| India fast emerging as manufacturing
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| | products. The city is popular for any
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| hubIndia's technological prowess coupled
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| | buyer who needs sweaters in woolen as
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| with a favorable industrial climate is
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| | well as cotton blends. Nearly all buying
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| making the country a hub for not just
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| | organizations functioning with sweaters
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| software, but also the manufacturing
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| | have vendors in the city. Many of the
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| sector, the Commerce and Industry
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| | brands supplying from Ludhiana cover
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| Minister Kamal Nath reported at the World
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| | Sears, Target, Espirit, GAP, H&M, Tom
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| Economic Forum held at Davos. According
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| | Taylor, NEXT, to quote a few of the more
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| to Kamal Nath, the hub of world economic
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| | design oriented buyers. In addition,
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| activity is shifting from the Atlantic to
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| | technologically, the center is equipped
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| the Indian Ocean. India's technological
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| | with processes to offer innovation and
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| skills together with its attractiveness
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| | value-addition to flat knits, which is in
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| as a manufacturing centre are fast making
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| | huge demand among the buyers. The hub is
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| it the hub of not only IT-enabled
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| | exporting nearly $18 billion, which is
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| services but also manufacturing.Superior
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| | growing rapidly. The leading exporters
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| quality manufacturing centers: Geared up
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| | cover Oswal Group, Nahar Group, Vardhman,
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| Indian Garment Industry
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| | Greatway, Goyal Knitwears, Mohini Exports
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| The diversity of India can be
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| | and Bhandari Exports.WestThe central
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| discouraging for any visitor, more so for
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| | government intends to establish a
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| a person who plans to start a business
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| | Rs.7-billion international convention
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| from such a huge country without an
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| | centre in Mumbai, which will work as a
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| outline from where to start. Over the
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| | hub for the textile industry, Textile
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| years, the country has provided numerous
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| | Minister Shankersinh Vaghela said on the
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| regional hubs with niche product
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| | sidelines of 'Images Fashion Forum', in
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| specialization, making it more suitable
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| | Mumbai.Jaipur for Handwork and
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| for international players to source and
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| | Traditional PrintsJaipur is emerging as a
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| perform in India. Even for the garment
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| | small quantity high fashion centre for
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| industry, the concept of hubs has
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| | art work and handwork products. This city
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| received a good acceptance with a few
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| | is ideal for the products with works like
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| major areas developing as product
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| | bandhini, block printing and hand
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| specialists; - Delhi, Chennai, Bangalore,
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| | embroidery to the western silhouette,
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| Tirupur and Jaipur are the most famous
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| | basically working with Indian fabric.
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| with other hubs being Ludhiana for flat
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| | Also, it is emerging as the main hub for
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| knits and Amritsar for woolen and warp
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| | home furnishing and fashion accessories,
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| knit fabric. Each area works as an
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| | and it is well-known amongst Japanese
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| independent performer, self sufficient in
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| | buyers peeking for fashion items and
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| the technical, raw material and labor
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| | boutique owners across the globe. Some of
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| requirements of specific products. Delhi
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| | the leading names cover Garment Craft, KK
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| is well known for its multi product for
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| | International, Goyal Fashions, The Choice
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| fashion garments, Chennai for shirts,
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| | Fashions and Sopra International, to
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| whereas Bangalore is progressing in
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| | quote a few.GujaratThe Kandla Special
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| garments / trousers and Tirupur a leader
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| | Economic Zone (SEZ) has 11 units that
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| in exports of knitwear. Meanwhile, Jaipur
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| | were established for sorting and grading
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| is also developing as the ladies wear
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| | used clothing meant for re export to
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| fashion hub with specialized handwork and
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| | African countries. Under Open General
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| ethnic feel.Recently many Textile Apparel
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| | Licence, the government relaxed imports
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| Parks (SEZ, Special Economic Zones) are
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| | of used clothing after the Kutch
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| going to come up. Some of them are
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| | earthquake of 2001.The more than a
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| mentioned below:. In order to increase
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| | half-a-century-old printing and dyeing
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| the growth of garment, hosiery and
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| | industry of Jetpur, surrounded with the
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| apparel industry in the state, the West
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| | industrial areas of Manavadar, Gondal and
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| Bengal government is establishing a
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| | Shapar-Veraval, is setting up Rs
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| multi-functional "Garment Park" at a cost
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| | 120-crore apparel park within the next
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| of Rs. 45 crores.. Recently, Textile
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| | six months. The park will inculcate a new
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| Minister Shankarsinh Vaghela informed the
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| | life in the ailing industry well-known
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| Parliament, that the Center has accorded
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| | for its prints.Likely to establish near
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| an approval to establish a special
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| | Pithadia village, the apparel park will
