The Make in India Week will have a dedicated seminar on textile industry, based on the theme From Farm to Fashion, aimed at addressing Maharashtra’s agrarian crisis and helping the state’s cotton growers overcome their hurdles.
In this regard, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said that only 25 per cent of the cotton grown in the state is utilised for value addition, and the textile park which will soon be created would help cotton growers in Vidarbha, Marathwada and parts of North Maharashtra.
According to Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, the Centre is taking steps to link the manufacturing sector with farm produce, and the biggest reason for the agrarian crisis is also the lack of storage facilities in the state. So this event will attract more investors.
The Make in India Week is a prestigious event, being orgsnised in Mumbai from February 13 to 18 . The event will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The prime ministers of three northern European countries, government delegations from nearly 50 countries and business teams from around 70 nations are scheduled to attend the event. The Make in India Centre would showcase exhibitions of the most innovative products and manufacturing processes across 11 sectors, 17 state exhibitions and several country pavilions.
