| India fast emerging as manufacturing hubIndia's | | | | products. The city is popular for any buyer who needs |
| technological prowess coupled with a favorable | | | | sweaters in woolen as well as cotton blends. Nearly all |
| industrial climate is making the country a hub for not | | | | buying organizations functioning with sweaters have |
| just software, but also the manufacturing sector, the | | | | vendors in the city. Many of the brands supplying from |
| Commerce and Industry Minister Kamal Nath reported | | | | Ludhiana cover Sears, Target, Espirit, GAP, H&M, Tom |
| at the World Economic Forum held at Davos. | | | | Taylor, NEXT, to quote a few of the more design |
| According to Kamal Nath, the hub of world economic | | | | oriented buyers. In addition, technologically, the center is |
| activity is shifting from the Atlantic to the Indian Ocean. | | | | equipped with processes to offer innovation and |
| India's technological skills together with its | | | | value-addition to flat knits, which is in huge demand |
| attractiveness as a manufacturing centre are fast | | | | among the buyers. The hub is exporting nearly $18 |
| making it the hub of not only IT-enabled services but | | | | billion, which is growing rapidly. The leading exporters |
| also manufacturing.Superior quality manufacturing | | | | cover Oswal Group, Nahar Group, Vardhman, |
| centers: Geared up Indian Garment Industry | | | | Greatway, Goyal Knitwears, Mohini Exports and |
| The diversity of India can be discouraging for any | | | | Bhandari Exports.WestThe central government intends |
| visitor, more so for a person who plans to start a | | | | to establish a Rs.7-billion international convention centre |
| business from such a huge country without an outline | | | | in Mumbai, which will work as a hub for the textile |
| from where to start. Over the years, the country has | | | | industry, Textile Minister Shankersinh Vaghela said on |
| provided numerous regional hubs with niche product | | | | the sidelines of 'Images Fashion Forum', in |
| specialization, making it more suitable for international | | | | Mumbai.Jaipur for Handwork and Traditional |
| players to source and perform in India. Even for the | | | | PrintsJaipur is emerging as a small quantity high fashion |
| garment industry, the concept of hubs has received a | | | | centre for art work and handwork products. This city |
| good acceptance with a few major areas developing | | | | is ideal for the products with works like bandhini, block |
| as product specialists; - Delhi, Chennai, Bangalore, | | | | printing and hand embroidery to the western silhouette, |
| Tirupur and Jaipur are the most famous with other | | | | basically working with Indian fabric. Also, it is emerging |
| hubs being Ludhiana for flat knits and Amritsar for | | | | as the main hub for home furnishing and fashion |
| woolen and warp knit fabric. Each area works as an | | | | accessories, and it is well-known amongst Japanese |
| independent performer, self sufficient in the technical, | | | | buyers peeking for fashion items and boutique owners |
| raw material and labor requirements of specific | | | | across the globe. Some of the leading names cover |
| products. Delhi is well known for its multi product for | | | | Garment Craft, KK International, Goyal Fashions, The |
| fashion garments, Chennai for shirts, whereas | | | | Choice Fashions and Sopra International, to quote a |
| Bangalore is progressing in garments / trousers and | | | | few.GujaratThe Kandla Special Economic Zone (SEZ) |
| Tirupur a leader in exports of knitwear. Meanwhile, | | | | has 11 units that were established for sorting and |
| Jaipur is also developing as the ladies wear fashion | | | | grading used clothing meant for re export to African |
| hub with specialized handwork and ethnic feel.Recently | | | | countries. Under Open General Licence, the |
| many Textile Apparel Parks (SEZ, Special Economic | | | | government relaxed imports of used clothing after the |
| Zones) are going to come up. Some of them are | | | | Kutch earthquake of 2001.The more than a |
| mentioned below:. In order to increase the growth of | | | | half-a-century-old printing and dyeing industry of Jetpur, |
| garment, hosiery and apparel industry in the state, the | | | | surrounded with the industrial areas of Manavadar, |
| West Bengal government is establishing a | | | | Gondal and Shapar-Veraval, is setting up Rs 120-crore |
