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Related Keywords: handloom industry, MahaKhadi Yatra, Maharashtra state government, Maharashtra State Khadi and Village Industries Board

In an initiative of the Maharashtra State government to make the specific handloom industry a peoples’ movement once again and encourage the sector through new marketing tactics, the Maharashtra State Khadi and Village Industries Board (MSKVIB) has rebranded khadi as ‘MahaKhadi’ to A ‘MahaKhadi Yatra’.

MSKVIB deputy CEO Bipin Jagtap said that rebranding seemed to be the perfect solution to attract youngsters and take khadi products to the international market.

Related Keywords: boost ‘Make in Maharashtra’ plans, cotton-growing areas, garment and apparel sector, job creation potential, Maharashtra state government, policy will focus on setting up garment and apparel units, promote investments, set up common effluent treatment plants, value-addition to raw cotton, Vidarbha and Marathwada, working on niche policy

Maharashtra state government is working on a niche policy to promote investments in the garment and apparel sector, considering its job creation potential and boost its ‘Make in Maharashtra’ plans. The policy will focus on setting up garment and apparel units in the cotton-growing areas of Vidarbha and Marathwada, which are also known for agrarian distress and farmer suicides.

Related Keywords: applications pending, applied to Textile Commissioner for UID, avialing state schemes, Maharashtra state government, notification issued, relaxation applicable only to textile projects, relaxed condition of obtaining UID number, simplified process for textile projects, subsidy for availing benefits, Unique identity number

The Maharashtra state government has relaxed the condition of obtaining unique identity number (UID) for availing the state’s schemes, simplifying the process for textile projects.

The state's Co-operation, Textiles and Marketing Department issued a notification on January 29 relaxing the mandatory condition of obtaining UID to avail the schemes implemented by the government.

Related Keywords: Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, crop loan, having announced setting up integrated textile park in Amravati, improve the economic condition of farmers, Maharashtra state government, set up second integrate textile park in Beed, spent to improve infrastructure of farms, usher in processing of agricultural produce

The Maharashtra state government after having announced the setting up of an Integrated Textile Park in Amravati and recently Raymond has declared its intention to do the same that will help in generating more employment opportunities. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday said that the state government will soon be setting up its second integrate textile park in Beed.

Related Keywords: approved policy in principle, attract investment, in form of new machines, infrastructure provision, Maharashtra state government, major cotton producer, processor, setting up clusters, textile policy designed by Suresh Halwankar

The Maharashtra state government has approved the policy in-principle designed by Suresh Halwankar, BJP MLA from Ichalkaranji and it is now being discussed at the secretary level as it is a major cotton producer and processor in the country. However, the final call on the proposed textile policy would be taken only after September 11.

The policy is expected to attract investments worth Rs 80,000 crore. The investment will come in the form of new machines, setting up of clusters and infrastructure provision.

Related Keywords: decision to expand textile hub policy, in cotton growing belt, Maharashtra state government, Maharashtra State Textile Corporation and Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation, nine districts across state, override farmers suicides

The Maharashtra state government considering the massive unrest amongst the farmers in drought-hit region of Vidarbha, Marathwada and some parts of northern Maharashtra has taken the decision to expand the textile hub policy to nine districts across the state to override the farmers suicides in cotton growing belt.

The decision to accord textile industry has taken as it is second most important status after agriculture. The districts which have been shortlisted for developing into textile hubs are Yavatmal, Buldhana, Amravati, Jalna, Parbhani, Nanded, Aurangabad, Beed and Jalgaon.