India’s leading textile and apparel producing state Tamil Nadu should come out with a separate export policy.
A separate export policy will help promote the export of state.
A. Sakthivel, Chairman, Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) and Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) submitted a memorandum to M.K. Stalin, Chief Minister of the state and urged for the same.
It is pertinent to mention here that with the export of around Rs. 2.10 lakh crore, Tamil Nadu accounted for 10 per cent of India’s export in in 2019-2020.
He further added that India’s apparel export is mostly limited to cotton fibre-based products and this fulfils the need of overseas buyers for three months only.
If Tamil Nadu has to get more business, the textile units in the state should maximise the production of synthetic fibre-based apparels. Considering the potential in this sector, the state should have an exclusive park to develop synthetic fabrics and apparels.
He said that Tamil Nadu can set up parks for synthetic garments, garment accessories and textile machinery under the scheme. The two sea ports in Tamil Nadu should be upgraded to accommodate mother vessels.
