One to one 'Interaction' with Union Textile Minister in TAI-Delhi's Seminar

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Dr. Kavuru Sambasiva Rao with Dr. Anil Gupta and Mr. Sudhish Aggarwala during one to one interaction with audience

Hon’able Minister along with Mr. J.P. Saria, Trustee, TAI-Delhi presenting scholarship to Mr. Navin Garg,

final year student of TIT&S, Bhiwani sponsored by Spintex Group

he Textile Association (India)-Delhi successfully organized a Tseminar on Saturday, 21st September 2013 at PHD House, New Delhi to commemorate the Platinum Jubilee Year Celebration of the Textile Association (India). Union Minister of Textile, Dr. Kavuru Sambasiva Rao inaugurated the seminar in a glittering function and assured full support to TAI for resolving industry issues.

Important functionaries of the seminar included Dr. Anil Gupta, National Vice President, TAI; Mr. R.L.Kapoor, Past President & Governing Council Member; Mr. Sudhish Aggarwala, President, TAI-Delhi; Mr. D.K.Singh, Vice President, TAI-Delhi; Mr. Pankaj Sharma, Chairman-Seminar; Mr. Navin Goyal, Chairman, TAI-Delhi; Mr Prashant Agarwal of Wazir Advisors & Knowledge Partner of the Seminar; Mr. Vikas Chachra, Vice Chairman, TAI-Delhi; Mr. Vikas Bhargava, Editor, TAI-Newsletter and Mr. Ritesh Gupta, Hon. Secretary, TAI-Delhi.

During one to one interaction with an impressive gathering of more than 100 industrialists, senior industry professionals and stakeholders of the textile industry from renowned organizations and academic institutions, Dr. Rao promised to take forward concern of textile sector and assured for review of existing government policies for the benefit of industry. He advised the participants to route their problems and possible solutions through the Textile Association (India)-Delhi and also agreed to consider favourably the long pending request of TAI-Delhi for association's representation in major policy making bodies of the central government like the Cotton Corporation of India and Central Silk Board etc.

In response to the points raised by Dr Anil Gupta, National Vice President, TAI, Hon'ble Minister further assured the delegates for review of hank yarn obligation policy for the benefit of industry. Regarding NREGA scheme, he informed the audience that he has already taken up the matter with Prime Minister for linking the scheme with textile industry.

Dr. Rao emphasised over the need of meaningful research in the field of textile machinery manufacturing & other areas of textiles & assured all the help from the ministry for the same. Issues such as, our incapability to export value added products, skill development for the man power working in textile units, low yield of cotton were also raised by Dr. Rao with a concern.

Themed “Textile Industry Today-Opportunities & Challenges” the seminar started with a Welcome Address by Mr. Sudhish Aggarwala, President, TAI-Delhi who expressed his immense pleasure and extended a warm welcome to all the delegates, speakers and the guests present at the event with special thanks to Prof. R.C.D. Kaushik and Dr. Rishi Jamdagni, Director, TIT&S. Mr. Aggarwala informed the gathering that the Textile Industry has an overwhelming presence in the economic life of the country and apart from providing one of the basic necessities of life; the textile industry also plays a vital role through its contribution to industrial output, employment generation and the export earnings.

Dr. Anil Gupta, National Vice President, TAI highlighted the various objectives and activities of The Textile Association (India) emphasizing on different activities which TAI organizes for the benefit of textile industry. At the end of his speech, Dr Gupta

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extile Association (India)-Delhi successfully organized a Thalf day seminar on “Importance of Quality in Current Export Scenario” on 23rd August 2013 at “Hotel Gold” in Panipat. The current requirements of retailers and buyer in the International market and the ways for Indian companies to get compliance with it were the pivot points of discussion. The seminar was organized by TAI-Delhi and managed by Mr. Vikas Chachra, Vice-Chairman, TAI-Delhi.

Mr.Charan Singh, GM, TUV Rheinland (India) Pvt. Ltd. & Chairman, AATCC India, was the speaker and addressed the brilliant gathering of professionals representing 33 Companies from in and around Panipat. Mr.Charan Singh explained the concept to the audience with actual case studies and thereby connecting with the audience very effectively. The audience participated enthusiastically and their queries satisfactorily addressed by the Speaker.

Summing up the seminar, Mr. Vikas Chachra, Vice Chairman TAI-Delhi thanked the speaker for the comprehensive and detailed presentation. A vote of thanks was extended to the valued audience for their active contribution in making this seminar enriching.

