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Indian Texpreneurs’ Federation (ITF) has sought a few policy changes to make the mill sector vibrant.
In a memorandum submitted to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, ITF Secretary D Prabhu has sought the support of the Centre to do business with ease.
An industry insider said there was some disconnect between the TN textile sector and the Ministry of Textiles at the Centre.
“Many of our burning issues such as undue delay in disbursement of TU subsidy, lifting the TUF blackout period (between June 29, 2010 and April 27, 2011) and scrapping the hank yarn obligation among others remain unaddressed. We look forward to some constructive dialogue to achieve the targeted growth. For this to happen, the powers-that-be in the sector need to visit this region, understand our concerns and address them without delay,” the source said.
TUF claims Prabhu said the Textile Commissionerate in Mumbai had released the Expression of Interest (EoI) from audit firms to clear the pending TUF claims, but for the move was stalled for unknown reasons.
The Federation appealed to the Prime Minister to intervene and resolve this issue as huge amounts remain locked up.
ITF also highlighted other issues such as the need for rationalisation of duty structure on man-made fibres, imposing sourcing restrictions on duty-free import of apparels from Bangladesh and LDCs (least developed countries) and expediting FTAs with Russia, the EU and other emerging markets.
Notwithstanding such issues, the mill sector has drawn up a road map to train and place one lakh workers under the Pradhan Mantri Koushal Vikas Yojana.
“This will help us gain maximum benefit in standardisation of job roles and work practices. Already over 135 member mills of the federation have enrolled as training providers and imparted training to 6500 workers in the first phase. Another 7500 workers have been enrolled for the second batch in four months,” Prabhu added, hailing the various ‘Make in India’ initiatives and their positive impact on the textile industry.
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