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Govt to set up mega parks near ports to attract FDI: Textile secretary
Addressing a conference, Textile Secretary Ravi Capoor said there has been a "very good response" from state governments on the proposed mega parks
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Textile ministry to skill 400,000 people under Samarth scheme in 18 states
Around four lakh people across 18 states will be skilled under 'Samarth', a scheme for capacity building and skilling in the textile sector, as part of agreements signed between the Centre and state governments. Several pacts to this effect were exchanged between the textile ministry and state government representatives here on Wednesday in the presence of Union Minister Smriti Irani. "Given the diligence that you (state government representatives) have shown by your mere presence here, that gives me hope that today 18 of us including the Government of India have resolved only under this one roof to skill 4 lakh people which I think is the first such big step ever in the history of our country," the textile minister said. The 18 states include Arunachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Kerala, Mizoram, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Madhya Pradesh, Tripura, Karnataka, Odisha, Manipur, Haryana, Meghalaya, Jharkhand and Uttarakhand. The textile-related ...
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Govt to organise outreach programme for Textile MSMEs on Wednesday
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had launched the 100 days programme for support and outreach to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) on November 2, last year
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Textile ministry may simplify ATUFS norms soon to make it industry friendly
Steering committee discussed existing complicated norms on Thursday, to call for a meeting with industry players soon
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Textile Ministry issues draft BIS-based quality standards for cotton bales
Industry experts say this would help Indian cotton to get better prices in the long run and, in turn, benefit farmers
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Textiles ministry giving out less for tech upgrading
The government announced a Rs 6,000-crore package for the sector to generate 10 million jobs and boost exports by $30 billion
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