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Be Aggressive Against Forced Labour Chinese Garments: NCTO

Textile Insights October 23, 2023

National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO) urged the US government to take immediate and aggressive action to step up enforcement against import of Chinese apparels made from forced labour. NCTO also urged action against Chinese made counterfeit garments which are devastating the vital US

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‘Exempt QCO Against Advance Authorisations’ – SRTEPC Chairman

Textile Insights September 28, 2023

Imports against advance authorisations need to be exempted from the requirements of Quality Control Orders (QCOs) that includes manmade fibre textiles products such as fibres and yarns. Bhadresh Dodhia, Chairman of The Synthetic & Rayon Textiles Export Promotion Council (SRTEPC) pointed out that QCOs for textiles have exempted imports for re-export purpose from the

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US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand Reintroduces ‘FABRIC’ Act

Textile Insights September 18, 2023

US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand has reintroduced the Fashioning Accountability and Building Real Institutional Change (FABRIC) Act to support domestic garment manufacturing and combat subminimum wages. Senator Gillibrand’s FABRIC Act seeks to offer protection to nearly 100,000 US apparel workers while at the same time rejuvenate the domestic apparel production industry. The

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Center Extends Application Deadline For PLI Scheme In Textiles

September 1, 2023

Fresh Applications Welcome Until October 31st for MMF Apparel, MMF Fabrics, and Technical Textile Products The Ministry of Textiles has announced an extension of the application deadline for the PLI scheme in textiles, specifically for MMF Apparel, MMF Fabrics, and Technical Textile products. Interested parties are now invited to submit their applications until October

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G20 Trade Ministers Forge New Agreements At Jaipur Meeting

August 27, 2023

The G20 Trade and Investment Ministers’ meeting led by Piyush Goyal, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, and Textiles, successfully concluded in Jaipur, India. The meeting saw active participation from G20 members, invited countries and international organizations, including the World Trade Organization (WTO),

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India May Announce Incentives For Textile & Garment Sector

Textile Insights August 24, 2023

The government of India may announce fiscal incentives for the ailing textile and garment by this year-end, which has been impacted by decline in export orders. According to media reports, the incentives may be provided under the production linked incentive (PLI) scheme that the government offers, to boost manufacturing in various sectors. Referring to industry […]

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Textiles Ministry To Keep PLI Portal Open Till Aug 31

Textile Insights July 19, 2023

The Ministry of Textiles has decided to keep the PLI Portal open till August 31, 2023 for inviting applications from interested companies under PLI scheme of Textiles for MMF Apparel, MMF Fabrics and products of Technical Textiles. In a notification dated July 18, the Ministry of Textiles stated that it did so, considering numerous requests […]

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EURATEX Welcomes Progress On Ecodesign, But Highlights Concerns

Textile Insights July 14, 2023

While, welcoming the progress on the Ecodesign Regulation in the European Parliament (EP), the European Apparel and Textile Organisation (EURATEX) also expressed concerns regarding the EP’s approach to target the textile industry in a regulation designed to be a framework legislation for all sectors. EURATEX regretted that the European Parliament has overlooked the plea

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Surat Jari Producers Welcome GST Rate Reduction

Textile Insights July 13, 2023

Jari yarn manufacturers of Surat, which is the biggest manufacturing hub for Jari production, have welcomed the decision of the GST Council to reduce GST rate from 12 percent to 5 percent on Jari yarn. Since the introduction of GST in 2017, the Surat Jari Manufacturers Association has been demanding reduction in the GST rate, […]

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Textiles Ministry Offers 5% Higher Support To SAMARTH

Textile Insights July 12, 2023

The textiles ministry has empanelled 43 new implementing partners under the Scheme for Capacity Building in Textiles Sector (SAMARTH), with an additional training target of 75,000 beneficiaries and 5 percent increment in support to implementing partners. Under SAMARTH, the government of India has partnered 157 textile industries, trade associations and various central and