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| economic zone (SEZ) for textiles at
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| | have a huge treatment plant, washing
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| Hassan, Karnataka.. Establishment of a
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| | plots, as well as printing and dyeing
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| Special Economic Zone (SEZ) at Amritsar
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| | factories. While the State Government has
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| and 16 new mega projects at a massive
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| | agreed to provide Narmada water for the
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| investment of Rs 15981.17 crore was
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| | printing and dyeing units, the Jetpur
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| approved by the Punjab Government's
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| | Printing and Dyeing Units Association
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| Empowered Committee on Industries.There
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| | will bear the expense of building the
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| are about 700 units functioning in
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| | treatment plant with a capacity of around
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| India's existing SEZs, offering
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| | 5 million liters.Furthermore, all 530
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| employment to about one lakh persons, out
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| | units which are currently scattered in
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| of which 40% are women. Indian
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| | the city will be transferred to the park,
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| industrialist have so far spend about Rs
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| | even as the pipeline network to release
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| 1500 crore ($ 340 million) in these units
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| | treated water from the plant to the gulf
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| and FDI has been Rs.500 crore ($113
| |
| | of Porbandar would solve the environment
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| million). Exports from SEZs in 2004 were
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| | problems. The expert and industrialist
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| $ 3 billion (Rs 13,275 crore), about 5%
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| | believe that the apparel park will be
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| of India's total exports.Really,
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| | instrumental in increasing the turnover
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| development in India textile industry has
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| | between Rs 190 crore and Rs 200 crore per
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| been inspiring. Production of fabrics has
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| | annum with an addition of 100 new units,
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| increased from 39844 million sq. meters
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| | and will raise the production by at least
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| in 2001-2002 to 43498 million sq. meters
| |
| | 25 per cent in the first year itself. The
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| during 2004-2005. The per capita
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| | park will generate employment for
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| availability of cloth has also increased
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| | additional 20,000 people from this
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| from 22.9 sq. meters in 1991-92 to about
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| | area.'Khanga' & 'Kitanga' style of cotton
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| 31.0 sq. meters in 2003-04.As per the
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| | dressing which is mostly seen in the
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| latest export figures available (in Rs)
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| | African sub-continent was made at Jetpur
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| for April-August, 2005, except man made
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| | and exported to African countries. Jetpur
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| textiles (-16.4%), all sectors
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| | alone fulfilled 80 per cent of the need
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| experienced a lucrative development i.e.
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| | of Khanga-Kitanga segment till 2001, but
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| Readymade Garment (12.3%), Cotton
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| | as low-priced Chinese products were
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| textiles (0.3%), Wool (30.5%), Silk
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| | introduced in the market, Jetpur's share
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| (2.1%), Handicrafts (17.8%), Coir & Coir
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| | decreased to 40 per cent.An eco textile
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| manufactures (16.0%) and Jute Goods
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| | park is going to be set up at Palsana,
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| (13.7%).The government has permitted
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| | Gujarat, on National Highway No.8, which
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| foreign equity participation up to 100%,
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| | will be the first leading public private
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| through automatic route, in the textile
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| | project, where over 100 textile units can
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| sector with the only exclusion in
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| | produce under the one roof. The project
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| knitwear/knitting sector, which is still
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| | will be constructed at a projected price
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| set aside for SSI. From the SSI sector,
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| | of Rs.115 crore, generating employment
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| the Government has taken again (which was
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| | opportunities for over 20000 persons,
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| reserved) the woven segment of readymade
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| | which is likely to be completed by July
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| garment. Pursuant to the pronouncement
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| | 2007. The project will be supported by
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| done in the Union Budget 2005-06, hosiery
| |
| | 40% subsidy from the Union Government and
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| and knitwear has also been de-reserved
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| | information on infrastructural will be
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| from the SSI sector. Apparel Export
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| | given by the State Government.Pradip
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| Promotion Council is making an Apparel
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| | Hi-Tech Textile Park Ltd, promoted by
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| International Mart at Gurgaon with the
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| | Pradip Group has been planned to be built
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| help of the government. The total area of
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| | in 200 acres in Sanand near Ahmedabad, to
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| the plot is 5 acres and an Apparel
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| | manufacture garments and fabrics for
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| International Mart (AIM) Complex is being
| |
| | exports as well as home textiles, with an
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| made with 250-300 showrooms, which will
| |
| | investment of Rs 720 crores. The Group
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| be assigned to the exporters. This will
| |
| | plans to invest in different phases and
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| offer a world class facility to the
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| | is scheduled to start operations from
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| apparel exporters to promote their
| |
| | 2007 with separate units for weaving,
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| products and will work as a one stop shop
| |
| | spinning and processing to get the final
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| for well-known international buyers.An
| |
| | product, said Pradip Karia, founder of
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| India Exposition Mart is being
| |
| | the group. Around Rs 110 crores will be
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| established at Greater Noida, so that
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| | initially invested of which 65 percent
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| important assistance may be offered to
| |
| | will be funded by four banks, said Karia.
