Related Keywords: Confederation of Indian Textile Industry, Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council, foreign trade policy, ignored cotton yarn sector, Indian textile industry, not address sector specific issue, on FTA, proposal to focus, second largest employment provider, SIMA, tariff reduction, Textile exporters, Textile mills
Textile industry is the second largest employment provider in the country and whose contribution to the country’s growth has been well recognized. But in terms of strengthening the manufacturing base, promoting exports and generating employment, has not got its dues in the Foreign Trade Policy. Textile mills have expressed disappointment over the foreign trade policy announcement as it does not address some of the sector-specific issues. While, Textile exporters feel let down by the new foreign trade policy (FTP), which they said has ignored the cotton yarn sector