| multi-functional "Garment Park" at a cost of Rs. 45 | | | | apparel park within the next six months. The park will |
| crores.. Recently, Textile Minister Shankarsinh Vaghela | | | | inculcate a new life in the ailing industry well-known for |
| informed the Parliament, that the Center has accorded | | | | its prints.Likely to establish near Pithadia village, the |
| an approval to establish a special economic zone | | | | apparel park will have a huge treatment plant, washing |
| (SEZ) for textiles at Hassan, Karnataka.. Establishment | | | | plots, as well as printing and dyeing factories. While the |
| of a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) at Amritsar and 16 | | | | State Government has agreed to provide Narmada |
| new mega projects at a massive investment of Rs | | | | water for the printing and dyeing units, the Jetpur |
| 15981.17 crore was approved by the Punjab | | | | Printing and Dyeing Units Association will bear the |
| Government's Empowered Committee on | | | | expense of building the treatment plant with a capacity |
| Industries.There are about 700 units functioning in India's | | | | of around 5 million liters.Furthermore, all 530 units which |
| existing SEZs, offering employment to about one lakh | | | | are currently scattered in the city will be transferred to |
| persons, out of which 40% are women. Indian | | | | the park, even as the pipeline network to release |
| industrialist have so far spend about Rs 1500 crore ($ | | | | treated water from the plant to the gulf of Porbandar |
| 340 million) in these units and FDI has been Rs.500 | | | | would solve the environment problems. The expert |
| crore ($113 million). Exports from SEZs in 2004 were $ | | | | and industrialist believe that the apparel park will be |
| 3 billion (Rs 13,275 crore), about 5% of India's total | | | | instrumental in increasing the turnover between Rs 190 |
| exports.Really, development in India textile industry has | | | | crore and Rs 200 crore per annum with an addition of |
| been inspiring. Production of fabrics has increased from | | | | 100 new units, and will raise the production by at least |
| 39844 million sq. meters in 2001-2002 to 43498 million | | | | 25 per cent in the first year itself. The park will |
| sq. meters during 2004-2005. The per capita availability | | | | generate employment for additional 20,000 people |
| of cloth has also increased from 22.9 sq. meters in | | | | from this area.'Khanga' & 'Kitanga' style of cotton |
| 1991-92 to about 31.0 sq. meters in 2003-04.As per the | | | | dressing which is mostly seen in the African |
| latest export figures available (in Rs) for April-August, | | | | sub-continent was made at Jetpur and exported to |
| 2005, except man made textiles (-16.4%), all sectors | | | | African countries. Jetpur alone fulfilled 80 per cent of |
| experienced a lucrative development i.e. Readymade | | | | the need of Khanga-Kitanga segment till 2001, but as |
| Garment (12.3%), Cotton textiles (0.3%), Wool (30.5%), | | | | low-priced Chinese products were introduced in the |
| Silk (2.1%), Handicrafts (17.8%), Coir & Coir | | | | market, Jetpur's share decreased to 40 per cent.An |
| manufactures (16.0%) and Jute Goods (13.7%).The | | | | eco textile park is going to be set up at Palsana, |
| government has permitted foreign equity participation | | | | Gujarat, on National Highway No.8, which will be the |
| up to 100%, through automatic route, in the textile | | | | first leading public private project, where over 100 |
| sector with the only exclusion in knitwear/knitting | | | | textile units can produce under the one roof. The |
| sector, which is still set aside for SSI. From the SSI | | | | project will be constructed at a projected price of |
| sector, the Government has taken again (which was | | | | Rs.115 crore, generating employment opportunities for |
| reserved) the woven segment of readymade | | | | over 20000 persons, which is likely to be completed by |
| garment. Pursuant to the pronouncement done in the | | | | July 2007. The project will be supported by 40% |
| Union Budget 2005-06, hosiery and knitwear has also | | | | subsidy from the Union Government and information |
| been de-reserved from the SSI sector. Apparel Export | | | | on infrastructural will be given by the State |
| Promotion Council is making an Apparel International | | | | Government.Pradip Hi-Tech Textile Park Ltd, promoted |
| Mart at Gurgaon with the help of the government. The | | | | by Pradip Group has been planned to be built in 200 |