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| cottage and small scale handicrafts units
| |
| | Around Rs 205 crores is planned to be
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| exporters in their promotional works.
| |
| | raised through Initial Public Offer (IPO)
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| This Mart is an everlasting showcase on
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| | by August 2006 for further investments,
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| the lines of other major international
| |
| | said Karia. This park will become the
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| Marts. The project is being invested
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| | largest weaving and spinning unit of
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| totally from the industry on the basis of
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| | western India, informed
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| a bankable project. Though, the
| |
| | Karia.SouthTirupur the city of knitwear
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| Government is offering a support of Rs.
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| | Of all the hubs, Tirupur, normally
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| 12 crores for the project.Twenty one
| |
| | recognised as the knitwear city, has
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| Powerloom Service Centres (PSC) in the
| |
| | observed a quicker, rather incremental
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| country are being re-harnessed for
| |
| | growth of the knitwear sector from India
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| upgrading through the ongoing delivery
| |
| | in the last 10 years. It is mainly due to
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| and commissioning of the duly granted
| |
| | of the development that the city has
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| machineries and other equipments. SSI
| |
| | experienced during this time. Today,
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| Powerloom units have been set up under
| |
| | approximately every leading retailer is
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| TUFS for benefited for 12% upfront
| |
| | purchasing knitwear from this city due to
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| capital subsidy on the pattern of other
| |
| | its cost effective production. The
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| SSI units.The Government has planned a
| |
| | totally incorporated nature of knitwear
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| Hi-tech Weaving Park Scheme, which will
| |
| | production, from spinning to shipment,
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| give capital subsidy on modern machinery
| |
| | has observed this industry increase not
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| and construction of Group Worksheds for
| |
| | only in quality but also value-addition
|
| weavers. Five High-tech weaving parks at
| |
| | and fast track fashion. Technology is a
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| a total cost of Rs. 78 crores have been
| |
| | main motivator and vendors are spending
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| granted for Rabkavi, Vaigai, Palladam,
| |
| | in capacity and developed systems for
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| Cauvery and Hyderabad. This will offer
| |
| | larger gains. The Tirupur apparel park,
|
| additional employment for 12,000
| |
| | which is to come up very soon, is a
|
| people.Government has set up a new
| |
| | self-sustaining center with every
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| central sector scheme, from 2005-06,
| |
| | facility appealing to international
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| namely "Integrated Handloom Development
| |
| | buyers. Some of names cover Eastman
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| Cluster Program", for making and
| |
| | Exports, SP Apparels, SCM, Best
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| promoting handloom products. Under this,
| |
| | International, Centwin, Network Clothing
|
| the ministry of textiles will consider 20
| |
| | and Stallion Garments, to name a few.As
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| clusters in the first phase at a cost of
| |
| | these centers develop on their individual
|
| Rs.40.00 crore. This will be a Central
| |
| | strengths, efforts are in progress to
|
| Sector scheme with 100% Central grant to
| |
| | increase other hubs in different states.
