March 05: The Gujarat government will be setting up 2 mega textile parks to ‘enable forward and backward integration’ in the sector. This was revealed while the state budget was presented yesterday. This project will be done as a part of the union budget announcement of setting up 7 textiles parks of such kind. This move ensures a long way for the industry to compete globally.
A top English language daily quoted Chintan Thaker, co-chair, ASSOCHAM Gujarat state council, as saying, “Mega Investment Textile Parks will make the industry more competitive at a global level and this will not just boost exports but at the back-end, it will also help generate more employment. At the same time, a single cluster will definitely help bring in more investments in the textile sector.”
He further stated, “This will give an impetus to MSMEs in the textile sector, which is the highest employment generator after agriculture. It will help ancillary units in textiles in a big way. Moreover, the plug-and-play model for the park will aid employment generation and also give an ecosystem to exporters and domestic manufacturers.”
Vijay Purohit, president, Gujarat Garment Manufacturers’ Association (GGMA), said, “A cluster approach not just brings in investments but instead it also helps build an entire textile value chain, which is currently very segregated in different geographical locations. This will help the industry grow, scale-up and innovate while being more competitive.”
Referring to the state government’s announcement over the Rs. 1,500 crore outlay to provide subsidy to the industries under the textile policy, Industry stakeholders said that the help will go a long way in boosting the competitiveness of the domestic manufacturers.
