Apparel Online India Magazine February 1st Issue 2019 | Page 23

TEX-FILE 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. www.apparelresources.com | FEBRUARY 1-15, 2019 | Apparel Online India 23