| total area of the plot is 5 acres and an Apparel | | | | acres in Sanand near Ahmedabad, to manufacture |
| International Mart (AIM) Complex is being made with | | | | garments and fabrics for exports as well as home |
| 250-300 showrooms, which will be assigned to the | | | | textiles, with an investment of Rs 720 crores. The |
| exporters. This will offer a world class facility to the | | | | Group plans to invest in different phases and is |
| apparel exporters to promote their products and will | | | | scheduled to start operations from 2007 with separate |
| work as a one stop shop for well-known international | | | | units for weaving, spinning and processing to get the |
| buyers.An India Exposition Mart is being established at | | | | final product, said Pradip Karia, founder of the group. |
| Greater Noida, so that important assistance may be | | | | Around Rs 110 crores will be initially invested of which |
| offered to cottage and small scale handicrafts units | | | | 65 percent will be funded by four banks, said Karia. |
| exporters in their promotional works. This Mart is an | | | | Around Rs 205 crores is planned to be raised through |
| everlasting showcase on the lines of other major | | | | Initial Public Offer (IPO) by August 2006 for further |
| international Marts. The project is being invested totally | | | | investments, said Karia. This park will become the |
| from the industry on the basis of a bankable project. | | | | largest weaving and spinning unit of western India, |
| Though, the Government is offering a support of Rs. | | | | informed Karia.SouthTirupur the city of knitwear |
| 12 crores for the project.Twenty one Powerloom | | | | Of all the hubs, Tirupur, normally recognised as the |
| Service Centres (PSC) in the country are being | | | | knitwear city, has observed a quicker, rather |
| re-harnessed for upgrading through the ongoing | | | | incremental growth of the knitwear sector from India in |
| delivery and commissioning of the duly granted | | | | the last 10 years. It is mainly due to of the development |
| machineries and other equipments. SSI Powerloom | | | | that the city has experienced during this time. Today, |
| units have been set up under TUFS for benefited for | | | | approximately every leading retailer is purchasing |
| 12% upfront capital subsidy on the pattern of other SSI | | | | knitwear from this city due to its cost effective |
| units.The Government has planned a Hi-tech Weaving | | | | production. The totally incorporated nature of knitwear |
| Park Scheme, which will give capital subsidy on | | | | production, from spinning to shipment, has observed |
| modern machinery and construction of Group | | | | this industry increase not only in quality but also |
| Worksheds for weavers. Five High-tech weaving | | | | value-addition and fast track fashion. Technology is a |
| parks at a total cost of Rs. 78 crores have been | | | | main motivator and vendors are spending in capacity |
| granted for Rabkavi, Vaigai, Palladam, Cauvery and | | | | and developed systems for larger gains. The Tirupur |
| Hyderabad. This will offer additional employment for | | | | apparel park, which is to come up very soon, is a |
| 12,000 people.Government has set up a new central | | | | self-sustaining center with every facility appealing to |
| sector scheme, from 2005-06, namely "Integrated | | | | international buyers. Some of names cover Eastman |
| Handloom Development Cluster Program", for making | | | | Exports, SP Apparels, SCM, Best International, Centwin, |
| and promoting handloom products. Under this, the | | | | Network Clothing and Stallion Garments, to name a |
| ministry of textiles will consider 20 clusters in the first | | | | few.As these centers develop on their individual |
| phase at a cost of Rs.40.00 crore. This will be a | | | | strengths, efforts are in progress to increase other |
| Central Sector scheme with 100% Central grant to be | | | | hubs in different states. At present, the Andhra |
| liberated directly to the executing agencies.The Ministry | | | | Pradesh Government has done a special endeavor to |
| of Textiles has reformed the TCID & APE Schemes | | | | request majority exporters from all over the country to |
| into one well-organized "Scheme for Integrated Textile | | | | invest in the State. They have also provided facilities |
| Parks" for pacing up the execution of the Schemes | | | | that are very appealing, like hire and fire policy for labor |