|
| be liberated directly to the executing
| |
| | At present, the Andhra Pradesh Government
|
| agencies.The Ministry of Textiles has
| |
| | has done a special endeavor to request
|
| reformed the TCID & APE Schemes into one
| |
| | majority exporters from all over the
|
| well-organized "Scheme for Integrated
| |
| | country to invest in the State. They have
|
| Textile Parks" for pacing up the
| |
| | also provided facilities that are very
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| execution of the Schemes and to realize
| |
| | appealing, like hire and fire policy for
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| the vision of attaining export target of
| |
| | labor and wage rates that are 15 per cent
|
| $50 billion by 2010. The Scheme is made
| |
| | economical than Chennai. Furthermore,
|
| on Public-Private Partnership (PPP) and
| |
| | many apparel parks are in the pipeline in
|
| foreseeing covering a professional agency
| |
| | an effort to offer better facilities for
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| for project execution. The main objective
| |
| | effective and global garmenting
|
| of the SITP is to offer the industry with
| |
| | needs.Netaji Apparel Park (NAP) is spread
|
| world-class infrastructure facilities for
| |
| | across 166 acres on the
|
| establishing their textile units. The
| |
| | Avanashi-Perumanallur National Highway,
|
| scheme would of help to textile units for
| |
| | at New Tirupur, and is India's first and
|
| satisfying international environmental
| |
| | largest apparel park which now offers
|
| and social standards.NorthDelhi the multi
| |
| | employment to nearly 7,000 people.It is
|
| product fashion destination
| |
| | supported by the Tirupur Exporters'
|
| Union Minister of Textile, Shankersinh
| |
| | Association (TEA). NAP houses 60
|
| Vaghela said on the sidelines of `Images
| |
| | industrial buildings with 20 lakh sq ft
|
| Fashion Forum', in Mumbai, that the
| |
| | built-up areas. So far, Rs. 95 crores has
|
| government would spend a total sum of Rs
| |
| | been invested on its infrastructure. The
|
| 300- 400 crore over a period of one year
| |
| | Center offered nearly Rs.14 crores as
|
| for the development of Delhi Haat kind of
| |
| | grant.As the park becomes fully
|
| Haats across the country and there would
| |
| | functional, about 20,000 more people will
|
| be at least one Haat in each capital of
| |
| | get employment. The park possesses 2.2 MW
|
| the state.On the payments made till date
| |
| | captive power plant, telephone exchange,
|
| under the TUFS scheme of the government,
| |
| | bank, sewage treatment system and
|
| Vaghela reported that till date, Rs
| |
| | uninterrupted water supply.The leading
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| 31,000 crore worth of loans have been
| |
| | center is Chennai, which has always been
|
| paid out under TUFS and loans calculating
| |
| | well-known for production of shirts, its
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| to Rs 18,000 crore have been allotted
| |
| | specialty, and basic products in large
|
| under the UPA government. The government
| |
| | quantities. This centre has gained
|
| would also come up with 18 apparel parks
| |
| | excellent growth in the last few years
|
| in one and a half year under the
| |
| | and the major problem at present is the
|
| Integrated Textile Park Scheme. According
| |
| | low margins offered in basic products.
|
| to him, each apparel park at an expected
| |
| | Though, the center has reacted well and
|
| investment of Rs 100 crore is projected
| |
| | enhanced in fractures to increase
|
| to employ 15,000 people and the
| |
| | capacity and productivity. In joint
|
| government would widen subsidy for the
| |
| | venture with Sri Lankan and Indonesian
|
| parks.Fashion is a strong point in the
| |
| | firms many large companies are coming up
|
| north with an appealing combination of
| |
| | in Chennai. Shirts calculated to 60 per
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| woven and knit choices as a
| |
| | cent of the production in the city with
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| value-addition. Many factories in Delhi -
| |
| | underwear and lingerie products. The
|
| NCR region are working with an ability to
| |
| | larger exporters cover Rattha
|
| manage different styles and fabrics on a
| |
| | International, Leela Scottish, Meridian
|
| regular basis. The labor in this region
| |
| | Apparels, Medident India, PS Apparels and
|
| is generally from outside and men manage
| |
| | SM Apparels. The labour force is mainly
|
| the machines with heavy focus on
| |
| | women who are accepted to be very
|
| value-addition and embellishments. This
| |
| | committed, adding to the soaring
|
| is not to articulate that Delhi and its
| |
| | productivity. The main areas are
|
| nearby areas of Gurgaon, Manesar,
| |
| | developed in working efficiency, better
|
| Faridabad, Noida and Khandsa are only
| |
| | technology and product
|
| making ladies' and kids' fashion wear.
| |
| | development.EastWest Bengal establishing
|
| There are lots of companies who have
| |
| | multi-functional Garment Park
|
| spent a huge amount for technology
| |
| | In order to increase the growth of
|
| determined factories for more structured
| |
| | garment, hosiery and apparel industry in
|
| and basic garments. Though, these
| |
| | the state, the West Bengal government is
|
| companies are the lead players who have a
| |
| | establishing a multi-functional "Garment
|
| superior position thought, particularly
| |
| | Park" at a cost of Rs 45 crores.Declaring
|
| made infrastructure for their buyers to
| |
| | the state-of-the-art project to be
|
| offer them with multi products rather
| |
| | completed by 2007, West Bengal Industrial
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| than trailing business to other areas
| |
| | Development Corporation (WBIDC) Chairman
|
| specialising such products.Many such
| |
| | and State Industries Minister, Nirupam
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| players in this area are Orient Craft,
| |
| | Sen, reported to the media that the state
|
| Shahi Exports, Modelama, Richa Garments,
| |
| | government had already obtained about 8.5
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| Orient Clothing, SPL,Pearl Global, Matrix
| |
| | hectares land at Beliaghata in South-East
|
| and Addi Industries, all of whom have
| |
| | Kolkata for this reason and WBIDC and
|
| made superior value in various product
| |
| | ICICI Winfra had been selected as the
|
| ranges and are servicing some of the best
| |
| | Project Consultant.Under the project a
|
| retailers / brands in the global market.
