News Tags

Related Keywords: apparels, domestic buyers, fabrics, home textiles, Indian and international buying houses, industry heads and business leaders, made-ups, man-made fibre textiles, procurement managers, retail brands, sourcing agents, South India Textile Research Association, Southern India Mills’ Association, Synthetic and Rayon Textiles Export Promotion Council, technical textiles and accessories, textile trade, yarns

Speaking at a roadshow conducted in association with Southern India Mills’ Association (SIMA) there on last Tuesday, Mr. Ronak said manufacturers and exporters of man-made fibre textiles, including yarns, fabrics, apparels, made-ups, home textiles, technical textiles and accessories, would be showcasing their products at Source India.

Related Keywords: bring productivity levels, establish standards, global standards, Joint technological conference of textile research associations, Kavita Gupta, launched a portal for textile mills, reinstate higher share in global trade, South India Textile Research Association, Textile Commissioner, textile industry focus on reviving technology and skills

Textile Commissioner, Kavita Gupta speaking at the inauguration of joint technological conference of textile research associations said that textile industry need to focus on reviving technology and skills to bring the productivity levels of the industry at global standards and reinstate its higher share in the global trade.

She further said that the future of textile industry is going to be technical textiles. In the last five years, there had been 20 percent growth year-on-year in this segment. The sector should aim to be 40 percent of the country’s textile industry.

Related Keywords: Centre of Excellence for Technical Textiles, expand pan India, IN-Situ upgradation sheme, Kiran Sonai Gupta, plain powerloom, Somanur cluster, South India Textile Research Association, subsidy to uprade each powerloom, Technical Textiles, Textile Commissioner

According to a press release from The Regional Office of the Textile Commissioner, Kiran Soni Gupta, the In-Situ Upgradation Scheme for Plain Power Looms was launched in Somanur cluster and so far, 107 units (totally 800 power looms) had benefited and obtained Rs. 87.28 lakh subsidy under the scheme. The units get Rs. 15,000 maximum subsidy to upgrade each power loom.

They have requested that the scheme should be expanded pan India and should be available to all power loom units, irrespective of the number of looms.