Union Minister of State for Textiles & Railways, Darshana Jardosh inaugurated the first Mumbai edition of ‘Gartex Texprocess India’ Show being held at the Jio World Trade Centre from 12 to 14th May 2022. Over 120 exhibitors are exhibiting their latest product innovations and concepts. There are other concurrent shows viz, Screen Print India and Denim Show, etc.
In her address, the Minister emphasized the need for reducing India’s import dependency of textile machinery. Innovation in textile machinery can add value for many especially women who play a major role in this sector. She also complimented the organisers of the exhibition, Mex Exhibitions and Messe Frankfurt India, for organising the Mumbai edition of Gartex Texprocess show for the first time. “The exhibition ensures that it creates the demand of country’s textile cluster. It will allow domestic manufacturers to identify the right technology and thereby help the growth of Indian textiles,” she said.
During the interaction with the media, the Textiles Minister spoke about the contribution and role played by Textile Industry in the country. “Textile sector contributes 10% of the manufacturing production, 2% of India’s GDP and 15% of the country’s export earnings,” the Minister said.
The Minister also spoke about the positive impact of the recent cabinet nod for PLI Scheme for Man Made Fabric (MMF) segment and Technical Textiles at an outlay of Rs. 10,683 Crore. “67 players came forward and 61 have already got approvals,” she said.
Smt. Jardosh also spoke about the need for the Indian textile industry, mostly dependent on cotton fabric to pay attention to the global market where man-made fibre (MMF) occupies 75% share. She also appreciated the interest shown by the industry in denim fabric and remarked that the younger generation would be attracted to this.
The Minister emphasized that developing textile machinery is the need of the hour. She spoke about how innovation in textile machinery can add value for many especially women who play a major role in this sector. She also stressed the need to equip women by providing them with proper skills to meet the growing demands for ready-made garments especially those made with denim fabric in future.
Referring to her recent visit to the National Institute of Design (NID), Ahmedabad, where she happened to come across Research Documents related to the industry just lying unused, the Minister encouraged the industry and scientists to come forward with their innovations and to engage in research that can bring a solution.
