New proposed Maharashtra textile policy set to revive textile industry

Suresh Halwankar Committee, which was constituted by the BJP Government in November last year. is ready with the new proposed textile policy of Maharashtra to revive and boost the textile industry. The committee visited eight states to study their textile policies and met several unions and federations to come up with suggestions for the betterment of the industry. The draft policy states Amravati must be developed as a spinning mega hub, Nagpur as knitting hub, Solapur as terry towel hub and Ichalkaranji/Bhiwandi for suiting-shirting mega-textile hub and Ichalkaranji-Solapur-Malegaon for process park with every hub having a complete set-up of all kind of related facilities.