Tag: M Senthilkumar

18% GST on MMF to hit the powerloom sector

Powerloom units will take a hit if the GST on man-made fabric (MMF) is kept at the proposed 18%, industry officials said. Powerloom accounts for more than 86% of the total MMF production in India while the rest comes from other segments like handlooms, hosiery and mills. Incidentally, the GST on …

Textile units fret over 18% GST, fear job cuts

The textile industry has said it is worried over government’s decision to impose 18 per cent GST on manmade fibre as the levy will dent the margins of firms manufacturing synthetic yarn and could lead to job losses. The industry is also uneasy about the effect on jobs like weaving, knitting…

Potential in technical textile sector yet to be tapped properly

Lack of awareness and lesser penetration in rural areas was the reason the vast potential in the technical textile sector could not be tapped properly,a senior Textile Commissioner official said, even as major textile associations extended support for the sector’s growth. Though the sector …

Textile industry hails package for made-ups, hopes to boost exports

Textile industry associations have hailed the Centre’s announcement of a special package for the made-ups sector. The package includes 10 per cent enhanced subsidy under Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme, extension of Pradhan Mantri Paridhan Rozgar Protsahan Yojana Scheme for providing additiona…