Addressing a number of challenges affecting the local textile industry, the Southern Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SGCCI) addressed Union Textile Minister Giriraj Singh in New Delhi.
SGCCI President Vijay Mevawala and South Gujarat Textile Processing Association (SGTPA) President Jitendra Vakhariya attended the meeting, which was also attended by Union Minister for Jal Shakti, C R Paatil.
The Quality Control Order (QCO) placed on a few specialty polyester yarns that are being imported from China and are not produced domestically has been challenged, according to SGCCI President Vijay Mevawala. These yarns include industrial high-denier polyester yarn, mechanical stretch yarn, bi-shrinkage yarn, low denier low filament yarn, and low denier high filament yarn.
The SGCCI stressed that lifting the QCO would help the textile business in India by guaranteeing the supply of these necessary resources, which would assist the industry’s expansion and competitiveness.
In order to assist the textile sector, Mevawala also demanded important changes, such as the resuscitation of the Amended Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme (ATUF).
It was brought up at the meeting that India currently contributes just 2 per cent of the world’s textile exports, with the government hoping to raise this to 10 per cent by 2047. It was also requested that the Yarn Bank Scheme be reinstated. Small weavers are facing tough challenges as a result of the QCO, which has resulted in large price increases and decreased yarn availability.
