MARKET & ECONOMY​

The DGFT has notified vide Public Notice No. 67/2015-2020 dated March 30, 2016 that ?Textiles Committee? would also be one of the competent agencies to issue Certificate of Origin (COO) under certain Free Trade Agreements (FTAs)/Preferential Trade Agreement(PTAs) along with the other Authorised Agencies.

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 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.