Related Keywords: complaints from industry, Directorate general of Foreign Trade, discussions with Commerce Ministry, incentives, largest employment generator, low skilled workers, Merchandise Export Incentive Scheme, Textile Ministry, textile sector, yarn and fabric sector
The textile sector is the largest employment generating sector of India, especially for low-skilled workers, and needs to be supported. The Textiles Ministry held preliminary discussions on the matter related to textile industry with officials in the Commerce Ministry and the Directorate General of Foreign Trade. They have forwarded all the complaints received from the industry. The Secretaries from the two ministries are also in touch.