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Carrying Forward the Success of Textiles India 2017

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Government of India
Ministry of textiles
10-August-2017 09:26 IST

Carrying Forward the Success of textiles India 2017

Government sets up Institutional
Mechanism to help realize full potential of Textiles Sector
Building
on the overwhelming success of Textiles
India 2017
, Ministry of Textiles has set up institutional mechanisms to
synergize efforts of the Ministry of Textiles, related Ministries and state
governments to enable the textile industry achieve its full potential of
production, exports and employment.
Textiles
India 2017, held at Gandhinagar, Gujarat from 30th June 2017 to 2nd July 2017,
was not only the largest ever International Trade event in Textile Sector in
the country, but also hosted a series of roundtables (26) and international
conferences with participation of eminent persons from the business fraternity,
academia and Policy Makers to deliberate on various
opportunities for growth of the sector.
Several
key recommendations emerged from the deliberations.  To carry forward the recommendations, the Ministry
of Textiles has set up the following institutional mechanisms involving relevant
Ministries, State Governments and Industry partners:
Knowledge Network
management System on Product Diversification
A Steering Committee has been set up to
oversee implementation of a Knowledge Network
Management System (KNMS) to facilitate exchange of knowledge amongst academia,
farming community and the industry on the productivity of natural fibres and
diversification of their bye-products. The KNMS on Product Diversification
would cover jute, silk, wool and cotton. The Committee under the chairmanship
of Additional Secretary, Ministry of Textiles will have senior functionaries
from the Ministry of agriculture and farmers’ Welfare, Ministry of Skill Development
and entrepreneurship, Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP),
Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries, and the senior officers
handling the fibres in the Ministry of Textiles.
Inter-Ministerial
Synergy Group on Man-Made Fibre (MMF)
An
Inter-Ministerial Synergy Group on Man-Made Fibre (MMF) comprising senior
officers from Ministry of Petrochemicals; Department of Heavy Industries; Association
of Synthetic Fibre Industry; Chairman, SRTEPC; Chairman, Indian technical
Textile Association; and ED, SRTEPC has been set up under the Chairmanship of
Secretary, Textiles to formulate policy interventions to enhance growth and competitiveness
of MMF industry in India.
Task Force on
Textiles India
A
Task Force on Textiles India, chaired by Secretary, Textiles and consisting of
representatives of Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Consumer
Affairs, Heavy Industry of Government of India, representatives of
Partner/Focus states of Textiles India 2017, Export Promotion Councils,
Textiles Associations and representatives from Consumer Associations has been
set up to steer follow-up action on various outcomes of Textiles India 2017 for
growth of the textiles sector.