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EXPOSURE VISIT CUM STUDY TOUR TO TEXTILE CLUSTER IN INDIA MARCH 3 – 7, 2014 Organised by Ministry of Commerce & Industry (MoC) Government of India Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Government of India Cotton Technical Assistance Programme for Africa Strengthening The Value Chain

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EXPOSUREVISITCUMSTUDYTOURTOTEXTILECLUSTER

ININDIAMARCH3–7,2014

Organised by 

 

 Ministry of Commerce & 

Industry (MoC) Government of India   

 Ministry of External       

Affairs (MEA) Government of India 

Cotton Technical Assistance Programme for Africa

Strengthening The Value Chain  

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Contents

 

1  Introduction to Clusters ................................................................................................................................ 3 

2  Clusters in India ............................................................................................................................................. 6 

3  Textile Industry in India: Focus on Clusters .................................................................................................. 7 

4  The Exposure Programme to Indian Textile Clusters .................................................................................. 12 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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1 IntroductiontoClusters

a) Clustering is defined as a geographical concentration of enterprises engaged in producing and servicing same or similar products by utilizing the same resource base. Some of the key characteristics of industrial clusters are geographical proximity, sectoral specialisation, close inter-firm collaboration, inter-firm competition, common infrastructure, common opportunities and threats. A cluster also includes enterprises providing backward and forward linkages such as raw material providers, sub-contractors, buyers, exporters, machinery suppliers etc. Various support institutions, regulatory agencies, transporters and all other business development service providers that facilitate the production directly and indirectly also form an integral part of the cluster

b) Rosenfield defined clusters as

“geographically bounded concentration of similar, related or complementary businesses, with active channels for business transactions, communications and dialogue that share specialized infrastructure, labour markets and services, and that are faced with common opportunities and threats”.

c) United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) defines cluster as:

A sectoral and geographical concentration of enterprises faced with common opportunities and threats which: a) gives rise to external economies (e.g., specialised suppliers of raw materials, components and machinery; sector specific skills, etc; b) favours the emergence of specialised infrastructures and services; and enables cooperation among public and private local institutions to promote local production, innovation and collective learning” One of the predominant elements of clusters is the presence of micro enterprises. SMEs engaged in manufacturing related products get together and give rise to various kinds of economic and noneconomic linkages.

d) Clusters in various forms are found to exist across the world. The most famous examples from developed economies are Silicon Valley (for IT firms) and Hollywood (for films, ads etc) in the USA. The international interest in the emergence and growth of clusters has been led by the success stories of Italian industrial clusters also known as the ‘Third Italy’. The concept of `Third Italy’ came up in late 1970s. It referred to the north-eastern and central Italy, which witnessed fast growth, compared to the north-western (First Italy) and the poor southern part of the country (Second Italy). Tuttlingen (surgical

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instruments), Munich (automobiles) and Frankfurt (chemicals) are some of the best-known clusters in Germany

e) The cluster concept has caught up with the developing countries and has been followed as a model for development. For example, China’s recent success in textile and clothing industry can be attributed to cluster centric approach. It has 133 clusters accounting for 40% of its total textile and clothing production. India also has large number of textile and clothing clusters, prominent being Tirupur (for cotton knitwear), Ludhiana (woolen knitwear), Panipat (home textiles), Ichalkaranji (cotton weaving), Delhi NCR (apparel manufacturing) etc

f) Better accessibility to both hardware and software components of business is one of the foremost advantages for firms operating within a cluster, which include availability of raw material, machinery & equipment, designs, advisory and business development services. All these advantages make clusters attractive for individual firms. Clusters also help attaining economies of scale, which further leads to higher collective efficiency compared to enterprises that operate in isolation. Clusters enable firms to take collective risk, develop product niches, access remote and international markets, upgrade skills and improve overall productivity

g) Given this, cluster based approach has been adopted by various governments for development of various sectors. Various interventions have been made by Government of India to improve competiveness of the firms operating in geographical clusters in various sector including textiles and apparel (including handlooms), agro food processing, traditional medicines (AYUSH), light engineering, handicrafts etc

h) Government of India took cluster development to next level by way of setting up Greenfield Cluster Parks wherein it launched and implemented various cluster based schemes like Mega Cluster Scheme and Scheme for Integrated Textile Parks (SITP) for setting up of greenfield textile parks being implemented by Ministry of Textiles, Scheme for Mega Food Parks by Ministry of Food Processing Industries etc.

