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Pakistan Textile Industry in Trouble
Apr 30, 2019More trouble for Pakistan's beleaguered textile industry. The Institute for Policy Reforms (IPR) in a report outlining structural factors that have hurt the industry, has said that the textile industry has made inadequate investment in ...
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Textile Ministry Pitches for Lowest GST Slab
Aug 28, 2015The textiles ministry is pushing for keeping the industry in the lowest slab of the proposed Goods and Services Tax (GST) and has pitched a proposal to the Finance Minister, according to media reports. "GST is important, and we are trying ...
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JICA and The Pakistani Textile Ministry Held a Meeting on July 2 in Islamabad
Jul 6, 2015The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the Pakistani textile ministry held a meeting on July 2 in Islamabad to work out parameters for the project of “Skill Development and Market Diversification” (PSDMD) for the ...
Tags: Japan International Cooperation Agency, Textile Sector
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Weavers of Banarasi Handloom Got a Shot with Some of The Country's Top Designers
Jun 15, 2015Weavers of Banarasi handloom who have struggling for survival in a dwindling market, have got a shot in the arm with some of the country’s top designers such as Ritu Kumar, Rina Dhaka and Vanita Bose coming together on June 9 to lend ...
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Pak Parliament Recommended 2% Uniform Rate of Sales Tax
Jun 5, 2015Pakistan's National Assembly standing committee on textile industry has recommended 2 per cent uniform rate of sales tax, against the proposed 5 per cent by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), on five leading export-oriented sectors - ...
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SK Panda Has Expressed Optimism About The Future of The Handloom Sector
May 21, 2015Textiles secretary SK Panda has expressed optimism about the future of the handloom sector. At a meeting in New Delhi to discuss the revival of handloom, with particular focus on increasing earning of handloom weavers, Panda asserted that ...
Tags: Handloom Sector, Textile Ministry
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Government Clarified That It Hasn't Stopped Giving Subsidy on Woollen Yarn to Weaavers
May 18, 2015The government has clarified that it has not stopped giving subsidy on woollen yarn to weavers. The clarification comes after a Congress MP alleged that this subsidy was stopped in three states. "The Government of India clarifies hereby ...
Tags: Woollen Yarn, Subsidy
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Pak Panel Urges TCP Prefers to Buy Seed Cotton Rather Than Lint
Apr 15, 2015A Pakistan parliamentary panel has recommended the Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) to buy seed cotton instead of lint to protect cotton farmers as it was unable to fix the minimum cotton price. This was done in line with the ...
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Pakistan Ministry of Textiles Urges The Turkish Government to Waive off 42.2% Duty
Mar 12, 2015The Pakistan ministry of textiles is mulling ways to persuade the Turkish government to waive off 42.2 per cent safeguard measures duty that is being currently imposed on Pakistan’s apparel imports. According to media reports, ...
Tags: Textiles, apparel imports
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ATDC Received an Award for Introducing New Innovative Skill Development Training Courses
Jan 23, 2015Apparel Training and Design Centre (ATDC), India’s largest apparel industry training institute bagged the ‘Best Institute: Innovation’ from ASSOCHAM at ‘Summit-cum-Awards on Skilling India’. ATDC received ...
Tags: innovative skill, apparel industry, Textile
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Textile Sector Seeking Two Years Time to Fulfill Export Obligation Under The EPCG
Jan 5, 2015A joint memorandum has been submitted to the Union Commerce Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman by various Indian textile associations, seeking additional two years time to fulfill export obligation under the export promotion capital goods (EPCG) ...
Tags: textile associations, Textile
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India's Textile Exports Set to Touch USD 50 Billion Mark
Jun 24, 2014India's textile exports set to touch USD 50 billion mark in the current fiscal, Union Minister for Textiles Santosh Kumar Gangwar said here. "India have with 40 billion dollars in textile exports moved up to second position from fourth ...
Tags: Textile Exports, apparel industry
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TEA is in favour of extension of the MGNREGS
Jun 7, 2014The Tirupur Exporters' Association (TEA) is in favour of extension of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) to the garment sector. At a Pre-Budget consultations meeting with Finance Minister Arun Jaitley ...
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Pakistan's Textile Industry Will Submit a Summary to Ecc of Demanding Allocation of Funds
Apr 15, 2014Pakistan's Ministry of Textile Industry will soon be submitting a summary to the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Federal Cabinet demanding allocation of funds for timely intervention in the cotton market, in order to bring ...
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Indian Cotton Conference 2013 Organized by The Northern India Cotton Association Limited
Dec 9, 2013Aligned with the theme "Growing Together" India seemed to be participating cohesively at the Leela Kempinski, Gurgaon during Indian Cotton Conference 2013 organized by The Northern India Cotton Association Limited (NICAL). The Union ...
Tags: Indian Cotton Conference, Northern India Cotton Association Limited