AEPC in collaboration with DGFT and with the support of Noida Apparel Export Cluster (NAEC) organized a capacity-building programme.
It was organised under MAI scheme and Niryat Bandhu, to promote Noida as an Apparel Export Hub.
Gangadhar Panda, Additional DGFT, Mithileshwar Thakur, Secretary General, AEPC and Lalit Thukral, President, Noida Apparel Export Cluster (NAEC) addressed the members of apparel trade.
Lalit Thukral said that “Noida exports today products worth Rs 40,000 crore which is slated to grow to Rs 60,000 crore. The cluster employs around 8- 10 lakh people. We are making an apparel park in Jewar with 120 factories which will employ 3 lakh women workers.”
DGFT officials in their presentation elaborated on the government schemes and support measures.
Mithileshwar Thakur stated that “With the same level of investment, the employment generation capacity in the apparel sector is more than six times as compared to other sectors. It is important to harness India’s demographic dividend advantage through this sector.”
He also appealed to the members of trade and industry to take advantage of FTAs signed by the government recently and requested them to diversify to Man Made Fibre (MMF) based products to cater to the global demand and boost exports.
Experts from IDH Netherlands, Reverse Resources, ENEN Green, Onlygood were also part of the meeting and they emphasised that sustainability was no longer a matter of choice but the need of the hour for this sector.
