chapter viii wool & wollen textiles industry - Ministry of Textiles

ministry of textiles
reconstituted on November 22, 2010 for a
period of two years.
(ii) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International
School of Textiles & Management
(SVPISTM), Coimbatore.
SVPITSM was set-up on December 24,
2002, as a premier National level Institute
for Textiles Management at Coimbatore,
Tamil Nadu, to prepare the Indian textiles
industry to face the challenges of post-
Multi Fibre Agreement era and establish
it as a leader in the global textiles trade.
The Board of the institute consists of
nineteen members and a Chairman
including representative of the Industry
and eminent personalities from the field
of academics, was reconstituted on April
12, 2010, for a period of three years.
5. STATUTORY BODIES
(i) National Jute Board
The National Jute Board is the apex
organisation for coordinating and
synergising the functions of all jute related
Organisations and a focal point for all jute
related activities. The National Jute Board
is also responsible for implementation
of the Jute Technology Mission in a
centralized and coordinated manner and
helps in speedily resolving the ills of Jute
Industry in the matters of diversification
and marketing of Jute Products as well
as modernisation of Jute Mills. National
Jute Board have a membership of 34
persons, of which 15 will be Government
representatives from Central Government
and State Governments having stake in
production and promotion of Jute Products
and 19 Members from private jute
related sector i.e. jute farmers, growers,
research association, small and medium
enterprises as well as here Members
of Parliament. The Headquarters of the
National Jute Board is in Kolkata, with
regional representations in Jute growing
areas and in other areas for marketing of
the jute products.
(ii) The Central Silk Board (CSB),
Bangalore
The Central Silk Board is a statutory
body, and it was constituted by an Act of
Parliament (LXI of 1948), with the objective
of promoting the growth and development
of Sericulture in the country. These
programmes are primarily formulated and
implemented by the State Sericulture/
Textiles Departments. However, the Central
Silk Board supplements the efforts of the
States by providing necessary support for
research and development, and extension
and training through its countrywide
network of centres. Besides, the Central
Silk Board organises the production and
supply of quality silkworm seeds, Mulberry
cuttings, etc., and also implements various
Sericulture projects of the Government of
India directly, as well as, jointly with the
State sericulture Departments. The Board
constitutes of 39 members including a
chairman & ex-officio vice chairman and 2
permanent invitees.
(iii) Textiles Committee, Mumbai
The Textiles Committee was established
on July, 1964 under the Textiles
Committee Act, 1963, with the objective
of ensuring the quality of textiles from
both the internal and export markets. Its
functions include the promotion of textiles,
textiles exports, research in technical and
economic fields, establishing standards
for textiles and textiles machinery, setting
up of laboratories, and data collection
located throughout the country. The
Textiles Committee, in addition to its
headquarters at Mumbai, has thirty
Offices to assist the industry and trade
in testing their products. The Committee
has the following functional divisions at
its Headquarters in Mumbai : (1) Textiles
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