Mini-Textile Park In Tiruchi Can Make Weaving Sector Profitable
Weavers in Tiruchi district of Tamil Nadu could benefit by joining the Mini Textile Park scheme, as it would give them a better chance to streamline production and share facilities.
Efforts are believed to be on to expedite the establishment of clusters in Tiruchi in order to give a boost to the textile sector.
“Small firms that are interested in joining, will profit by sharing production facilities, which otherwise require outsourcing,” a senior official of the Department of Handlooms and Textiles, Tiruchi said.
“A minimum of three companies can form a cluster. This will help to create a textile hub in the district,” the official added.
Under the scheme, entrepreneurs will be offered financial assistance of up to Rs 2.5 crore.
Initiatives like the Mini Textile Park could make disparate units such as the handloom weavers of the district, profitable by unifying their operations.
“This is an opportunity for textile sector to develop in Tiruchi because it integrates concepts like effluent treatment facilities,” Rajappa, President, Tiruchi District Tiny and Small Scale Industries Association said.
“As has been seen in the case of older manufacturing cities like Tiruppur, Coimbatore and Erode, the textile industry has been a major cause of environmental pollution,” Rajappa told the Hindu.
“With proper monitoring built into the Mini Textile Park scheme, the sector could succeed in Tiruchi,” he observed.
Rajappa, however, cautioned that many potential participants may be unable to fulfill the condition of procuring two acres of land to join the scheme.
“Since Tiruchi is known for its small fabrication units, a similar promotion may help local manufacturers to pool their resources and make the region an engineering production hub,” he stated.