i) Typically a Greenfield Textile Cluster would have the manufacturing and related service units from cotton spinning to garment manufacturing comprising of many independent units working in close co-ordination & as a forward or backward integration to each other. With investment on new textile machinery, generally the projects need longer time for pay back. However, with cluster approach the entire manufacturing chain gets advantage. The Cluster concept is based on needs of global apparel market, with key

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consideration on quality, price, quick response time for small, medium and large orders with flexibility to change product mix

j) The Park generally has, besides having world class modern physical infrastructure (like roads, water supply and power distribution), would also have common facilities (like ETP, testing labs etc) which can be used by the units on payment of user charges. The manufacturing units are be supported by some ancillary units (like garment accessories, packaging, etc), workshop and logistic facilities within the Park. Social infrastructure (school, heath centre, housing etc) are also created for the workers working in the units in the Park

k) Many of the cotton producing countries qualify as a location for setting up a textile cluster on the basis of potential availability of cotton for spinning unit to form the base for forward integration in textile along the value chain. The presence of local firms (including handlooms), competitive wages, better market access to major markets in the world under various multi lateral and bilateral trade arrangements etc make the countries very suitable for promoting sector development through cluster approach

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2 ClustersinIndia

a) Clusters have historically played an important role in economic development and its sustenance in India. Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) estimates that there are 2443 clusters in India covering 321 products in registered MSMEs sector. These clusters have share of about 43% in total number of units, 34.6% of total employment and 19% in total Gross Output of the country. UNIDO estimated the number of MSME clusters to be 3885 out of which 2500 are handicraft clusters (which cover 18 broad product groups) and 535 are handloom clusters (cover 23 specific woven products like dhoti, saris, floor mattings, gamchhas (shoulder cover), bed sheets, bed covers, pillow covers, napkins, table mats, curtains, etc.) In aggregation MSMEs produce more than 8000 products accounting for almost 8% of the country Gross Domestic Product (GDP), 45% of the manufacturing output, 95% of the number of industrial units and 36% of exports. This establishes the importance of MSMEs in Indian economy and impact on manufacturing sector as a whole.

b) In the case of handicraft, heaviest concentration of clusters is in the textile sector followed by basketry, mat weaving and cane articles; woodwork; metal ware; earthenware; jewellery; leather; folk painting; stoneware; toys and dolls etc. The product composition overlaps in some of the handloom clusters as most of these clusters produce more than one product.

c) Some Indian SSE clusters are so big that they account for 90% of India's total production output in selected products. As for example, the knitwear cluster of Ludhiana. Almost the entire Gems and Jewellery exports are from the clusters of Surat and Mumbai. Similarly, the clusters of Chennai, Agra and Kolkata are well known for leather and leather products.

d) However, the majority of Indian clusters, especially in the handicrafts sector, are very small with less than hundred workers. These clusters are highly specialised in terms of their skills and the quality of their output. This is the case, for example, of the Paithani sarees cluster in Maharashtra. However, onlv few such artisan clusters are globally competitive.

e) The opening of Indian economy and permeating globalization created various challenges for the small scale sector. However, efforts are being made for their closer integration with the global economy. As a result, both private and public sector institutions at the Central as w well as the State levels are increasingly undertaking cluster development initiatives.

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3 TextileIndustryinIndia:FocusonClusters

a) The Indian textile and apparel industry plays an important role in Indian economy in terms of its significant contribution to GDP (4%), industrial production (14%) and exports (11%). It employs nearly 45 million people with 56 million people employed in allied activities. It has the potential to increase its textile and apparel share in the world trade from the current level of 4.5% to 8% and reach US$ 82 billion by 2021. India occupies a significant place in global cotton and textile industry in terms of its share in global capacities in spindleage, loomage and apparel manufacturing.

