Articles tagged under: Textiles

PM Narendrabhai Modi to perform ground breaking of PM MITRA park at Vansi Bordi

February 10, 2024
PM Narendrabhai Modi to perform ground breaking of PM MITRA park at Vansi Bordi

Surat: Prime Minister Narendrabhai Modi will on 22nd February perform a groundbreaking for the proposed PM Mega Integrated Textile Regionals & Apparel Park (PM Mitra Mega Textile Park) at Vansibordi in Jalalpor taluka of Navsari district. The function is scheduled for 3 to 4 pm. The Prime Minister will address around one lakh small-major traders on this occasion. The upcoming park is over 1,000 acres of land. To reach the project site, the State government has allocated a Rs. 600 crore br...Read More

Textile Ministry holds exhibition of handloom and handicraft at Saurashtra Tamil Sangamam

April 19, 2023
Textile Ministry holds exhibition of handloom and handicraft at Saurashtra Tamil Sangamam

Somnath: The Ministry of Textiles has organised an exhibition of handloom and handicraft at Somnath and Dwarka, showcasing the exquisite range of handloom and handicraft from the States of Tamil Nadu and Gujarat. The Ministry is also organizing a Chintan Shivir with Textile Industry stakeholders on 21-22 April 2023 at Rajkot, to discuss and deliberate upon various important agendas and topical issues pertaining to the textile industry The activities are a part of  “Saurashtra Tamil Sangama...Read More

Americans in awe of linen and viscose fabric from Surat, huge demand for city’s textiles

June 12, 2022
Americans in awe of linen and viscose fabric from Surat, huge demand for city’s textiles

Atlanta: The Chamber has organized a three-day exhibition in Atlanta to encourage the textile industries of Surat. Stalls displaying yarn from Surat to finished fabric have been put up at the exhibition. The Chamber claims that foreign buyers have fallen in love with the fabrics from Surat. Saturday was the second day of the Global Textile Trade Fair organized by the Chamber. Many foreign businessmen have evinced interest in establishing trading ties. Indian ethnic wear for women, Kurti-kurta...Read More

Surat yarn dealers to use software to check credit report of weavers/merchants before selling yarn

May 27, 2022
Surat yarn dealers to use software to check credit report of weavers/merchants before selling yarn

Surat: South Gujarat Yarn Dealers Association, using the services of a leading company, has developed a software on the lines of CIBIL that will reduce the possibility of defaults in the yarn market, which has an annual turnover of Rs 8,000 crore. Pankesh Patel, newly appointed president of the association, and past president Anil Dalal claim that some weavers and merchants keep payment to a dealer pending and buy yarn from a second dealer and then from a third dealer and so on. This softw...Read More

8 Textile unions of Gujarat form committee to press withdrawal of 12 per cent GST

January 04, 2022

Surat: Total 8 textile unions including 6 from Surat have formed a committee for withdrawal of the 12 percent GST rate on textile industry. The unions including the Federation of Indian Art Silk Weaving Industry (FIASWI), Gujarat Chamber, the Southern Gujarat Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SGCCI), Federation of Surat Textile Traders Association (FOSTA), the Federation of Gujarat Weavers Welfare Association (FOGWA) will appeal to the central and state government to withdraw the 12 percent GS...Read More

GST tax hike on textiles put on hold

December 31, 2021

New Delhi: The GST Council on Friday put on hold a decision to hike the tax rate on textiles to 12 per cent from 5 per cent, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said. GST council met under emergency provisions after states made a request for deferring the January 1 hike in GST tax rates on textiles. Sitharaman said a similar demand for footwear was not agreed to. A group of state finance ministers that is looking at GST rate rationalisation, has been asked to look at tax rate ...Read More

Textile markets in Surat join nationwide bandh against GST hike

December 30, 2021
Textile markets in Surat join nationwide bandh against GST hike

Surat: The textile market in Surat is on a one-day strike today, following the order of Federation of Surat Textile Traders Association (FOSTA) to keep over 70 thousand textile shops of all the 170 textile markets closed in the city. The textile merchants have kept their shops closed and various bodies associated with the textile market have also arranged protests at various places. The strike is in protest of the GST rates to be increased to 12 % from 5 % on the textile industry. FOSTA pre...Read More

Surat to join nationwide Textiles strike in protest of GST hike on December 30

December 29, 2021
Surat to join nationwide Textiles strike in protest of GST hike on December 30

Surat: Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) has declared a one day strike of textile markets, textile shops, footwear shops, garment factories and related show rooms on 30th December 2021 throughout the country in protest of the 12 percent GST to be implemented from 1st January 2022 on textile and footwear. The leaders of CAIT had informed in a press note that the merchants of textiles, garments and footwear had decided to peacefully observe a strike on 30th December to maintain their e...Read More

Roll back GST hike, stabilise cotton price are key expectations from budget: SVP Global Textiles

December 29, 2021
Roll back GST hike, stabilise cotton price are key expectations from budget:  SVP Global Textiles

Maj Gen OP Gulia, SM, VSM (retd), CEO, SVP Global Textiles Ltd Mumbai: The opening up of the world economy including the markets, malls, travel has helped the textile industry to rebounce from COVID lockdowns and restrictions. The anti-China sentiment has helped Indian Textile  manufacturers and exporters to grab a bigger share in the global textile business. The textile industry feels that it is the opportune time for the Centre to provide appropriate support to the industry to fuel its next ...Read More

Textiles, footwear associations mulling protest programmes against GST hike

November 27, 2021

Surat: Upset with a decision of the central government to increase the GST rate on textiles and footwear to 12 % from the current 5 %, the organisations of the merchants of textile and footwear have requested in a memorandum to the Chief Minister and the Ministry of Commerce to keep the GST rate of 5 % unchanged. The central government had announced increase in GST rate on textiles to 12 % from the current 7% with-effect from 1st January 2022. Confederation of All India Traders Associati...Read More