COIMBATORE: The visit of the
Union Textile Minister Smriti Irani to Tirupur knitwear cluster this morning
seems to have boosted the morale of the exporters in the region.After a brief
visit to one of the units, the minister left for Pallipalayam near Erode. “She
is expected later in the day; the minister will be visiting two more units in
this knitwear cluster before visiting Arulpuram CETP plant and Palladam Hi-tech
Weaving Park,” Tirupur Exporters'' Association President Raja M Shanmugham told
Business Line.
Sharing details of the Minister''s discussion with the exporters, he said: “we
sought the need for conduct of an annual Scientific Conclave in Tirupur. Such
an event will help the scientific community understand the industry''s needs as
also help them showcase their inventions which the sector can put to productive
use.At present, most of the
research findings remain either on paper or is not transferred from lab to land.
Such a conclave would help bring about a win-win situation for both the
industry and the scientists. The transformation in the textiles sector is
rapid.
The minister, in response to
this request, asked the textiles commissioner to follow up and get it done,”
the TEA President said.Yet another request that was placed before the minister
this morning was for upskilling the workers in a scientific manner, Raja
Shanmugham said and pointed out that the minister had promised to take up this
issue with the Ministry of Skill Development.
Source: The Hindu, India Friday, 28 April 2017