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sues were clarified for the sake of Association and The Southern India Mills’ Association also participated in the
easy understanding. NICDC shared meeting.
the ready availability of land with plug
He said that a two days meeting should be organized to discuss new ideas on
and play facility at Dholera, Auranga-
strengthening the Textile sector. At least 50% participants should be young-
bad, Greater NOIDA and Indore.
sters and there should be involvement of Quality Control of India (QCI), Com-
Minister also directed the Ministry merce, DPIIT, Finance, Banking Export Insurance for holistic engagement so
team to actively engage with the par- as overarching themes may be discussed.
ticipants and resolve state and admin-
The Union Minister said that last year, Textile export was approx. 42 billion
istrative issues they faced. He urged
USD while the target is to achieve 100 billion USD by next 5-6 years. He
textile industry players to work with a
mentioned that if achieved, the economic value of the sector will be 250
sense of duty, a 'kartavya bhavana',
billion USD collectively for domestic and international.
aim higher and dream bigger to take
Indian textile industry to greater Shri Goyal introduced Ms. Rachna Shah, IAS with the EPCs, who will be
heights. officially taking charge as Secretary Ministry of Textile on November 1st,
2022 after superannuation of Shri UP Singh, Secretary Textile on October
Textile manufacturers 31st, 2022.
should start securing He directed Ms. Shah should visit the Textile hubs like in Surat, Noida, Tirup-
pur-Coimbatore and others. In addition, applications proposed under PM Mitra
Cotton to meet their around these hubs may also be visited for observation and recording response
demands: Shri Goyal of the industry representatives.
He said that funds are available under Textile Mission and should be utilized
Textile sector has a target to in new projects. He added the potential of Textile Sector may be showcased in
achieve exports of 100 billion G-20. Participation of industry representatives in the shopping festivals re-
USD by next 5-6 years cently announced by the Finance Minister may also be pursued, he said.
Textile manufacturers should start se-
curing Cotton to meet their demands. Major growth of Textiles will come from Man-

Besides, all those involved with Cot- Made Fibre industry: Shri Goyal
ton industry should meet to discuss
the strategy to ensure traceability of Textile industry confident of raising exports to 100 bn USD in 5-6 years
cotton and better value of the cotton
products, said Shri Piyush Goyal, Major growth of textiles will come from Man-Made Fibre industry, said Shri
Union Minister of Textiles, Consumer Piyush Goyal, Union Minister of Textiles, Consumer Affairs, Food & Public
Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Distribution and Commerce & Industry while interacting with industry repre-
and Commerce & Industry during a sentatives in New Delhi on October 27. The industry representatives included
video conference on Wednesday with producers of PTA, MEG, Fibre, Yarn, Fabric and Garments.
members of Export Promotion Coun-
cils.

The virtual meeting was convened
with senior representatives of all the
11 Export Promotion Councils under
the Ministry of Textiles including Ap-
parel Export Promotion Council
(Chairman, Shri Narendra Goenka),
The Cotton Textiles Export Promotion
Council (Chairman, Shri Sunil Patwari),
Carpet Export Promotion Council
(Chairman, Shri Umar Hameed), Ex-
port Promotion Council for Handi-
crafts (Executive Director, Shri R.K
Verma), to name some. In addition,
representatives of industry associa-
tions viz. The Confederation of Indian
Textile Industry, Tiruppur Exporters

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