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Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit: Five major
MoUs signed by textile companies
Five major MoUs were signed
between Government of Gujarat
and textile giant companies like
Welspun, Chiripal Group, Jindal
Group, Natural Texan and GM
Textile Park during the 9th edition
of Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit,
recently concluded in Gujarat.
Overall 21,889 MoUs were signed
by the various industries but the
State Government didn’t disclose
the total investments. The summit
also included ‘Textile Conclave’
which was addressed by Smriti
Irani, Union Minister of Textiles;
Vijay Rupani, CM, Gujarat and top
players of Indian textile industry
like Kulin Lal Bhai, Arvind Ltd.
and BK Goenka, Welspun Group.
Union Textiles Minister shared that
the Indian textiles and garment
industry would benefit a lot with
its ‘Size India’ project for apparel
measurement which will be India’s
own country-specific apparel
size. National Institute of Fashion
Technology (NIFT) is in the process
to complete this massive exercise
with the use of latest technology.
It will cover 25,000 people using
Smriti Irani, Union Minister of Textiles; Vijay Rupani, CM, Gujarat and top players of Indian textile industry during the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit
high-tech 3D whole-body scanners
and will cost nearly Rs. 30 crore
and entail studying a population,
falling in the age group of 15-65
across six cities. “In the apparel
export segment, one of the biggest
challenges is that the UK has its
size, the US has its size and Europe
has its size of measurement. But,
India does not have it (the size of
apparels, such as 42, 44 and XL),”
she said. “I hereby present the
Central Government’s resolve that
‘Size India’ project will soon be
rolled out for the entire country, the
first-of-its-kind project in the Indian
history,” she further stated adding
that a study will be undertaken for
the project. Irani said the Centre will
soon embark upon a statistical study
to actually categorise the domestic
demand of the market so that it
becomes a base for the creation and
strengthening of the industry. to cater to huge demands, both
domestic and overseas. But, never
before in the history of our country
was a study done to ascertain the
strength and the magnitude of our
domestic market.”
The Minister also informed that
the Central Government, led by
Prime Minister Narendra Modi,
has allocated over Rs. 1,800 crore
in the last 4½ years to Gujarat
for upgradation of technology in
the textile sector. “Following this
allocation, a new investment of Rs.
30,000 crore came into the state’s
textile industry,” she said and
added, “Our country has a capacity Rahul Mehta, President, CMAI
informed that CMAI is proud to
participate in Size India project
which will save wasteful expenses
and bring India at par with
developed nations. Known fashion
designers like Anju Modi, Rajesh
Pratap Singh, Namrata Joshipura,
Gaurang Shah and Rahul Mishra
showcased their interpretation of
‘Make in India’ during the event.
Plan approved to relocate textile units outside Surat
The Gujarat Government has
approved to shift polluting textile
dyeing and printing mills outside
the limits of Surat city and provide
few provisions under General
Development Control Regulation.
While approving the development
plan (DP) for the Surat Urban
Development Authority (SUDA),
the Gujarat Government has
made special provisions for the
shifting of the industrial units
located within the city to the
outskirts in a specified shifting
zone. The decision has come after
a strong recommendation by the
South Gujarat Textile Processors
Association (SGPTA) and the
State Industries Minister Saurabh
Patel in order to shift the mills
to the outskirts of the city. Also
textile owners who are willing
to relocate and develop their
factories in the special nod areas
will get a base Floor Space Index
(FSI) of 1.8 free and chargeable
0.9 FSI based on the annual
land rates. The mill owners are
delighted as the FSI for industrial
units in the city is 1.2 whereas
they will be getting a total of 2.7
FSI in the specified zones located
under the development plan of the
SUDA. Keeping in mind the future
development, various provisions
have been made so as to construct
the wider roads. Moreover, to
check the reservations suggested
in the SUDA DP 2035, a local level
consultative committee has been
built under the chairmanship of
SUDA President and Municipal
Commissioner M Thennarasan.
The SGPTA has requested the
State Government to allocate 100
hectares of land for developing the
new industrial area to facilitate
the shifting of textile mills
located in areas like Walled City,
Ashwani Kumar Road, Katargam,
Varaccha, Kadodara and Udhana
areas. About 65 textile mills are
operating in the city’s residential
areas such as Khatodara,
Udhana, Ashwani Kumar Road,
Ved Road, Bombay Market, Puna
Kumbharia etc. The Particulate
Matter (PM10) levels in the
following areas was exceedingly
higher than the national annual
average at 184 per micrograms
per cubic metre of air (UG/M3)
per annum
“We are excited that CM
Vijay Rupani has accepted
our proposal for shifting the
textile mills out of the city
and for providing us with the
specialised industrial zone
with 2.7 FSI. This will not only
encourage the mill owners to
shift the units out of the city but
also enjoy the perks provided
by the State Government,”
said Jitu Vakharia,
President, SGPTA.
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