Panipat Seminar Successfully Conducted by TAI-Delhi

Mr. Charan Singh giving presentation during Half Day Seminar at Panipat

Inaugural function on the dais from left to right, Mr. Navin Goyal, Mr. Prashant Agarwal, Dr. Anil Gupta, Dr. Kavuru Sambasiva Rao,

Mr. Sudhish Aggarwala, Mr. D.K. Singh and Mr. Pankaj Sharma.

Seminar in progress, on the dais from left to right Mr. Vikas Chachra, Mr. Laxmikant Rathi, Mr. Naruban Kar,

Mr. Vijay Mathur, Mr. Rajendra Cheema, Mr. Ravi Shankar Singh and Mr. Vikas Bhargava

urged the Hon'ble Union Textile Minister to link Govt's NAREGA scheme with the employment in textile industry so that Indian textile industry could survive ongoing labour crisis. Dr. Gupta also requested the Hon'ble Minister to abolish Hank Yarn obligation as over the years Handloom sector has shrunk whereas spindleage in the country has increased manifold; hence Hank yarn requirement is very less.

Thereafter, Mr. Prashant Agarwal, Founder & Partner, Wazir Advisors and the Knowledge Partner for the seminar provided the background of seminar to the audience. He appealed to all speakers and delegates to be open in their presentation and views to bring out fruitful conclusion from the deliberations of the seminar enabling a road map for further planning.

Meritorious students of different institutes were felicitated subsequently with merit-cum-means scholarships worth Rs 50,000/- instituted by Mr. J. P. Saria of Spintex Group.

Mr. Pankaj Sharma, Seminar Chairman while expressing his views on today's textile scenario, gave an elaborate introduction of the Hon'ble Union Textile Minister amidst thunders from the audience.

Towards the end of the inaugural session, Mr. D.K. Singh, Vice President, TAI-Delhi while proposing the Vote of Thanks, conveyed his heartiest regards for all the support provided by the delegates, guests, media and Knowledge Partner, without whose

support putting together this seminar would have been a distant dream.

Topics of interest in current scenario like “What stops Indian Garment Industry from being the Global Leader?”, “Policy Framework for Accelerated Growth of Indian Textile Industry”, “Compliance as a Key Requirement for Business Growth”, “Margin Improvement through Product Development” and “Can India become a Hub for Textile Machinery Manufacturing?” were touched at length during the technical session of the seminar by eminent speakers Mr. Vijay Mathur, Acting Secretary General, Apparel Export Promotion Council; Mr. Ravi Shankar Singh, Business Head, Blue Blends India Limited, Mr. Rajendra Singh Cheema, Compliance Head -Trident Group (Terry Towel Unit); Mr. Nabarun Kar, AGM (Fiber Marketing), Grasim Industries and Mr. Laxmikant Rathi, Vice President, ATE Enterprises Private Limited.

Technical Session was moderated by Mr. Vikas Bhargava, Editor-Newsletter, TAI-Delhi, and the proceedings were summarized by Mr. Vikas Chachra, Vice Chairman, TAI-Delhi. In the end, Mr. Navin Goyal, Chairman, TAI-Delhi proposed the Vote of thanks to Speakers, Delegates and Organizers for untiring efforts in making the Seminar a great success.

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The famous hand woven Pashmina Shawls from Kashmir shall come with GI mark for assuring the customers on product quality. The GI mark shall be given only after clearing tests for originality of fabric, finesses of threads, spinning methods and weaving technology at Testing and Quality Certification Center, which was inaugurated by the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah at Craft Development Centre. The Chief Minister gave two years time frame to Craft Development Institute to replace all fake Pashmina shawls from the market, so that confidence and trust is built in the world market about the genuineness of Kashmir Pashmina Shawls. Replying various questions, the Chief Minister said that his Government would take all possible measures to strengthen the handicrafts sector.

Mr. Rahul Mishra was awarded for the woolen outfit which portrays the journey of the human race and the process of metamorphosis that our planet has undergone in the last century. He designed the garment with beautiful hand-embroidery of Merino wool yarn on Merino wool jacket dress. He was awarded Australian $ 50,000 and he will represent India and the middle East at the finale, scheduled at Milan in February 2014.

To promote business India has signed 10 Free Trade Agreements and 5 limited Preferential Trade Agreement (PTAs). Government is showing keen interest on this and negotiating for 18 FTAs, including expansion /review of some of the existing F TA s . T h e d e t a i l s a r e a v a i l a b l e a t http://commerce.gov.in

Teijin Limited showcased high performance Technora Para Aramid fiber for the Mock Space Elevator Challenge at Fujinomiya, Japan. Technora was selected for its outstanding strength, heat and fatigue-resistance and dimensional stability. It is used in a range of applications, including industrial ropes, cables, belts and hoses and concrete reinforcement etc. It was also used by NASA for the suspension cords that connected the enormous parachute to 'Curiosity Rover', which landed safely on Mars in August last year.

