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Related Keywords: aggressive marketing, design innovations, handloom industry, increasing earning of handloom weavers, popularizing handlooms among youth, Textile Ministry, the need for customer education, the need for innovations in design and weaving processes

The Government had always been keen in the promotion of handloom textile. As one of the major steps regarding the same, a discussion on revival of handloom, with particular focus on increasing earning of handloom weavers, was held according to the statement of the Textile Ministry.

The meeting of the panel comprising stakeholders from government, industry and members of the civil society was organized on May 17 by the office of Development Commissioner (Handlooms), Ministry of Textiles.

Related Keywords: after reviewing the matter, dhoti, gamcha or towel, Handloom Act, in list of items, including saree, items, items reserved for production by handlooms, loi, muffler and barrack blanket, not make any change, phanek, referred matter to committee, Textile Ministry, under chairmanship of Development Commissioner (Handlooms), woollen tweed

Earlier, reports had emerged that the government was going to amend the provisions under the Act to give advantages to powerlooms. But after government jhaving received requests for review of items reserved for production by handlooms, it has decided not to make any change in the list of items reserved for production by handlooms.

Related Keywords: complaints from industry, Directorate general of Foreign Trade, discussions with Commerce Ministry, incentives, largest employment generator, low skilled workers, Merchandise Export Incentive Scheme, Textile Ministry, textile sector, yarn and fabric sector

The textile sector is the largest employment generating sector of India, especially for low-skilled workers, and needs to be supported. The Textiles Ministry held preliminary discussions on the matter related to textile industry with officials in the Commerce Ministry and the Directorate General of Foreign Trade. They have forwarded all the complaints received from the industry. The Secretaries from the two ministries are also in touch.

Related Keywords: bring out strategy paper, Commerce Ministry, competitiveness on downward trend, cotton exports, incentive for textile sector, Indian textile exports, National Textiles Policy, process of rolling out, Textile Ministry, to enhance textile export

India’s textiles exports competitiveness is on downward trend even countries like Sri Lanka and Turkey are more competitive in the sector. The Commerce Ministry is considering bringing out its own strategy paper for the sector to enhance competitiveness of textile exports.

Textiles Ministry, too, is in the process of rolling out a National Textiles Policy, which aims to achieve USD 300 billion exports by 2024-25 and envisages creation of additional 35 million jobs.

Related Keywords: filament yarn, Indorama Synthetics, MMF market, polyester fibre, pre-budget expectations, Textile Ministry, Union Budget 2015-16

In its pre-budget expectations, Indorama Synthetics Limited has put forth a number of issues to be considered for their incorporation in the Union Budget 2015-16. The company has sincerely requested the government that all the issues may kindly be considered for their incorporation in the Union Budget 2015-16 so that polyester fibre / filament yarn industry can achieve its full capacity utilization, tap the vast potential of MMF markets that exist globally.

Related Keywords: apparel, buyer-seller meet, Carpet and Handloom council, councils function, election procedure, enhance outbound shipments, foreign country visits, handicraft, provided substantial funds, review for export promotion council, review on quarterly basis, Textile Ministry

Based on the review conducted by the Textiles Ministry in December 2014 on the functioning of export promotion councils. The government discontented with the way the councils functions has taken decision to bring changes in the norms for better working of councils, which are provided with substantial funds to promote exports.

Related Keywords: compulsory use, demand crisis, dilution in jute act, IJMA, impact workers, JPMA, jute bags, jute farmers, packaging food grain, Textile Ministry

The Textile Ministry has decided no further dilution in the rules for compulsory use of such bags for packaging of foodgrain and sugar this year as it would have severe impact on lakhs of workers and jute farmers.

The Textiles Ministry decided to retain the recommendation of 90 percent minimum jute for food grain and 20 percent for sugar, as recommended by the standing advisory committee for the current season. The jute industry, which is struggling to cope with sharp fall in orders of jute bags, has got a breather.

Related Keywords: Benarsi saree, Flipkart, Indian fashion designers, textile clusters, Textile Ministry, Textiles Minister Santosh Gangwar

India’s ace fashion designers in a meet with, Union textile minister, Santosh Gangwar are willing to lend their whole-hearted support to the government in setting-up robust design centres in the cluster area, and getting local artisans on board to deliver the product as per the designs.

The meet was focused on the need to give a boost to various textile clusters spread out across India. The designers are ready to extend their helping hand to traditional Indian textiles and handicrafts.

Related Keywords: approves, capitalize benefits, creating roads, entire supply chain, for Geotextiles Material application, geotechnical textiles, globally proven technology, infrastructure, market development support, NER, scheme for promoting, Textile Ministry, use of geotextile

The North Eastern region with a young Himalaya range is prone to landslides, high seismic activity and weak soil conditions. The geotextiles technology shall prove an apt solution for such conditions. The Ministry of Textiles keeping this in view has approved a ‘Scheme for promoting usage of geotechnical textiles in north east region (NER)’ in order to capitalize on the benefits of geotechnical textiles.

The use of this modern and globally proven technology will help in creating roads and infrastructure in north east (NE) which will require less maintenance and shall have longer life.

Related Keywords: bill passed by Lok sabha, Industrial disputes act, NTC, resusciate sick mills, Santosh Gangwar, Textile Industry, Textile Ministry, Textile undertakings

The Textile Ministry is working toward resuscitating sick mills including the National Textile Corporation (NTC). The government wants to bring to profit a total of eleven mills of NTC in next three months. NTC had acquired 119 mills, out of which 78 are closed under the Industrial Disputes Act, Textiles Minister Santosh Gangwar informed Rajya Sabha.

He was replying to a debate on the Textile Undertakings (Nationalisation) Laws (Amendment and Validation) Bill, 2014, which replaces an ordinance promulgated some time back.