Panipat to get textiles facilitation centre

The Haryana Government plans to open a facilitation centre for textiles and handloom industry with state-of-the-art facilities including a laboratory in Panipat to support entrepreneurs and weavers. The announcement was made by Union Minister for textiles Smriti Irani at a roadshow of ‘Textiles India-2017’.

The textiles industry had grown by up to 20 per cent in the last four to five years, Irani said. The handloom industry, in terms of both domestic industry and exports, is valued at Rs 37,000 crore, the minister said. The entrepreneurs should also participate in ‘Textiles India-2017’ event to be organised in Gandhinagar, Gujarat during June 30-July 2, 2017. The event will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Irani said.

The minister said that the suggestions of entrepreneurs regarding local issues in the state should be heard and deliberated upon by Haryana’s Transport Minister Krishan Lal Panwar and Karnal MP Ashwini Chopra. There should be discussions with Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on the issues for solutions, according to the reports.