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 emp…
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Textile Ministry examining service tax issue; Industry ‘positive’ about GST rate: Official
The Ministry of Textiles has received representations from the textile industry requesting the Centre to exempt textile jobs from service tax, and is examining it, according to a senior official. “These are the recent representations we have received from the industry. We are examining it,&…
GST/Textiles: टेक्सटाइल मंत्रालय सर्विस टैक्स को लेकर करेगा विचार
टेक्सटाइल इंडस्ट्री ने टेक्सटाइल मंत्रालय से अनुरोध किया है कि टेक्सटाइल जॅाब को सर्विस टैक्स के दायरे में ना रखा जाए। मंत्रालय का कहना है कि वह इसपे विचार करेगा। टेक्सटाइल मिनिस्ट्री के संयुक्त सचिव ए मधुकुमार रेड्डी ने बताया है कि हम उद्योग की इस बात पर विचार कर रहे हैं। मानव निर्मित फाइबर [&he…
SC artisans showcase unique products at Delhi exhibition
New Delhi: Palm leaf brooms and fans, patch work bed covers, bead jewellery and crochet lace dresses are some of the eye-catching items at an exhibition of Indian handicraft products here. The exhibition cum sale by the Scheduled Caste artisans and weavers is on the Handloom Haat at Janpath till …
Government, industry to chalk out roadmap for Indian textile sector
Gandhinagar: Several Union ministers, key policymakers and representatives of the global textile and apparel industry will try to thrash out the issues facing the sector at a 3-day international conference here from June 30. It will suggest a 10 year roadmap for the sector’s growth. Union T…
Handicrafts exports from Northeast poised for quantum jump
India’s north-eastern states, one of the richest in terms of eco-friendly crafts, exported handicrafts and handloom products to the tune of Rs 1,121.75 crore during the year 2015-16. The eight north-eastern states – Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland, Sikk…
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 …
Textile units told to register online & provide production data
From January, all units across the textile value chain, except handloom, khadi and jute, will have to register online and provide data on production. According to a senior official in the Ministry of Textiles, the information will be collected, not for regulation, but for the development of the t…
Need for IP protection for handloom weavers: Smriti Irani
There’s a need to introduce intellectual property (IP) protection for handloom weavers of India, opined Union Textiles Minister Smriti Irani at a handloom conference recently held in New Delhi. She also said that handloom is the country’s legacy and its potential needs to be positioned and acknow…
Artisans of 13 states display crafts at fair
NAVI MUMBAI: Keeping the festive season in mind, Cidco Urban Haat kicked off a handicraft exhibition from October 26, which will be on till November 6 from 11am to 10pm daily. Over 70 artisans from 13 states are participating in the exhibition, which is organized by the grant-in-aid from Ministry…