India’s TN announces support to T&C in budget, industry cheers
Thanking the government for its support to the state’s textile and clothing (T&C) sector, Dr. SK Sundararaman, Chairman, The Southern India Mills’ Association (SIMA) said the budget allocation of ₹30 crore for modernising three years and above old plain power looms into shuttle less looms will help the power loom sector to produce high value-added and better-quality products in a cost-effective manner. He said that the modernised shuttle less looms will enable the power loom weavers to increase their earnings.
The announcement made for garment and made-ups segments (cut & sew sector) for establishing common facility centre for fabric cutting using fully automatic computerised fabric cutting machines with an allocation of ₹50 crore for the next five years would greatly help the predominantly MSME garments and made-ups segments across the state, particularly the clusters like Tiruppur, Karur, Virudhunagar, and Chennai, Sundararaman said.
He said that the fully automatic computerised fabric cutting machines would help the cut & sew sector to increase the fabric realisation by 7 to 10 per cent depending upon the design, produce latest fashion garments and home textile products with better quality, reduce the cost of production substantially, and strengthen the competitiveness of small and medium sized sewing units.
SIMA also appreciated the allocation made for technical textiles sector, sunrise sector of the entire textile value chain, by earmarking ₹15 crore for ‘Tamil Nadu Technical Textile Mission’. It would not only encourage the existing textile manufacturers to diversify into technical textiles but would also encourage new investments in this key sector and make Tamil Nadu a leading player in the manufacture of technical textile products.
The trade body also applauded ₹20 crore allocated for the creation of infrastructure such as loom sheds, common facility centres and quality testing laboratories to support exports in power loom clusters.
Dr. Sundararaman termed the budget as a unique one, when compared to any other state in the country, as the government is very keen to modernise the existing manufacturing facilities and sustain its global competitiveness.
He thanked Chief Minister MK Stalin for announcing unique proposals along with necessary budget allocations in the State Budget 2025-26 presented on last Friday to strengthen the global competitiveness of the existing industry in the State, particularly the T&C industry, which accounts for one-third of the textile manufacturing capacity of the country.
Fibre2Fashion News Desk (KUL)