| and to realize the vision of attaining export target of | | | | and wage rates that are 15 per cent economical than |
| $50 billion by 2010. The Scheme is made on | | | | Chennai. Furthermore, many apparel parks are in the |
| Public-Private Partnership (PPP) and foreseeing | | | | pipeline in an effort to offer better facilities for |
| covering a professional agency for project execution. | | | | effective and global garmenting needs.Netaji Apparel |
| The main objective of the SITP is to offer the industry | | | | Park (NAP) is spread across 166 acres on the |
| with world-class infrastructure facilities for establishing | | | | Avanashi-Perumanallur National Highway, at New |
| their textile units. The scheme would of help to textile | | | | Tirupur, and is India's first and largest apparel park |
| units for satisfying international environmental and social | | | | which now offers employment to nearly 7,000 people.It |
| standards.NorthDelhi the multi product fashion | | | | is supported by the Tirupur Exporters' Association |
| destination | | | | (TEA). NAP houses 60 industrial buildings with 20 lakh |
| Union Minister of Textile, Shankersinh Vaghela said on | | | | sq ft built-up areas. So far, Rs. 95 crores has been |
| the sidelines of `Images Fashion Forum', in Mumbai, that | | | | invested on its infrastructure. The Center offered |
| the government would spend a total sum of Rs 300- | | | | nearly Rs.14 crores as grant.As the park becomes fully |
| 400 crore over a period of one year for the | | | | functional, about 20,000 more people will get |
| development of Delhi Haat kind of Haats across the | | | | employment. The park possesses 2.2 MW captive |
| country and there would be at least one Haat in each | | | | power plant, telephone exchange, bank, sewage |
| capital of the state.On the payments made till date | | | | treatment system and uninterrupted water supply.The |
| under the TUFS scheme of the government, Vaghela | | | | leading center is Chennai, which has always been |
| reported that till date, Rs 31,000 crore worth of loans | | | | well-known for production of shirts, its specialty, and |
| have been paid out under TUFS and loans calculating | | | | basic products in large quantities. This centre has |
| to Rs 18,000 crore have been allotted under the UPA | | | | gained excellent growth in the last few years and the |
| government. The government would also come up | | | | major problem at present is the low margins offered in |
| with 18 apparel parks in one and a half year under the | | | | basic products. Though, the center has reacted well |
| Integrated Textile Park Scheme. According to him, | | | | and enhanced in fractures to increase capacity and |
| each apparel park at an expected investment of Rs | | | | productivity. In joint venture with Sri Lankan and |
| 100 crore is projected to employ 15,000 people and the | | | | Indonesian firms many large companies are coming up |
| government would widen subsidy for the parks.Fashion | | | | in Chennai. Shirts calculated to 60 per cent of the |
| is a strong point in the north with an appealing | | | | production in the city with underwear and lingerie |
| combination of woven and knit choices as a | | | | products. The larger exporters cover Rattha |
| value-addition. Many factories in Delhi - NCR region are | | | | International, Leela Scottish, Meridian Apparels, |
| working with an ability to manage different styles and | | | | Medident India, PS Apparels and SM Apparels. The |
| fabrics on a regular basis. The labor in this region is | | | | labour force is mainly women who are accepted to be |
| generally from outside and men manage the machines | | | | very committed, adding to the soaring productivity. The |
| with heavy focus on value-addition and embellishments. | | | | main areas are developed in working efficiency, better |
| This is not to articulate that Delhi and its nearby areas | | | | technology and product development.EastWest Bengal |
| of Gurgaon, Manesar, Faridabad, Noida and Khandsa | | | | establishing multi-functional Garment Park |
| are only making ladies' and kids' fashion wear. There | | | | In order to increase the growth of garment, hosiery |
| are lots of companies who have spent a huge amount | | | | and apparel industry in the state, the West Bengal |
| for technology determined factories for more | | | | government is establishing a multi-functional "Garment |
