation, all time high cotton inventory this year, surpassing previous record level of 8.9 million bales in 2008-09. CCI is planning to float a global tender. Initially to test the market tenders will be for 5000 - 10,000 bales (1 bale = 170 kgs) by the current month end.

Related Keywords: CITI, excise duty, increase in demand, manmade fibre, MEG, mono ethylene glycol, per capita consumption, PTA, Purified terephthalic acid, synthetic fibre, Textile Industry

Globally, manmade fibre accounts for 70 percent of the fibre consumption while in India; it is less than 30 percent. The Indian textile industry to boost use of synthetic fibre want reduction in excise duty on all manmade fibre and filament from the existing 12 percent to 6 percent. As reduction in excise duty in manmade fibre will lead to increase in demand.

Related Keywords: CITI, excise duty, finished products, import raw material, Indian Department of textiles, Indo Rama Synthetics, issue of duty rationalization, make in India’ programme, man made fibre, PTA, taxed heavily, TUFS, with the PM

This is for first time that the Indian department of textiles has taken up the issue of “duty rationalization” with the PM, although it has noted that the approvals of other ministries are key to making such plans a reality. At present, man-made fibres attract a 12% excise duty while cotton fibres attract none. Similarly, imports of some of the raw materials for producing man-made fibres are taxed heavily and those of their finished products are taxed lower.

Related Keywords: anti-dumping duty, CITI, costs of converting raw material, ICF, Make in India, Nirmala Sitharaman, raw material costs, reduction of excise duty, removal of import duty, revive textile industry, SIMI, SISPA, Texprocil

The Southern India Mills’ Association (SIMA), Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI), Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council (TEXPROCIL), Indian Cotton Federation (ICF), South India Spinners Association (SISPA) and other stake holders has submitted a joint memorandum to Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Commerce & Industry urging for a cut in duties to revive the industry.