Many exporting units in India are also stuck as they aren't able to import accessories from China
India has become competitive in both polyester yarn and fabric businesses in the last couple of quarters
Textile units, mostly small and medium, are struggling to raise working capital owing to weak balance sheets
Last month, Textiles Minister Smriti Irani said in the Rajya Sabha that the Centre is considering formulation of the National Textiles Policy after consultations with states
While it may have played a crucial role in helping the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) win in the recently concluded state assembly elections in Gujarat, the Surat-based textile industry is still reeling under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) impact. According to industry sources, especially in weaving and trading, capacity utilisation at most of the powerloom and trading units is still down by 50 per cent or lesser. While the spinning units are still finding takers in the knitting industry which is doing better currently due to winter season, the latter verticals in the textile chain such as weaving and trading are still finding business unsustainable, especially among smaller players.As against a 40 million metres per day of production in the Rs 500 billion synthetic textile hub of Surat, the current production is down to 2.5 million metres per day. Similarly in the weaving sector, as against a Rs 600 million daily turnover in the pre-GST era, the same is still down by 50 per ..
Polyester yarn prices increased 6-8 per cent in the past one month and 12-15 per cent in past 3 months
Slowdown, long-pending input tax credit refunds hit the city hard
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"As the matter is still under consideration of the PM Office and we are hopeful that we will get a positive response at the earliest," HEWA Director Anant Srivastava told PTI
People in the know said the Union Ministry of Textiles, under the leadership of Smriti Irani, has made a recommendation to the Ministry of Finance
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In a meeting held recently with the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, the textile industry had urged for a uniform GST rate for the entire sector
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The industry says sales in the domestic market have slumped by 20-25 per cent in recent weeks
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She made the remarks at the Textile Conclave organised by Assocham in Gandhinagar on Sunday, a release said
Work on ROSL relief underway for industry, says textile minister
80% of the country's synthetic textile output comes from Gujarat, which is seeing migrant labour move out to escape the violence following rape of a minor, and better opportunities back home
New scheme allows cooperative banks to lend to units for tech upgrade, LLP firms can also benefit; synthetic textiles to get a leg up