Textiles is India´s foremost manufacturing industry and has a significant impact on the economy since it contributes to industrial output, employment generation and the export earnings of the country. With contribution of about 14 per cent to the industrial production, 4 per cent to the GDP and 13 per cent to the country´s total export earnings, the industry provide direct employment to over 45 million people.
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The expectation from the new government in the centre was very high. However the situations at the ground level did not alter much. The government´s attention was concentrated on macro issues. This could not lift the morale of the industry.
The expectation from the new government in the centre was very high. However the situations at the ground level did not alter much. The government´s attention was concentrated on macro issues. This could not lift the morale of the industry.
The Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme (TUFS), a flagship scheme of the Ministry of Textiles (MOT), was introduced in 1999
Apparel Training & Design Centre (ATDC), India´s largest quality vocational training provider for the apparel industry, was awarded ´Best Training Institution-National´ by Education Award (Franchise India) at ´Indian Education Awards 2015´ recently at a function held in Taj Vivanta, Surajkund.
Gujarat is the largest producer of cotton and also the largest producer of art silk manmade textile. Cotton-based textile industry is mainly targeted at both domestic and export market whereas art silk synthetic textiles is mainly focused on the domestic market, which is growing at 15 per cent.
The Textile Association (India), Mumbai Unit organised a seminar on “Challenges & Opportunities in Textile Processing ´ A Way Forward´ in Thane on May 21, 2015. The Chief Guest was RR Gorakhia, Director, Textiles Committee, Ministry of Textiles, Govt. of India. SM Khire, Director ´ Operations, Welspun Syntex Ltd was the Guest of Honour.