b) Indian textile industry is highly fragmented as about 95% of the industry is unorganized. The predominance of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) are under pressure to modernise, expand and cut cost as there is increasing internal competition as well as from outside which is forcing individual units to look for economies of scale. A large number of units therefore coming together either in the form of strategic alliances or become a part of the cluster. There is a global trend of buyers on cutting down on the number of suppliers and to prefer sourcing their entire requirements from two to three vendors to ensure consistent quality and sustainable quantities which the industry is finding it difficult to fulfill.

c) Under these circumstances, clusters have come to play a significant role. Specific geographical locations in the country have emerged as manufacturing hubs for specific products. Tirupur (cotton knitwear), Ludhiana (wollen knitwear), Ichalkaranji (modern weaving), Surat (man made products etc) have emerged as major clusters having geographic concentration which provides opportunity for the units to collaborate on aspects of common interests like development of infrastructure and support services, while competing in market place. The cluster based approach provides benefits in terms of producing good quality and ensuing consistent supply of products at low costs (reaped due to operation of economies of scale).

d) In India, the textile industry is spread throughout the country. However, pockets of concentration may vary according to availability of raw material. Cotton textiles units can be seen in all parts of the country, while the synthetic and woollen textiles industries are mainly concentrated in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Punjab, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. The silk textiles industry finds concentration in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.

 

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e) The Indian textile industry is diverse where there is coexistence of small units in the decentralized manner along with organized integrated mills. It can broadly categorized into (i) organized and (ii) Unorganised textile industry. Unorganized sector dominates the industry which primarily uses the traditional practices (woven or spurn) in cloth production and is highly labour intensive. The units in unorganized sector are highly decentralised in nature and organized in the form of clusters.

f) India’s total yarn production (includes non cotton, blended and cotton) amounted to 4.8 bn kg in 2012-13, after an increase of 13.85% from 2009-10. Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and Punjab account for over 50% of the yarn produced in the country.

g) Over the years, production of cloth in the mill sector has shown a steady growth since 2003-04 onwards and was 2418 million sq. meter in 2012-13. The total production of cloth by all sectors i.e. mill, powerloom, handloom, hosiery and khadi, wool and silk has shown an upward trend in recent years. The cloth production in 2012-13 was 61966 mn. sq.mtrs. The fabric production is mainly done in unorganisd powerloom sector. In the organized sector the loom age capacity has declined from 1.23 lakh in March, 2000 to 0.86 lakh in March, 2005, and to 0.56 lakh in March 2008 and further to 0.52 lakh in 2012-13. The major yarn and fabric producing centres in India are shown below:

Figure 1. Major India Yarn & Fabric Production Centres

   

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Figure 2. Fabric Production in India

 

Source: Ministry of Textile, Government of India

h) At US$ 40 billion, the domestic market is a significant segment for the Indian RMG industry as nearly 70% are sold domestically and the rest is exported (in value terms). India’s apparel sector is highly fragmented, comprising about 30,000 units and employing some 3 million people. Most apparel sector units are family-run businesses having 50-60 sewing machines, often on contract to apparel wholesalers, usually using old production equipment and methods.

i) The apparel industry is concentrated primarily in 8 clusters, i.e., Tirupur, Ludhiana, Bangalore, National Capital Region or NCR (Delhi/Noida/Gurgaon), Mumbai, Kolkata, Jaipur, and Indore. While Tirupur, Ludhiana and Kolkata are major centres for knitwear; Bangalore, NCR, Mumbai, Jaipur, and Indore are major centres for woven garments.

Figure 3. Major Apparel Clusters in India

 

Mill4%

Handloom11%

Powerloom61%

Hosiery24%

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j) Indian Textile & Apparel Export: According to the Technopak report, global textile

trade is expected to grow from US$ 662 bn in 2011 to US$ 1060 bn in 2021. The Indian textile Industry during the same period would more than triple from the present size of US$ 89 bn (around US$ 58 bn domestic and US$ 31 bn exports) in 2011 to US$ 223 bn (around US$ 141 bn domestic and US$ 82 bn exports) by 2021, at a growth rate of about 9.5% p.a. Thus, this will increase the market share of India from the current 4.7% to 8% of the world total textiles trade. India’s share in world textiles and apparel trade likely to improve by 2021E.

