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Narain Aggarwal, chairman, The Synthetic & Rayon Textiles Export Promotion Council said that, synthetic yarn export has grown in 2017-18, by about five per cent. However, say observers, this is only due to a rise in global demand while China cut production. "The industry as such has not done anything substantial to see export grow.

Related Keywords: Bathinda, cabinet approval, cotton belt, Malwa region, provide training, textile hub, Textile Ministry, Textile Park, Textile skill centres, various vocations

The cabinet has approved proposal put forward by Harsimrat Kaur Badal, Bathinda MP and union food processing industries minister for opening of two textile skill centres in Malwa region. One such centre would come up in a rural area of Bathinda and the other in Mansa.

Two days ago, the minister was inform about opening of two centres in the region by the textiles ministry.

Bathinda is known as cotton belt and the Centre wants to develop it as textile hub and opening of skill centres is the first step, the minister said.

Related Keywords: designer of the policy, developed around the concept, fabric to fashion, Foreign direct investment, Ichalkaranji based BJP MLA Suresh Halwankar, in Maharashtra state only, new textile policy, roadmap to implement the policy, textile hub, to convert the cotton into usable clothes

New textile policy proposes Rs 80,000 crore investment in five years in the sector which will be developed around the concept, 'fabric to fashion'. Currently, the clothing industry from cotton to fabric to ready-to-wear cloths is scattered across the country. The new policy aims to change this situation, by processing its cotton completely here and the final ready-to-use cloths will be produced in the state only.

Related Keywords: attracting international buyers, fibre of the gods, finest and warmest wool, Jenny Duarte, Peru alpaca wool, Peruvian designer, textile hub, uses vicuna and alpaca weaves, wool business

Peru alpaca wool is described as “fibre of the gods” from the Incas. This is the finest and warmest wool in the world which is attracting international buyers. This year the wool business attracted 70 international buyers and the business is thriving while exports have risen 60 percent.

Peruvian designer, Jenny Duarte uses the vicuna and alpaca weaves because that Peruvian culture is inspiring. A thousand-year-old culture is an enormous source of inspiration that designers can work with and reinterpret.

Related Keywords: apparel park, closed mills, diversify jute products, feminine hygiene products, generate employment, jute sector, Minister of State for Textile, NJMC invite enrepreneurs, run jute mills, Santosh Kumar Gangwar, stakeholders, textile hub, utilize unused assets

Minister of State for Textiles, Santosh Kumar Gangwar after the review meeting held with various stakeholders of the jute sector at Kolkata yesterday, key decision has been taken to strengthen the jute sector. The Ministry for textile has taken decision to make most of the unused assets, such as land, of the three closed mills of NJMC (National Jute Manufactures Corporation Limited) for economic activities. The focus is to generate employment. Activities such as apparel park or textile hub shall be considered.

Related Keywords: 7 million spindles, Coimbatore textile industry, SITRA, skilled employee, South Indian Mills Association, textile engineering, textile hub

Coimbatore, the textile hub of TamilNadu faces difficulty in finding skilled employees despite of the fact that there are more than 9 institutions in the state that offer technical training in textile engineering. Textile industry is facing acute shortage of skilled employees.