July, 1-15, 2016

The Government has initiated a ‘Special Package’ for the Textile and Apparel Industry of Rs. 6,000 crore (US $ 923 million), motivating apparel exporters. The impact of the news was so encouraging that 35 Indian apparel exporters have already announced investment plans of Rs. 623 crore (US $ 96 million) over the next three years that will create employment opportunity for more than 30,000 people. Thanking the Government, AEPC has promised to achieve the target of creating 1 crore new jobs along with raising an investment of Rs. 74,000 crore (US $ 11,385 million) for the sector… Acche din, which has become a mocking point for the Opposition, will soon become a reality… Launching its ‘inaugural issue’ of AO Vietnam, Team AOcovers the first ever Denimsandjeans.com Vietnam show live, and discovers a vibrant and responsive industry, looking at denim as a relatively new but potential growth segment. Vietnam which registered exports worth US $ 27 billion in 2015 is targeting to cross US $ 30 billion in 2016! Supporting its women workers on various fronts, be it their education, health, financial guidance, training & skill development, etc. is one of India’s popular apparel exporter Orient Craft. The company, under its ‘Udaan Project’ has target to cover all its units having women workers by March 2017. Besides the above, our regular columns of Mind Tree, Fashion Trends, H2F, Industry Wire, Resource Centre, Export Statistics, etc. make the issue worth reading.