| structured and basic garments. Though, these | | | | Park" at a cost of Rs 45 crores.Declaring the |
| companies are the lead players who have a superior | | | | state-of-the-art project to be completed by 2007, |
| position thought, particularly made infrastructure for | | | | West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation |
| their buyers to offer them with multi products rather | | | | (WBIDC) Chairman and State Industries Minister, |
| than trailing business to other areas specialising such | | | | Nirupam Sen, reported to the media that the state |
| products.Many such players in this area are Orient | | | | government had already obtained about 8.5 hectares |
| Craft, Shahi Exports, Modelama, Richa Garments, | | | | land at Beliaghata in South-East Kolkata for this reason |
| Orient Clothing, SPL,Pearl Global, Matrix and Addi | | | | and WBIDC and ICICI Winfra had been selected as |
| Industries, all of whom have made superior value in | | | | the Project Consultant.Under the project a five-storey |
| various product ranges and are servicing some of the | | | | Standard Design Factory (SDF), meant for establishing |
| best retailers / brands in the global market. Product | | | | manufacturing units, and a three-storey Common |
| Development is becoming a focal point in Delhi and | | | | Facilities Building (CFB) would be set up as common |
| technology is mainly targeted on basic sewing and | | | | service and logistic support units for the |
| value¬ addition machines. Even in the case of | | | | manufacturers.Considering that the location of the park |
| products that are offered in other areas, the focus is | | | | was ideal for the garment industry, because of it |
| on value¬ addition and multiplicity in product | | | | having superior connectivity with the airport, Kolkata |
| offerings.Special Economic Zone (SEZ) establishment | | | | port, railway stations and national highways, a scheme |
| at Amritsar and 16 new mega projects at a massive | | | | had also been made to strengthen the approach road |
| investment of Rs 15981.17 crore were approved by | | | | to the park and its adjoining canal.The park will be |
| the Punjab Government's Empowered Committee on | | | | made in two phases, adding phase-one of the 'dream |
| Industries. These projects would generate a total of | | | | project' would include three SDF buildings, the common |
| 4.30 lakh jobs.M/s DLF Universal Ltd would develop | | | | facility building, a working women hostel and other |
| SEZ at Amritsar, which would cover an area of 1000 | | | | auxiliary service buildings.Two more SDF buildings |
| acre. Other projects approved by the Committee | | | | would be added in phase-two of the project and each |
| include SEZ project on 2500 acres at Jalandhar and in | | | | SDF buildings in phase-one would have nearly 1,20,000 |
| Ludhiana, at an investment of Rs 1800 crore, providing | | | | square feet super built-up space. One SDF building |
| 4000 jobs.Ludhiana warming upTextile projects at the | | | | would be reserved completely for smaller units, around |
| cost of Rs 1500 crore will be set up by Ludhiana | | | | 3,300 sq.ft each, while other two SDF buildings would |
| Integrated Textile Park Ltd, in Ludhiana district, providing | | | | include medium and large units of super built-up area of |
| jobs to about 85000 people. The Research and | | | | about 5,600 sq.ft and 11,300 sq.ft accordingly.Altogether, |
| Development project in the field of agro industries with | | | | nearly 70 manufacturing units would be given space in |
| an investment of Rs 92 crore in Ludhiana district will | | | | the first phase of the project, adding after phase two |
| help generate employment for 91000 people. Another | | | | was completed the park would given nearly 100 more |
| industrial park at Mohali and an integrated textile park | | | | units, which was projected to create employment for |
| at Ludhiana with an investment of Rs 2037.61 crore | | | | 8,000 workers.The construction of the project has |
| and generating employment for 1,06,000 people is also | | | | already started and the first phase is projected to be |
| going to be set up.With a joint venture between | | | | completed by September 2007.Garment and hosiery |
| Punjab Small Industries and Export Corporation Ltd and | | | | manufacturing units of that region and their |
| Apparel Exporters Association of Ludhiana, a 100 per | | | | associations had showed strong importance for |
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