Labour laws need changes to make Indian text sector no.1: Min

Government needs to change policies, particularly labour laws, to take the country to the number one position in the textile sector, beating China, Union Minister Santosh Kumar Gangwar said today.
There was a huge gap between number one and two position and to overcome this there was the need to change the policy, particularly in the field of labour laws, he told reporters here on the sidelines of Diamond Jubilee celebrations of South India Textile Research Association (SITRA).
Stating that the Government--the labour ministry, was in the process of amending the labour laws, in consultation with all stakeholders, he said that once this was done, India would start climbing to the top slot in textile sector in the World.

Asked about opposition from several parties and organisations to the move, Gangwar said, "No problem. We will take all together."
To a question on implementation of the Amended Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme, Textile Commissioner, Kavita Gupta, who was also present, said the notification had already been issued and the guidelines would be in place in 10 to 15 days.
On setting up processing parks, Gangwar said that the ministry had announced six such parks, including one for Tamil Nadu, under Integrated Processing Development Scheme, at a cost of Rs.75 crore each.
Earlier inaugurating the diamond jubilee celebrations, the Minister lauded the contributions of SITRA in making the Indian textile sector scale new heights.

Joint Secretary, Ministry of Textiles, Anu Garg said the ministry was in the process of setting up standards for textile products in a phased manner to get HSN Code, which was expected in four or five months' period.