Table 1. Indian Textile Export

(US$ Bn)  2005  2011  2016E  2021E World T&A Trade  493  662  840  1060 India T&A Trade  15  31  50  82 India's share  3.0%  4.7%  6.0%  7.7% 

Source: Technopak

k) Global exports of RMG from India during 2007-08 were of the order of US$ 9.07 billion, which increased to US$ 10.38 billion during 2008-09 but declined by 3% to US$ 10.04 billion in 2009-10. As per latest available statistics, exports of RMG during 2010-2011 were of the order of US$ 11.02 Billion. EU was the biggest destination for RMG exports, with over US$ 6.4 Billion worth of exports during the year ending March, 2011. US was the 2nd biggest destination for RMG, with exports of US$ 5.7 Billion. UAE was the 3rd biggest destination with around a Billion dollar worth of exports to that group. Considerable appreciation of RMG exports was seen in South Africa, Singapore, Australia, Malaysia, Kuwait and Brazil.

Figure 4. Value of Indian Textile & Apparel Trade

 

Source: Indian Textile & Apparel Compendium 2010

11.16 9.28 10.78 14.4828

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Figure 5. Category-wise Export Break Up (2011)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Apparel46%

Fabric16%

Yarn12%

Fibre11%

Made Ups10%

Carpets4%

Other1%

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4 TheExposureProgrammetoIndianTextileClusters

Although some of the countries in Africa are falling behind in economic development today’s, it holds pockets of vital economic activity—many in the form of enterprise clusters scattered across the continent’s countries and industries. Some of the significant ones are presented below

Cluster No. of firms Firm size (average no. of employees)

Markets

The Suame Manufacturing Cluster in Ghana

> 9,000 5–10 Domestic and limited export (West Africa)

The Kamukunji Metalwork Cluster in Kenya

> 2,000 1–3 Domestic

The Lake Naivasha Cut Flower Cluster in Kenya

24 (large firms) 250–6,000 Domestic and export (mainly Europe)

The Nnewi Automotive Components Cluster in Nigeria

85 < 12 Domestic and limited export

The Otigba Computer Village Cluster in Nigeria

> 5,000 8 Domestic and export (mainly West Africa)

The Mwenge Handicrafts Cluster in Tanzania

2,200 15–20 Domestic and limited export

The Keko Furniture Cluster in Tanzania

— 2–130 Domestic and limited export

The Lake Victoria Fishing Cluster in Uganda

17 (fishing plants)

35–200+ Domestic and export (mainly Europe)

The Textile and Clothing Cluster in Mauritius

260 170 Domestic and international

The Wine Cluster in South Africa

> 340 (wine farms)

— Domestic and international

The Western Cape Textile and Clothing Cluster in South Africa

327 103 Domestic and international

There are some existing natural clusters in Africa and there are clusters emerging across sector. Cluster approach for development may be very relevant for countries in Africa

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particularly those having cotton as raw material base and some experience of textile industry.

India is a significant player in global cotton and textile industry. The Indian Government has adopted cluster approach for development of key sectors including textiles and apparel to enable small and medium enterprises improve their competitiveness. The cluster has physical infrastructure and common facilities to be used by the individual units. The concept has been successful in textile sector and is also extended to cover other areas such as leather, agro food processing, pharmaceuticals etc.

An exposure visit to Indian textile sector (with focus on the Clusters) is proposed for the concerned stakeholders in the participating African countries to gain from Indian experience.

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Tentative Programme Schedule for Exposure Visit cum Study Tour to Textile Clusters in India under Cotton TAP Programme

March 3-7, 2014

DATE TIME PLACE OF VISIT REMARKS

2 Mar 2014 (Sunday)

12: 00 pm- 12:30 pm ARRIVAL OF DELEGATES IN COIMBATORE (Arrival of participants from Burkina Faso on 3rd March)

7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Hotel Aloft/Coimbatore - Introductory/Briefing Meeting with the Delegates. - Dinner Meeting with officials from Indian Cotton Federation (ICF), Southern India

Mills' Association (SIMA), South India Textile Research Association (SITRA)

3 Mar 2014 (Monday)

9:00 am – 10:30 am Visit to Integrated Ginning Facility

10:30 am – 12:00 pm Visit to KPR Mills, Tirupur

Knitwear is emerging as the fastest-growing segment of Indian garment industry. KPR Mills is one of largest vertically integrated apparel company in India. It is mainly engaged in manufacturing and marketing readymade knitted garments, knitted fabrics and cotton yarn. Equipped with state-of-art machinery & quality control equipments, KPR mill has one of the biggest processing facilities. Beside, the mill has a massive eco-friendly modern effluent treatment plant for waste water irrigation with zero discharge system. Also, through its innovative model of integrated green power generation (windmill-based), the mill has achieved 100% self-sufficient for electricity production to meet its industrial requirement.

