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Central govt in talks with states to allot land for textile parks

Related Keywords: allot land for projects, apparel garment units, boost textile industry, central government, develop industrial hubs across country, feedback of people, in talks with Uttarakhand, Santosh Gangwar, set up twenty textile parks, some other states, Technical textile sector, Union Minister for Textiles, upcoming Union Budget

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.

MNREGS likely to be extended artisans and weavers of the textile sector

Related Keywords: boost handloom industry, leaving skills, MNREGS, Santosh Gangwar, textile artisans, textile sector, Union Minister for Textiles, Weavers

The centre plans to extend the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MNREGS) to textile artisans. The move aims to support artisans who are leaving the skills and joining the unskilled labour force, as the latter provides better wages. It is a step to boost to the handloom industry in India.

Santosh Gangwar, Union minister for textiles said that they are considering extending the MNREGS to the handloom weavers and artisans of the textile sector, so that they or their younger generation are not forced to take up jobs under MNREGS which offers better wages.

India sees huge potential for technical textile during the next two years

Related Keywords: CAGR, FICCI, Kiran Soni, Santosh Kumar Gangwar, Technical textile, TECHNOTEX, Union Minister for Textiles

India sees huge potential for the technical textile sector as sector is expected to grow at 20 percent per annum during the next two years, said Union Minister for Textiles Santosh Kumar Gangwar.

Government recognizing the importance of technical textiles in the national economy as well as the potential for increasing production and exports in the sector will be organizing the fourth edition of TECHNOTEX. FICCI in collaboration with the Ministry of Textile, will be holding the event in Mumbai next year from 9 to 11 April.

Handloom institute to come up in Machilipatnam soon

Related Keywords: All India Handloom Technology Institute, handloom, Machilipatnam, Union Minister for Textiles

Union Minister for Textiles Kavuri Sambasiva Rao announced that the state government has decided to set up a All India Handloom Technology Institute with a project cost of Rs 35 crore, in Krishna district headquarters of Machilipatnam.

The announcement came in last night, after inaugurating a training programme of Jamdani saree weaving under integrated skill development scheme in Kappaladoddi village of Guduru Mandal in Krishna district by Rao. All India Handicrafts Commissioner S Gupta and Krishna District Collector M Raghunandana Rao were also present on the occasion.

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