The Gujarat government is planning to set up India’s first textile university at Surat, Gujarat with an investment of about Rs 800-900 crore. Construction for the university will start early next year and the university is expected to be operational within the next one-and-a-half years. The aim of the university is to provide all kind of support including technology, R&D, skilled manpower, etc. The university will create a complete eco system for the textile industry in Gujarat and India. It will guide the Government in policy making for the industry.

The Government of Andhra Pradesh has proposed to drastically slash power tariff to spinning mills in the State to uplift the textile industry.

India’s first integrated textiles city is likely to come up in Andhra Pradesh. The proposed textile city will be built on the lines of the China Textile City in Keqiao district.

The Union Minister of Textiles Smriti Irani has asked the Textile Commissioner to get a detailed feedback on issues faced by powerloom sector.

The Union Ministry of Textiles has notified the rebate of State levies, which were not refunded earlier to the garment exporters, as announced in the special package for garment sector. The rebate shall be given under the Scheme for rebate of State levies on export of garments in 2016. The scheme will come into effect from September 20, 2016 and will remain in operation for a period of three years.

The Chhattisgarh Government is planning to develop a ?green? textile park with world-class eco system, for which the Chhattisgarh State Industrial Development Corporation (CSIDC) has identified a 30-hectare land at Village Khapri, in Raipur district.

The Chhattisgarh Government is planning to develop a ?green? textile park with world-class eco system, for which the Chhattisgarh State Industrial Development Corporation (CSIDC) has identified a 30-hectare land at Village Khapri, in Raipur district.

ColorJet Group, one of the largest manufacturers of digital printers in India, displayed a live demonstration of direct to fabric digital textile printer VASTRAJET at Gartex 2016, which was held in New Delhi from August 27-29.

The state-of-the-art and efficiently engineered VASTRAJET printer is a commercial grade entry level digital textile printer, which meets the normal daily requirements of a textile printing house, while being suitable for a variety of fabrics like cotton, silk, wool, polyester and their blends, including stretchable and normal fabrics.

The Chhattisgarh Government is planning to develop a ?green? textile park with world-class eco system, for which the Chhattisgarh State Industrial Development Corporation (CSIDC) has identified a 30-hectare land at Village Khapri, in Raipur district.