Ethnic Indian wear is getting popular among Hollywood stars on red carpets and runways, this is helping increase in demand from international markets and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the country are confirming increasing demand via ecommerce. According to alibaba dot com, there has been a significant spurt in global demand for fashion apparels like Indian kaftans and kurtis, designer sarees, salwar kameez and jewellery like kundan and polka.

The geo textiles are gaining importance on account of large scale infrastructural development going on at a global level. The geo textiles perform several functions which include separation, filtration, reinforcement, protection, and draining. The major applications for geo textiles are road industry, erosion control, waste management and pavement repair etc. The emerging economies have large number of projects which are being developed currently. The countries such as China, India, and other Asian economies are growing markets for geo textiles industry. The emerging economies linke China and India have large number of projects which are being developed currently. It is estimated to reach US$ 2.5 billion in Asia and US$ 6.3 billion worldwide by year 2017.

Birla Cellulose the prestigious brand of Aditya Birla Group unveiled LiVA specially created for women wear for Spring Summer of 2014 at Gurgaon recently. Wide range of 350 garments was showcased under the following themes called Indian Contemporain, Lounge Recourir, Formal Fluidite and Occasion Feminine. The collections was crafted from LiVA's aura radiated both style and sophistication which appeals to the new age women consumers who want to look fashionable yet want to be classic.

The past couple of months had seen sharp depreciation and this has result in advantage India by gain in cost competitiveness stated by Mr. Manikam Ramaswami, Chairman, Texprocil, on August 30th 2013 in a communiqué to all Texprocil

o address the call of Zero effluent discharge and help the Ttextile industry to tackle the release of toxic wastewater, ETI Dynamics collaborates with IIT Kanpur and TAI-Delhi to hold a 'Round Table Discussion on Recycle and Reuse of Textile Industry Effluent'.

The discussion would provide a better understanding of the key issues within the Textile sector and discuss potential methodologies of implanting a ZLD mechanism including financial models. This discussion will be attended by representatives from Ministry of Environment & Forest (MoEF) & Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) along with other veterans from technology providing companies and financial institutions.

The date finalized for the event is 8th of November 2013. The discussion will be held at Indian International Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi and would be of 2-3 hours duration.

The event will be jointly organised by IIT-Kanpur, ETI Dynamics and TAI-Delhi. The interested members may contact Mr. Navin Goyal, Chairman, TAI-Delhi at 09871973799 or at navin@filatech.in

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members. He further added that the exporting community needs to appreciate this fact and to a large extent retain the benefits of Rupee depreciation and use the additional profits to scale up and contribute through job creation and more exports. Mills should resist selling at lower US$ rates. The world needs Indian yarns as much as India wants to sell it to them, he stressed.

According to report on Performance Apparel Markets from the UK-based business information company Textiles Intelligence Demand for indoor sportswear and fitness apparel is set for strong growth despite constrained consumer spending. The rise is attributable to a number of factors, notably growing awareness among consumers of the benefits of indoor exercise for health and wellbeing, increase in participation, particularly among women, in a number of indoor sports and fitness activities, rise in the number of indoor sports facilities and huge improvements in the functionality and comfort of garments designed for indoor exercise and thereby fuel demand for indoor sportswear. Prospects for this growing market therefore remain bright.

Continuation of the Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme in 12th Plan period. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs

today gave its approval for continuing the Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme (TUFS) during the 12th Plan period with a major focus on powerlooms in accordance with the Budget announcement for the financial year 2013-14. The total budget outlay for continuation of the scheme will be about Rs.11,900 crore, out of which Rs. 2,400 crore have been allocated for the financial year 2013-14.

Agriculture Minister Mr. Sharad Pawar has said that a group of ministers (GoM) has been set up to look into the proposal to levy export duty of 10 per cent on cotton beyond a declared exportable surplus. Besides Mr. Sharad Pawar, the GoM would comprise of Commerce Minister Mr. Anand Sharma and Textiles Minister Dr. Kavuru Sambasiva Rao among others. Currently, there is neither any export duty nor restriction on quantity of shipment of cotton after registering contracts with the DGFT. Under the policy, the Textile Ministry had recommended an export duty of 10 per cent ad valorem at FOB or Rs 10,000 per ton, whichever is less, for all cotton exports exceeding the declared/ revised exportable surplus.