The Textile Task force of Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry successfully organized the Textile Interactive Meet and Textile Leadership Conclave 2022 on 23rd April, 2022 at Ahmedabad, Gujarat at Shree Shakti Convention Centre.
The Textile Interactive Meet saw leaders of as many as 27 leading national and regional associations related to textiles industry interact with Smt. Darshana Jardosh, Hon’ble Union Minister of State for Textiles, Shri Jagdish Panchal, Hon’ble Minister of Industries, Govt. of Gujarat, Ms. RoopRashi Mahapatra IA&AS, Textile Commissioner, Govt. of India and Dr. Munjal Dave, Industries Officer, Govt. of Gujarat.The interaction saw a dialogue between the Government and Industry on Current Affairs / FTA / Growth Plan / Incentive & Subsidies / Taxation / Cotton Production for Textile industry among others. A detailed presentation for the purposewas created by the team of Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry with inputs from regional as well as national associations and the same was presented to the Honorable Ministers and Government representatives.The Ministers and Government representatives have assured to look into these matters and help with speedy resolutions.
The participating associations and their leaders appreciated this unprecedented attempt by the Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry to bring various national and regional associations on one platform and present a consolidated set of suggestions and recommendations to the government.
As many as 600 participants from the across the verticals such as Ginning, Spinning, Weaving, Process House, Garment manufacturers, Technical Textile and Machinery manufacturers from across the country participated in the conclave.The Textile Leadership Conclave saw four leaders of the textile industry speak on the success story of their business groups. Shri Punit Lalbhai (Arvind Group),ShriRajesh Mandawewala (Welspun Group), Shri Rajendra Agarwal (Donear Group), Shri Mohan Kavrie (Supreme Group) and Shri Rohit Pal (Infiiloom) were the speakers at the conclave.
On the occasion, Shri Hemant Shah – President of GCCI said “With many Free Trade Agreements being signed by the government and new PLI schemes, the textile sector of India stands a chance to benefit a lot. And GCCI was extremely happy to have organized this interactive meet and the leadership conclave at the cusp of such a transition for sector”.
Shri Saurin Parikh, Chairman of GCCI Textile Taskforce said “GCCI Textile Task Force has been relentlessly working on various levels for the cause of textiles in the state and country at large. And today’s event has set a fresh benchmark. I was very happy that despite short notice, leaders from as many as 27 leading national and regional associations of India joined the interaction and conclave”.
In the inauguration session Hon. Minister Smt. Darshana Jardosh said that she and Hon’ble Minister Shri Piyush Goyal Ji are committed to resolve any issues that the industry is suffering and more so if the matter relates to Gujarat. She thanked GCCI for inviting her and giving the opportunity to interact with industrialists.
Hon. Minister Shri Jagdish Vishwakarmaremarked that the Technical Textile Industry of Gujarat and India came to the rescue of the world during Pandemic by providing with uninterrupted supply of Masks and PPE Kits. He remarked that Gujarat has the best in class infrastructure and presence of diversified industries which makes it a very friendly business state. He invited all the textile entrepreneurs from across India to come forward and invest and the state will fully support them.
Ms. RoopRashi Mahapatra assured to reduce bottlenecks for the industry and smoothen the facilitation processes.
In the conclave – Shri Rajendra Agarwal of Donear group shared the story of his inspiration and remarked that struggles are a part of our life and we all should try to persist and overcome them.