12:30 pm – 1:30 pm LUNCH AT POPPYS, TIRUPUR

2:30 pm - 3:30 pm Visit to Palladam Hi-tech Weaving Park (PHWP) & Multi Skills School, Palladam

PHWP is the first Integrated Textile Park models, which functions on the model of a Public-Private partnership (PPP) managed by user entrepreneurs with grants and support from the Central and Federal Governments of India. The park consists of 90 units of various sizes with a total built-up area of 700,000sq.ft. It is expected to directly employ over 3500 persons and generate indirect employment for over 2500 persons.

Palladam Multi Skills School are located in the industrial cluster of Palladam. With the infrastructure support of PHWP, a training area spreading across 11000 sq. ft. It houses state-of-the-art infrastructure to create a factory simulated training environment. Trainers.

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DATE TIME PLACE OF VISIT REMARKS

3:30 am – 4:30 pm Visit to Powerloom/Weaving Cluster

4 Mar 2014 (Tuesday)

9:30 am – 11:00 am Visit to Southern India Mills' Association (SIMA), Coimbatore

Established in 1933, SIMA is the largest regional body representing textile industry in Southern India. Over 375 textile mills spread over the States of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Pondicherry and Tamilnadu are members of SIMA. A few mills in the States of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra are also members. SIMA member mills account for 9.3 million spindles and 5781 looms. Out of the total spinning capacity of 40.2 million spindles in the country, about 24% is represented by SIMA. The member mills of SIMA employ over 0.2 million workers. The member mills together produced 25% of total cotton yarn manufactured in the country. Over 50% of cotton yarn exported from India comes from Southern textile mills.

11:00 am – 12:30 pm Visit to South India Textile Research Association (SITRA), Coimbatore

SITRA is one of the best equipped textile research organisations in the World. Established in the year 1956 and is governed by a Council of Administration consisting of member representatives of the Industry, Government and Scientists. The institution is sponsored by Industry and it is also supported by Ministry of Textiles, Government of India. It offers services such as quality testing quality of material (from fibre to fabric), training for textile industry personnel & consulting services for industry. SITRA is the only empanelled institution under the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India to offer training to foreign nationals in textile related disciplines.

12:30 pm – 1:30 pm LUNCH AT ALOF HOTEL, COIMBATORE

2:30 pm – 4:00 pm Visit to Apparel Training &Design Centre (ATDC), Tirupur

ATDC is an exclusive knitwear industry-oriented training and design centre set up by the Indian Apparel Export And Promotion Council (AEPC) to cater to industry demand for technically qualified manpower. The Centre offers training courses in various areas such as knitting technology, production, supervisory & quality control, designing and pattern making, sewing machine and stitching practicing etc.

5 Mar 2014 (Wednesday)

8:30 am – 9:00 am DEPARTURE TO COIMBATORE AIRPORT - TRAVEL TO HYDERABAD

11:30 am – 12:00 pm ARRIVAL OF DELEGATES IN HYDERABAD/ CHECK-IN HOTEL NOVOTEL / LUNCH AT HOTEL NOVOTEL

5 Mar 2014 (Wednesday) 2:00pm - 4:00 pm Visit to Pochampally Handloom

Park Ltd. (PHPL), Hyderabad

PHPL is a state-of-art integrated textile park that houses designing, dyeing and weaving facility for textiles. Spread over an area of about 10 hectare, the park is first of its kind facility that has grey yarn to unique tie & dye designing, warp beam preparation, weaving on framed mechanically sturdier handlooms, unlike the age old pit looms, all in one location. It is also

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the first handloom/handicraft registered under Geographical Indication Act of Intellectual Property Rights of India

