A new ‘Baseline Survey of Power Loom Sector’ is in the offing. The Ministry of Textiles has entrusted this project to AC Nielsen ORG MARG Pvt Ltd, New Delhi.

The exercise is being taken up at the national level and is to be completed in nine months.

Mr Mammen Thomas, Assistant Director at the Regional Office of the Textile Commissioner, Chinthamani Co-operative Super Market Complex here, has in a communication urged the units in the power loom sector to cooperate and provide the requisite information to officials of AC Nielsen ORG MARG to facilitate them prepare the report.

The survey will include information on installed and working capacity, technology and age of the machine, manpower and financials.

“The information will be used in development planning and policy formulation,” Mr Thomas said.

lnr@thehindu.co.in

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