Tag: Smriti Zubin Irani

Prime Minister to inaugurate Textiles India 2017

The Ministry of Textiles presented a curtain raiser to ‘Textiles India 2017’ – positioned as the first ever global B2B Textile and handicrafts event in India, at the Crafts Museum in the national capital April 18. The event was hosted by the Ministry of Textiles, Government of India, under the le…

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…

स्मृति ईरानी ने किया IIGF का उद्घाटन, SMEs के लिए बताया बेहतर मंच

इंडिया इंटरनेशनल गारमेंट फेयर IIGF के 58 वें संस्करण का आयोजन 18 से 20 जनवरी तक नई दिल्ली में आयोजित किया जा रहा है। IIGF टेक्सटाइल के क्षेत्र में एशिया का सबसे लोकप्रिय प्लेटफॅार्म है, जिसमें पूरे विश्व के गारमेंट बॅायर भारत के सर्वश्रेष्ठ गारमेंट ब्यापारियों के साथ ब्यापार कर सकतें हैं। इस प्रस…

Union Textiles Minister Smriti Irani inaugurates IIGF 2017

The Union Textiles Minister Smriti Zubin Irani said that with 312 participants from 14 states coming together, India International Garment Fair is one of the largest platforms in Asia showcasing apparel & accessories. She said that with the presence of 246 registered buying houses, IIGF will …

Centre to help Haryana in developing silk weaving units: Smriti Irani

Haryana: The Central government would assist Haryana in developing silk weaving units in Panipat, Ambala, Sirsa and Panchkula, Union Textile Minister Smriti Zubin Irani said. She, along with Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, laid the foundation stone of the National Institute of Fashion Technol…

AEPC Export Awards for excellence in apparel sector presented by Smriti Irani

The Union Textiles Minister, Smriti Zubin Irani presented the AEPC Export Awards, 2015-2016. The awards were presented in twenty two categories. Speaking on the occasion the Union Minister of Textile, Smriti Zubin Irani, said that we will do our utmost within our constitutional framework to stren…

Demonetisation: Measures to provide relief to Powerloom industry

Immediately after the demonetisation initiative, a quick survey of Powerloom units was undertaken in major Powerloom clusters to assess the impact on the decentralised Powerloom Sector. To address the issues of shortage of new currency, Government has initiated immediate action to enable cashless…

Govt revises the provisions of Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme

The Government has approved “Amended Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme (A-TUFS)” in place of Revised Restructured Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme (RRTUFS) for technology upgradation of the textile industry with one time capital subsidy for eligible benchmarked machinery for a period of seven …