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annual report 2010-11IMPORT SCENARIOThe total imports <strong>of</strong> T&C products byIndia reached US$ 3.36 billion in 2009-10.Man-made Filaments was the biggestimport amongst T&C items, with a share<strong>of</strong> 16.56% followed by impregnated textilefabric and cotton with a share <strong>of</strong> 15.62%.The imports have decreased by 3.30%during 2009-10 in dollar terms. However,the share <strong>of</strong> import <strong>of</strong> T&C products byIndia as percentage <strong>of</strong> total imports <strong>of</strong> allcommodities has gone up during 2009-10, and reached 1.17% as against 1.14%during 2008-09.EXPORT PROMOTION MEASURESThe Government has been continuallysupporting the textiles exports sectorthrough fiscal and non-fiscal measuresas well as through incentivisationschemes to enable the sector to increasemarket share in the global textilesmarkets.EXPORT PROMOTION COUNCILSApparel Export Promotion Council(AEPC)The Apparel Export Promotion Council(AEPC) was sponsored back in 1978 topromote exports <strong>of</strong> readymade garmentsfrom India. The Council was administeringthe exports entitlements quota in respect<strong>of</strong> readymade garment items, which weresubject to trade restraints in USA,European countries and Canada. Besidesits headquarter at New Delhi, the Councilhas Regional Offices at Jaipur (Rajasthan),Ludhiana (Punjab), Mumbai (Maharashtra),Chennai and Tirupur (Tamilnadu),Bangalore (Karnataka) and Kolkata (WestBengal). The Council is the implementingagency for the Knitwear TechnologyMission and Common Compliance CodeSchemes which are Plan Schemes <strong>of</strong> theCentral Government.The Cotton <strong>Textiles</strong> Export PromotionCouncil (TEXPROCIL)The Cotton <strong>Textiles</strong> Export PromotionCouncil (TEXPROCIL), Mumbai wasincorporated under the Indian CompaniesAct, VII <strong>of</strong> 1913 in October, 1954 with thepressing objective <strong>of</strong> export promotion <strong>of</strong>cotton textiles. In the year under review,the Cotton <strong>Textiles</strong> Export PromotionCouncil (TEXPROCIL), Mumbai made anumber <strong>of</strong> suggestions for strengtheningthe export efforts and also to provide datafor monitoring exports. The Councilcontinued to disseminate information ondemand patterns, consumer preferences,competing products/countries etc. with aview to assist Indian exporters to competeeffectively in the overseas markets. TheCouncil also undertakes export promotionmeasures to project the considerableproduct range <strong>of</strong> Indian cotton textiles inIndia and abroad.The Synthetic & Rayon <strong>Textiles</strong> ExportPromotion Council (SRTEPC)The Synthetic & Rayon <strong>Textiles</strong> ExportPromotion Council (SRTEPC), Mumbaiwas incorporated in 1954 under the IndianCompanies Act, 1913 with the basicobjectives to establish, promote andoperate maintain and increase the export<strong>of</strong> synthetic and/or cellulosic yarn, etc. Inthe period under review, the Councilprovided comprehensive inputs to theGovernment for modification in exportimportpolicy/procedures as well asdisseminated information on demandpatterns, fashion trends and prices <strong>of</strong>competing products in the overseasmarkets to enable Indian exporters toimplement modernized cost-effectivemanufacturing techniques, productadaptation and diversification. The Councilundertook several export promotionmeasures to generate greater awareness<strong>of</strong> Indian man-made textiles amongoverseas buyers.49
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