| |
| | five-storey Standard Design Factory
|
| Product Development is becoming a focal
| |
| | (SDF), meant for establishing
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| point in Delhi and technology is mainly
| |
| | manufacturing units, and a three-storey
|
| targeted on basic sewing and value¬
| |
| | Common Facilities Building (CFB) would be
|
| addition machines. Even in the case of
| |
| | set up as common service and logistic
|
| products that are offered in other areas,
| |
| | support units for the
|
| the focus is on value¬ addition and
| |
| | manufacturers.Considering that the
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| multiplicity in product offerings.Special
| |
| | location of the park was ideal for the
|
| Economic Zone (SEZ) establishment at
| |
| | garment industry, because of it having
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| Amritsar and 16 new mega projects at a
| |
| | superior connectivity with the airport,
|
| massive investment of Rs 15981.17 crore
| |
| | Kolkata port, railway stations and
|
| were approved by the Punjab Government's
| |
| | national highways, a scheme had also been
|
| Empowered Committee on Industries. These
| |
| | made to strengthen the approach road to
|
| projects would generate a total of 4.30
| |
| | the park and its adjoining canal.The park
|
| lakh jobs.M/s DLF Universal Ltd would
| |
| | will be made in two phases, adding
|
| develop SEZ at Amritsar, which would
| |
| | phase-one of the 'dream project' would
|
| cover an area of 1000 acre. Other
| |
| | include three SDF buildings, the common
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| projects approved by the Committee
| |
| | facility building, a working women hostel
|
| include SEZ project on 2500 acres at
| |
| | and other auxiliary service buildings.Two
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| Jalandhar and in Ludhiana, at an
| |
| | more SDF buildings would be added in
|
| investment of Rs 1800 crore, providing
| |
| | phase-two of the project and each SDF
|
| 4000 jobs.Ludhiana warming upTextile
| |
| | buildings in phase-one would have nearly
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| projects at the cost of Rs 1500 crore
| |
| | 1,20,000 square feet super built-up
|
| will be set up by Ludhiana Integrated
| |
| | space. One SDF building would be reserved
|
| Textile Park Ltd, in Ludhiana district,
| |
| | completely for smaller units, around
|
| providing jobs to about 85000 people. The
| |
| | 3,300 sq.ft each, while other two SDF
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| Research and Development project in the
| |
| | buildings would include medium and large
|
| field of agro industries with an
| |
| | units of super built-up area of about
|
| investment of Rs 92 crore in Ludhiana
| |
| | 5,600 sq.ft and 11,300 sq.ft
|
| district will help generate employment
| |
| | accordingly.Altogether, nearly 70
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| for 91000 people. Another industrial park
| |
| | manufacturing units would be given space
|
| at Mohali and an integrated textile park
| |
| | in the first phase of the project, adding
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| at Ludhiana with an investment of Rs
| |
| | after phase two was completed the park
|
| 2037.61 crore and generating employment
| |
| | would given nearly 100 more units, which
|
| for 1,06,000 people is also going to be
| |
| | was projected to create employment for
|
| set up.With a joint venture between
| |
| | 8,000 workers.The construction of the
|
| Punjab Small Industries and Export
| |
| | project has already started and the first
|
| Corporation Ltd and Apparel Exporters
| |
| | phase is projected to be completed by
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| Association of Ludhiana, a 100 per cent
| |
| | September 2007.Garment and hosiery
|
| export oriented mega apparel park at
| |
| | manufacturing units of that region and
|
| Doraha on GT Road in Ludhiana is being
| |
| | their associations had showed strong
|
| planned. The projected apparel park will
| |
| | importance for booking spaces at the SDF
|
| be proliferated over 100 acres of land,
| |
| | building.Fibre2fashion.com- Leading B2B
|
| of which 82 acres have been acquired and
| |
| | Portal of Fashion, Textile and Apparel
|
| the remaining land will be acquired in
| |
| | Industry offers Free Fashion Articles,
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