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Most of the industries in textile sector are unaware about the government schemes and benefits that they are offering to the industries, says Dr Kavita Gupta

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in the Union Budget 2018-19 raised special package by 19 per cent to Rs 71.48 billion for apparel sector to boost exports. In 2016, the government had announced a special package of Rs 60 billion for the same purpose.

Indo Count Industries Limited, one of the leading manufacturer and exporter of bed linen and home textiles in India, has won the prestigious gold trophy for the “highest exports of cotton made-ups (bed linen/bed sheets/quilts)” for the year 2016-2017. Having won Bronze and Silver trophy in the past, this is the first time that Indo Count has been awarded with Gold Trophy.

The Maharashtra Government is working out a new textile policy for the period 2017-22, and has invited inputs from all the stake holders in this regard.

?In technical textiles, we are doing something, but not enough. There is a long journey, but we have not even started it. We have just only 2200 units in technical textiles in this whole big country. Even in the nine textile research associations, which have been entrusted with the tasks of Centres of Excellence, not much has been done. We need a lot more efforts,? the first few sentences from the Textile Commissioner, Dr Kavita Gupta.

After the grand success of the World Textile Conference 2011, the Textile Association of India (TAI) is organising the 2nd World Textile Conference (WTC-2) on September 16 and 17, 2016 at Hotel Sahara Star, Mumbai. The theme for this conference is: “World Textile: Growth & Great Opportunities”.

Seminar-cum-exhibition is to create awareness to the delegates on the requirements of Indian Navy for clothing and footwear.