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As the cotton season (October 2015 to September 2016) comes to an end and cotton prices have shot up to nearly Rs 50,000 a candy, textile industry associations from different parts of the country met the Union Textile Minister Smriti Irani in New Delhi.

As the cotton season (October 2015 to September 2016) comes to an end and cotton prices have shot up to nearly Rs 50,000 a candy, textile industry associations from different parts of the country met the Union Textile Minister Smriti Irani in New Delhi.

The District Industries Centre, Department of Handlooms and Textiles, Lead Bank and RUDSET Institute have decided to organise a one-day mega job fair for both skilled and unskilled workers to work in the textile and garment sectors in Mysuru.

A Southern Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SGCCI) delegation met Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani and made a request to provide a 50 lakh sq m land near Surat for setting up a textile processing cluster.

As the cotton season (October 2015 to September 2016) comes to an end and cotton prices have shot up to nearly Rs 50,000 a candy, textile industry associations from different parts of the country met the Union Textile Minister Smriti Irani in New Delhi.

As the cotton season (October 2015 to September 2016) comes to an end and cotton prices have shot up to nearly Rs 50,000 a candy, textile industry associations from different parts of the country met the Union Textile Minister Smriti Irani in New Delhi.

ICRA, an Indian independent and professional investment information and credit rating agency, opines that a 12 per cent (lower rate) recommended by the Dr Arvind Subramanian Committee will have a negative impact on the textile sector, especially the cotton value chain, which is currently attracting zero central excise duty (under optional route); unlike the man-made fibre sector, where the fibre attracts excise duty at the manufacturing stage (unlike cotton).