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Karachi Garment city construction held over non provision of land

Related Keywords: dispute between Pakistan Steel Mills, Government of Sindh and the Textile City, issue on allotment of land, Karachi garment city construction, Land Utilisation Department, National Assembly Standing Committee on Textile Industry, Pakistan Textile City Limited, supply of natural gas in textile city

The Government of Pakistan in Trade Policy 2003-04, decided to setup three Garment Cities in Karachi, Lahore and Faisalabad. The Provincial Government were to allocate land to set up these Garment Cities. KGC Project is 100 percent owned and funded by Government of Pakistan. National Assembly Standing Committee on Textile Industry under the chairmanship of Khawaja Ghulam Rasool Koreja, MNA met in Karachi on Tuesday to discuss the issue on allotment of land for the Karachi Garment City with the Land Utilisation Department, Government of Sindh.

Delay from govt over cotton intervention price likely to impact growers

Related Keywords: considering cost of production, cotton grower not given any subsidty, current season, delay from government, fix minimum guaranteed price of cotton, have negative impact on growers, Indian model of cotton procurement, lint cotton, National Assembly Standing Committee on Textile Industry, on cotton intervention price, seed cotton

The sub-committee of National Assembly Standing Committee on Textile Industry had recommended fixing the minimum guaranteed price of cotton at Rs 2700 per 40 kg for the financial year 2015-16 after considering the cost of production. Delay from government to decide on cotton intervention price for the current season is likely to leave growers without due benefits. As Cotton growers in Pakistan are not given any subsidy, they have to compete with the prices of subsidized cotton.

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