Textiles Minister Smriti Irani Saturday urged the industry to go for innovation and come forward in taking new initiatves.
She said that the government is pushing for small size firms to become mid-size as 80 per cent of the companies in the textiles industry are in the MSME sector. "Big players are many", she said.
Speaking at an interaction organised by Indian Chamber of Commerce here, Irani said "There is a need for innovation. The case of technical textiles is one such example."
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