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The central government has decided to set up 20 textile parks to boost textile industry in the country for which the centre is in talks with Uttarakhand and some other states so that land for these projects can be allotted. The proposed parks will eventually develop industrial hubs across the country, said Union Minister for Textiles Santosh Gangwar during his visit to Haridwar on Sunday to take feedback of people for the upcoming Union Budget.

While apparel garment units are being set up to promote the textile sector. A special emphasis is being laid on the technical textile sector.

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The Union Ministry of Textiles, Santosh Kumar Gangwar at the inauguration of 4th edition of Technotex, organized jointly by Ministry of Textile, Federation of India Chambers of Commerce and Induatry (Ficci), said that the textile industry is the second largest sector after agriculture to create employment opportunities in the country. He called upon textile industry barons to invest in the technical textile business, by calling it a sunrise sector.

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The Central government’s move to set up a textile park in Tamil Nadu, particularly in Tirupur has been opposed by the Vellore Citizens Welfare Forum (VCWF) on the grounds that the cluster would worsen the already serious problem of pollution caused by the dyeing units in Tirupur.

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Technical Textile sector is one of the most innovative branch of the industry in the world, ranking as one the five high tech sectors with the greatest potential for development. In India also technical textiles is one of the fastest growing segment of the Indian economy registering compounded annual rate of growth of 11% during 11th five year plan and the working group.