Textiles Ministry of India is scheduled to hold a meeting of silk industry stakeholders tomorrow in New Delhi, to discuss various issues related to the development of Indian silk industry. The meeting will be presided over by the Union Textiles Minister Smriti Zubin Irani
The meet being organized by the Central Silk Board will deliberate on the present status, plans, programmes and challenges ahead in the silk sector, and inter-ministerial issues, in order to bring about better synergy to ensure sustained development of the Indian silk industry. It is expected that the outcome of the stakeholders’ meet will provide useful inputs for the National Textile Policy, which is under finalization.
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Around 150 delegates including seri-farmers, seed cocoon growers, Chawki rearing centres, reelers, automatic reeling machine entrepreneurs, retailers and exporters (both form Mulberry and Vanya sectors), besides senior officers from various union ministries, State Sericulture Departments, Bankers, CSB, NABARD, NIFT & NID will attend the meet.
Minister of State, Textiles Ajay Tamta; Secretary, Textiles Rashmi Verma and Chairman, Central Silk Board K.M. Hanumantharayappa will also be present at the meet. Besides, Union Finance Minister, Arun Jaitley; Union Minister of Agriculture Radha Mohan Singh; Union Minister for Science & Technology, Dr. Harsh Vardhan; Union Minister for Rural Development, Panchayat Raj and Drinking Water & Sanitation, Narendra Singh Tomar; and Union Minister of State (I/C), Environment, Forests & Climate Change Anil Madhav Dave have been invited to grace the occasion.