6 Mar 2014 (Thursday)

8:00 am – 8:30 am DEPARTURE TO COIMBATORE AIRPORT - TRAVEL TO NEW DELHI 12:00 pm – 12:30 pm ARRIVAL OF DELEGATES IN NEW DELHI/ CHECK-IN HOTEL EROS

1:30 pm – 2:30 pm LUNCH AT IIS OKHLA

2:30 pm – 3:30 pm Meeting with Okhla Garment & Textile Cluster (OTGC), New Delhi

OGTC consists of a cluster of textile companies in and around the National Capital Region, (NCR) India. It is first of its kind cluster set up for garments and apparel export in the country. Comprising of over 110 manufacturing units with capacity of over 110 million pieces/annum, OGTC product exports value abour US$ 500 million. It exemplifies as successful model of adoption of collective approach for increased competitiveness in global market.

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm Visit to facilities of IL&FS Institute of Skills (IIS) in Okhla, New Delhi

Spread over area of 16000 sq ft, IL&FS Institute of Skills, Okhla has been set up as first-of-its kind unique initiative by IL&FS Skills Development Corporation (ISDC), which is a joint venture between IL&FS and the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC). It offers skill training in multiple sectors including textile, leather, automotives, engineering, construction etc. The services offered includes - vocational training through community colleges, innovative placement linked programs, industry driven training modules, interactive training sessions through K-Yan technology (a community-learning device). Over 100 similar skill institutes have been set up and across the country and are being managed by ISDC. The initiative is aimed at boosting the skill development of the youth for enhancing their employability in the job market. It envisions imparting world class skills training to 2 million people by 2021.

7 Mar 2014 (Friday)

10:00 am –1:30 pm

Industry Interaction on ‘Exploring Opportunities for Enhancing Business Partnership in Cotton & Textile sector in Africa’, Nilgiri Hall, Oberoi Hotel, New Delhi

The conference aims to provide an opportunity to Indian industry & African Counterparts to leverage on Government of India’s support intervention in African countries in the sector. It is also expected to foster networking, collaboration and joint effort among the conference participants for strengthening of Cotton & Textile Value Chain in Africa.

1:30 pm – 2:30 pm LUNCH AT NILGIRI HALL, OBEROI HOTEL, NEW DELHI

10:30 pm – 11:00 pm DEPARTURE TO AIRPORT: RETURN OF DELEGATION TO RESPECTIVE COUNTRY (Departure of Delegates from Benin on 8 March 2014)

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Industry Interaction on “Exploring Opportunities for Enhancing Business Partnership in Cotton & Textile sector in Africa”

March 7, 2014 Nigliri Hall, Hotel Oberoi, New Delhi

10:30 am – 11:30 am

(Inaugural Session)

Welcome & Introductory Remarks by Shri RCM Reddy, Managing Director, IL&FS Clusters

Round of Introduction & Feedback from Participants

Address by Shri Sanjiv Kohli. Joint Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs on “India Arica Engagement”

Address by DC (Handlooms) on “Handloom Clusters in India”

Address by Joint Secretary, Ministry of Textiles on “Developing Greenfield Textile Parks in India”

Comments by High Commissions

Special Address by Shri Sudhanshu Pandey, Joint Secretary, Department of Commerce, Government of India

Vote of Thanks by Dr AK Krishna Kumar, Executive Director, IL&FS Clusters

11:30 am – 11:45 am TEA BREAK

11:45 am – 1:30 pm Ginning & Post Harvest Technology by Shri M.B. Lal, Former CMD, Cotton Corporation of India Ltd (CCI) & Advisor Technology Mission on Cotton (TMC)

Sustainable Management of Cotton Supply - Strategies for Quality Production & Industry by Indian Cotton Federation

Role of Processing Technologies in Value Addition to Cotton by Bajaj Steel Industries Ltd.

Business Prospects & Investment Opportunities in Textiles by Confederation of Textile Industry ( CITI)

Role of Private Sector in Developing Skills for Textile & Garmenting Industry by IL&FS Skills

Opportunities for Promoting Exports from India by Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC)

Discussion

1:30 pm – 2:30 pm NETWORKING LUNCH

* The proposed list of speakers is subjected to confirmation.