chapter viii wool & wollen textiles industry - Ministry of Textiles

ministry of textiles
For strategic and harmonized growth of
textiles & clothing industry in this region,
an Expert Consultancy Committee (ECC)
for North-East region has been constituted
by the Regional Office of the Textile
Commissioner, Kolkata having senior
government officers of all states of North-
East Region as well as technical experts
and entrepreneurs.
Looking to the response of the
entrepreneurs of this region and to cater
to the needs of the human resources and
testing of textiles, the Government of India
has decided to open a new Powerloom
Service Centre (PSC) at Imphal, Manipur
for which an amount of Rs. 94.47 lakh has
been approved for purchasing machines
and equipments etc. This PSC will be
under the administrative control of the
Government of Manipur.
WOOL
Various projects sanctioned by the Central
Wool Development Board(CWDB) in the
North Eastern Region are given at table
16.15.
JUTE
The Jute Industry occupies an important
place in the national economy. It is one of
the major industries in the Eastern region,
particularly in West Bengal. It supports
nearly 4 million farm families, besides
providing direct employment to about 2.6
lakh industrial workers and livelihood to
another 1.4 lakh people in the tertiary and
allied sectors. Jute Technology Mission
is under implementation in North Eastern
Region to provide the much needed
thrust and incentive to the jute industry
to invest in modernization on a significant
scale. The progress of different schemes
under implementation in North East is as
follows:
Scheme for Acquisition of Machinery and
Plant (Capital subsidy component @ 20%)
= No. of Mills who availed subsidy – 6
(Assam Jute Products, Apex Yarn
Ltd., Ashoka Weaving Ltd., N. M. Jute
Products, Nezone Jute Pvt. Ltd., The
Assam Co-operative Jute Mills Ltd.)
= Total subsidy released – Rs.102.52
lakhs
= Investment made by the Mill –
Rs.512.64 lakhs
= Applications from JDPs units
intending to avail subsidy under the
Scheme are under process.
Scheme for helping the NGOs and
WSHGs for developing JDPs
= No. of Cluster Development
Agencies – 8
= Basic Training – 112
Table 16.15
Sr. NO. Activities Amount sanctioned Year of sanction
1 Woollen Expo at Guwahati by North eastern 10.84 Lakhs 2009-10
Institute of Fashion Technology.
2 Angora Wool Development Project in 6.93 Lakhs 2010-11
Arunachal Pradesh
3 Woollen Expo at Guwahati in association 14.0 Lakhs 2010-11
with Indian Chambers of Commerce.
(Eastern Region)
4 Woollen Expo at Guwahati, Shillong and
Dimapur in association with Indian Chamber
of commerce. ( Eastern Region)
42.0 Lakhs 2011-12
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