To promote micro and small enterprises (MSE), the Indian Railways has exclusively reserved 358 items for procurement from the sector.
Garment exports are expected to register a growth of 15-18 per cent in FY18, against $17 billion in 2016, Textiles Commissioner Kavita Gupta has informed.
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Technical textiles use in govt projects gets push
Technical textiles or functional textiles, considered a sunrise sector in the country, is all set for demand taking off for products such as geo and agro textiles. “Technical textiles is a thrust area for the Government because of the value addition involved,” said Textile Commissioner Kavita Gup…
Need to address lack of manpower in technical textiles: Smriti Irani
The government will support the technical textiles sector in bridging the manpower gap but the industry needs to define the requisite skills, Union Minister Smriti Irani said. The issue of lack of manpower in the technical textiles sector needs to be addressed, the textiles minister said, adding …
Indian textile hubs adopt cashless payment modes
The textile Ministry is promoting cashless payment within the industry by encouraging textile workers, artisans and weavers to open bank accounts following the demonetisation of high currency notes. More than 5 lakh workers have opened their accounts in the last 10 days, and a large number of the…