Textile Commissioner to source data for policy formulation

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Dec 15 2016 | 7:13 PM IST
To aid formulation of policies related to the textiles sector, the Textile Commissioner has been appointed as statistics officer to source information for all segments except handloom, khadi and jute.
"The Textile Commissioner has been appointed, under the Collection of Statistics Act 2008, to collect data vital for analysis of status and emerging trends in industry.
"Collection of the data across all segments of Textiles except handloom, khadi & jute will also aid in formulation of policies related to the sector," a senior official told PTI.
The Textile Commissioner has been tasked with collecting data on capacity of units, employment, raw material intake, consumption, production figures and other details.
The new National Textile Policy being firmed up by the government aims to achieve USD 300 billion textile exports by 2024-25 and create an additional 35 million jobs.

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First Published: Dec 15 2016 | 7:13 PM IST

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