INAUGURATION OF 'VASTRA-2014'
Jaipur, Chief Minister Smt. Vasundhra Raje has said
that Rajasthan is in the orbit of most important players in the textile and
garment sector as it offers investors a complete matrix to invest, grow and
flourish. The state is the centre of attraction for investors as it provides
special incentives to textile units, trained manpower, abundant power
availability and access to market.
Smt. Raje was addressing the inauguration ceremony of
3rd International Apparel and Textile Fair 'Vastra-2014' at Jaipur Exhibition
and Convention Centre, Sitapura on Wednesday. She said our government is committed
to make Rajasthan a destination where every single entrepreneur would want to
set up industry. She called upon the entire textiles and apparel industry to
make Rajasthan home for textile manufacturing. She asked industries to adopt
best in technology and be ready to innovate so that they can build and maintain
a competitive age in the global context.
The Chief Minister said Textiles; including Technical
Textiles has been included as a thrust sector in the new Rajasthan Investment
and Promotion Scheme (RIPS-2014). She said various concessions and incentives
have been provided in this scheme. Special focus has been given to Technical
Textile Sector by providing 7% interest subsidy. In addition to this,
concession in stamp duty, conversion charges and electricity duty have also
been provided in the Scheme. Such a pragmatic and forward-looking policy is
aimed at both employment generation and investment promotion. She said apart
from this, Rajasthan has initiated path-breaking reforms in the field of labour
laws. She said these reforms are aimed at ease of doing business and making it
easier for companies and employers to hire, train and lay-off workers welfare
and employment generation.
Smt. Raje said we need to pay more attention to
environmental degradation in the time to come. Looking at environmental
pollution it is important for us to promote technologies and processes which
reduce consumption of water, chemicals, and energy, she said. Provision of
Common Effluent Treatment Plants has been kept in all leading textile
processing hubs, she added. In a bid to contain environmental pollution, a
special provision for 20% capital subsidy (subject to upper limit of Rs.1
crore) has been provided for setting up Zero Liquid Discharge based ETPs, She
said environment friendly products like recycled fibre have been included in
the scheme, she added.
The Chief Minister said our efforts are focused on
employment generation and government has already committed for creation of 15
lacs new jobs in the State. She said another area where we have taken upon
earnest is skill development. An Apparel Training & Design Centre is
operating SMART (Skills for Manufacturing Apparel through Research &
Training) scheme in the State. Similarly, a pilot project in collaboration of
Raymond and RLSDC had been started to train people in apparel making. Both
these initiatives are very important for development of textile sector, because
textile is still a labour intensive industry, she added.
Industry Minister Shri Gajendra Singh Khinvsar said
Rajasthan has its different identity for its textile industry. The Sanganeri
Print, Laharia, Bandhej and Jodhuri Coat have unique identity, he added. He was
hopeful that Vastra Fair like Stone Mart will soon create a different identity
in the world.
Additional Chief Secretary (Infrastructure) and
Chairman RIICO Shri C. S. Rajan said the state government has given 5 %
exemption in VAT to promote textile industry. Principal Secretary, Industry
Smt. Veenu Gupta said 'Vastra-2014' will provide a platform for growth of the
textile industry of our country. Secretary General of FICCI Dr. A. Didar Singh,
Deputy Secretary General of FICCI Shri Vinay Mathur, delegates from India and
abroad, buyers and sellers are participating in this three day mega event.
After inaugurating the fair Smt. Raje also
inaugurated the Rajasthan and Karnataka pavilion by cutting the ribbon. She
visited these pavilions, handloom stalls of Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh and
other stalls of the Vastra 2014. She showed keen interest in Leharia, Bandhej,
Sanganeri Print, Kota Dorea, Bagru Hand Block, Kantha Work and Barmer Embroidery
work during her visit of Rajasthan pavilion.
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