Surat: Workshop held to strengthen cooperation between Industries and Textiles Ministry

The need for a special renewable energy policy for the textile industry in collaboration with MNRE, this policy should be common for all the states of India : Ashish Gujrathi, former president of the then chamber

An offline/online workshop on “Strengthening the Cooperation between Industry and the Ministry of Textiles” was organized by the Ministry of Textiles, Government of India on Webex on Thursday. In which the president of South Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry Himanshu Bodawala and fiasco president Bharat Gandhi participated online. While the then former President of the Chamber Ashish Gujrathi, Chairman of the Government Schemes Committee of the Chamber Rajeev Kapasiawala and representatives of Textile Industrialists and Industrial Textile Associations from various states were present and joined online.

Installed 1.25 Lakh Automatic Modern Looms in South Gujarat

Chamber of Commerce President Himanshu Bodawala said that the government’s help will also be needed to increase textile exports from India. In order to increase the export of cloth, 1.25 lakh automatic modern looms have been installed in South Gujarat including Surat. So he submitted that the tuff scheme should be restarted by the government and implemented from 1st April- 2022 i.e. retrospectively. In future the Tuff scheme should be converted into TTDS and this scheme should be given to the textile industry. He also demanded to start the regional office of Textile Commissioner in Surat.

30 percent capital incentive required for weaving and knitting industry

Ashish Gujrathi, the then former president of the chamber, said that there is a need to provide 30 percent capital incentive for weaving and knitting industry under the Technology Mission Scheme. There is a requirement of 40 percent capital incentive for the dyeing and printing and processing industry for processing technical textile fabrics. Today there are high speed machines worth lakhs of rupees across the country. In which 95 percent investment is coming from MSME units under the TUFF scheme. South Gujarat and Surat Group Now Home

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The entire South Gujarat group, including Surat, has the potential to become the world’s largest in MMF textiles and technical textiles. The textile industry needs a special renewable energy policy in collaboration with MNRE. This policy should be same for all the states of India. Renewable plants should be allowed outside the premises of existing textile manufacturing units. This policy should be discussed with the textile stakeholders.

Textile industrialists get loans up to Rs 2 crore without collateral

Fiasvi President Bharat Gandhi said that a provision should be made that textile industrialists get loans up to Rs 2 crore without collateral. Anti-dumping duty will not be levied on major raw material used for making apparel. Tough scheme should be continued.

Rajeev Kapasia, chairman of the Chamber’s Government Planning Committee, said that laboratory facilities should be made available in Surat for testing of raw materials and fabrics. Mantra or other private company should be developed for that.

In this workshop, Textiles Secretary of India Upendra Prasad Singh (IAS), Secretary Praveen Singh Pardeshi (IAS), Joint Secretary Textiles Prajakta Verma (IAS) and Textiles Commissioner Roop Rashi were presented various suggestions by representatives of textile industrialists and textile organizations for capacity building. lamps. Textiles Commissioner Roop Rashi said that all the suggestions for the textile industry would be compiled and presented to the Ministry of Textiles. The portal will be developed in such a way that it is easily understood by the entrepreneurs.