Related Keywords: Imports of second hand textile machines, Smriti Irani, subsidy on imports of textile machines
Subsidies provided by the government on imports of second hand textile machines hurting the technical textile sector and garment designers.
While addressing the convocation of National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Irani said that "If you look at the Indian economy from a textile perspective, most of our subsidies have gone in importing of second hand machines in our country which widely impacts any designer -- be it a designer for a garment or technical textiles
