According to a senior official, the West Bengal Government has decided to set up a Textile Park on 200-acre land. The said land is being identified in Salboni, within Paschim Medinipur district and at Durgapur and Asansol in Paschim Bardhaman district, the official added.
This decision is being seen as an outcome of a workshop on ‘Expanding opportunities in the Textiles sector of West Bengal’ organised by the MSME and Textiles department of the state.
The MSME and Textiles department has further decided to set up dyeing facilities and design centres at Phulia and Shantipur in Nadia district. This is being done to support weavers and exporters in the state.
A statement released by the State Government following the workshop also stated that the MSME and Textiles department would, in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), conduct export facilitation for handloom exporters in Nadia and Burdwan districts.
The said workshop was chaired by Chief Secretary HK Dwivedi. Also in attendance were Principal Secretary of the MSME and Textiles department and various representatives from the chambers and associations representing the textile industry as well as industry representatives.
The Chief Secretary also suggested forming a task force and coming up with a time-bound action plan to boost and get more investment in the textile sector, while assuring the gathering that the Government would take all necessary steps for the sector’s growth.
