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Related Keywords: generate employment opportunities for textile workers, increasing production of textiles garments, Integrated Skill development Scheme, launched various scheme, Ministry of textile, Santosh Kumar Gangwar, SITP, strengthen textile sector, TUFS, various policy interventions

Minister of State(Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Textiles Santosh Kumar Gangawar in a reply during question hour in the Lok Sabha informed today that government has launched Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme(TUFS), Schemes for the development of the Powerloom sector, Schemes for Technical textiles, Scheme for Integrated Textile Parks(SITP) and Integrated Skill Development Scheme.

He said that the production of textiles and garments was predominantly in the private sector. Therefore, the government does not prescribe targets for the textile and garment Industry.

Related Keywords: competitive global market, IITF, Indian Institute of Handloom Technology, Ministry of textile, promote handloom and indigenous textile industry, set up Common Facility Centres, show Threads of Banaras, weaver community, well planned marketing strategy

Government to promote handloom and indigenous textile industry and to stay in the competitive global market has taken a well planned marketing strategy, which is important apart from other essential prerequisite. There is hope among the weaver community on the steps taken by the government but there is still lot more to be done in order to improve both our social status and product demand.

Related Keywords: apparel industry, Bangladesh RMG sector, BGMEA, BKMEA, control major activities, Directorate of Textiles, import of capital machinery, main export earner, Ministry of textile, permission for import, registration, sponsoring authority, to regulate RMG under new law, UD

Bangladeshi readymade garment (RMG) sector the main export earner of the country to streamline, the Directorate of Textiles is going to be vested with the authority to regulate the RMG sector under a new law --- The Textile Industries Establishment Act 2015-would take effect early next year. The new draft law proposed making the Directorate of Textiles under the Ministry of Textiles and Jute as an effective "sponsoring authority" for the apparel industry.

Related Keywords: business fashion shows, exports, FICCI, forming new business relations, international textile and apparel fair, investment destination in textile sector, Live demos of traditional textile crafts, Ministry of textile, partnerships worldwide, platform to participants and exhibitors, projecting India as prominent sourcing hub, RIICO, Vastra

Following the grand success of the VASTRA 2014 where business worth $85 million was generated, VASTRA - 2015 is all set to blaze a new precedent. Rajasthan State Industrial Development and Investment Corporation Ltd.(RIICO) in collaboration with FICCI and support of Union Ministry of Textiles to organize the fourth edition of international textile and apparel fair 'VASTRA'.

Related Keywords: all North eastern states, announced Apparel and Garment making centre, generate employment, in Arunachal Pradesh, initiative under NERTPS, laid foundation stone of centre, Ministry of textile, Narendra Modi, one centre with three units, Prime Minister, with 100 machines

The Prime Minister had announced that an Apparel and Garment Making Centre shall be constructed in all North Eastern states. Work on such a Centre is taking shape. Today, Minister of State for Textiles (I/C), Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar, laid the foundation stone for an Apparel & Garment Making Centre at Pasighat, Arunachal Pradesh in the presence of Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Kiren Rijiju and Minister of Textile & Handicrafts of Arunachal Pradesh, Shri Tapang Taloh.

Related Keywords: capital subsidy, long term policy, Ministry of textile, new textile policy, states share in central taxes increased, to reintroduce Tufs, Union government, with some tweaks

The Union government is looking to re-introduce the Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme (Tufs) with some tweaks; states might be asked to fund it. They are also looking for a long term policy perhaps for at least 10 years, in the new textile policy, scheduled to be out by month-end, said Sanjay Kumar Panda, Secretary, ministry of textile on Thursday.

In the revised policy, the onus of funding the sector is likely to be put on the states where factories exist. As, the states’ share in central taxes has been increased to 42 percent from 32 per cent earlier.

Related Keywords: after the introduction, enhancing silk production in State, Gandhi Shilp Bazar, handicraft exhibition cum sale, Manipur Apex Handloom weavers and handicrafts artisans, Manipur handloom and textiles production sector, Ministry of textile, NER Textile Promotion scheme, regional Apparel and Garment making Centre, setting up, witnessed change

Gandhi Shilp Bazar 2015, a handicraft exhibition cum sale organized by the the Manipur Apex Handloom Weavers and Handicrafts Artisans' CS Ltd under the sponsorship of Office of Development Commissioner (Handicrafts), Ministry of Textiles, Govt of India was set into motion today at Rising Athletic Union (RAU) ground, Khuman Lampak.

Related Keywords: from non-woven technical textile, hygiene products, Mantra, manufacturing baby care, Ministry of textile, National seminar, office of textile commissioner, product variants, setting up converter units, SME, take up value addition, Technical Textiles

For the first time, a national seminar on 'Product variants in technical textiles with special reference to small scale industrial sector' to be held on February 27. The seminar will be organized jointly by the office of textile commissioner, ministry of textile, government of India and the Man-Made Textile Research Association (MANTRA).

Related Keywords: conference on technical textile, FICCI, government to offfer incentives, identified land at Yadgir, industries ready to move out of Bengaluru, Ministry of textile, revise textile policy, TECHNOTEX, training people in textile sector, upcoming textile park

K Ratnaprabha, additional chief secretary, government of Karnataka speaking at the road show for Technotex 2015, an annual conference on technical textiles organized by the ministry of textiles and FICCI, here on Tuesday, said that the government wants industries to move away from the congested Bengaluru region. The government was ready to offer incentives to industries willing to move out of Bengaluru.

Related Keywords: contract research projects, incubation centre, integrated textiles parks, mini-mission of Technology, Ministry of textile, potential uptapped, Technical Textiles, Textile Industry

Technical textiles are an important part of the textile industry and its potential is still largely untapped in India. To tap the potential of technical textiles, Ministry of textile, Government of India has launched four schemes, including a technology mission, for promotion and growth of technical textiles, Lok Sabha was informed today.

Technical textiles are materials manufactured primarily for their technical performance and functional properties rather than aesthetic and decorative purpose.