Apparel Online India Magazine April 1st Issue 2018 | Page 9

MIND TREE understanding or perspective are some of the things we are following religiously. Woollen garments are 15 per cent of our total production and we don’t see any issue in procuring fabric for the same. Kanwaljit Manchanda, Director, Se Xcessories, Noida What, 12 months! It is even hard to get full orders for 2 months. The current situation is worst seen in my entire professional life. We do shawls for winterwear segment and are trying to develop special slub fabric from Barabanki. Earlier we used to cater to this segment from Amritsar and Ludhiana. But now to tackle these difficulties and get print from there, besides small orders, we installed digital printing machines three years back. But this again is non- operational for the last two years just because of no orders. After GST, things are passing through highest of difficulties… Even the Government is not supporting…, be it duty- drawback or other incentives. With costs increasing, where to go and how to survive, is the pivotal question. Rajesh Sachdeva, Director, Upper Class Fashions, Noida India doesn’t have future in apparel export trade and it is moving towards slow death. Look at Bangladesh, where it was and where it is now; this NEXT MINDTREE QUESTION country is speedily growing into RMG sector and killing India’s share not only in export, but domestic market as well. I don’t see any result, as whatever solution is there for survival, is only at the Government’s level. At local level, corruption is continuously increasing, be it in any department. As the laws are becoming strict, one can get punishment for even small mistakes; corruption is going higher, so how can one sustain in business? POST YOUR COMMENTS The US has recently registered a complaint with WTO about India’s export subsidy programmes, like Merchandise Exports from India Scheme, Export Oriented Units Scheme, Export Promotion Capital Goods Scheme, etc… If considered, this could have a major impact on India’s already dwindling competitiveness… Any suggestions on how Indian policy makers could neutralise the is impact and support the industry in these very difficult times? www.apparelresources.com [email protected] www.apparelresources.com | APRIL 1-15, 2018 | Apparel Online India 9