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Geo textiles in construction sector may be made mandatory

23 Sep '15

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The government is likely to make it mandatory the uses of geo and technical textiles in sectors such as construction of roads, ports, airports, canals, dams as also in defence and railways in the required belts of the country to propagate their applications as also restrict such imports in order to enhance domestic production to give fillip to India's Make in India drive, the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry quoted Textile Commissioner in the Textiles Ministry, Mrs. Kiran Soni Gupta as saying.

It is also toying with an idea of encouraging startups to enlist their participation in geo and textile makings by way of supporting them through the government's textile technology mission scheme to promote its Make in India drive as well considering enhancement of capital subsidies to procure textiles machineries which are largely imported, added Gupta.

Delivering her inaugural address at a Seminar on 'Geo Textiles' under aegis of PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry in New Delhi on September 22, she said, “The government is already seized with the issue of mandate as the Ministry of Textiles and other similar organs have been raising this issue repeatedly with it at different and multiple fora. It is only a matter of time when the government could come out with it as India heavily needs imports substitution relating to geo and technical textiles from countries like China, Italy, Europe and the like as also promote and diversify its Make in India programme including their domestic production”.

She said sector such as construction of road, ports, airports, railways, canals, dams, defence and the likes need to be upgraded with technical and geo textiles wherever required for safety purpose also. She also pointed out that the Centre could promote and support technical and geo textiles startups through its technology mission which is going to be enlargened and broad based.

The capital subsidies for obtaining textiles machineries could also be increased as there was serious thinking going on with the government on this issue and the interest subsidy could also be expanded since states like Rajasthan, Maharastra and Tamil Nadu also make their significant contribution on this front with the Centre to wider and expand the geo and technical textile manufacturing in India.

Chairman, Industry Affairs Committee, PHD Chamber Anil Khaitan announced that the PHD Chamber would shortly open up a Startups Cell in the Chamber to support, fund and guide young entrepreneurs in the field of their choice and technical and geo textiles would certainly be a part of it. (SH)

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