Textile minister may not to allow additional exports of cotton

14 Jul 2011 Evaluate

Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma took additional charge as Textiles Minister on July 13, and reviewed key issues related to the functioning of various segments of the textile industry, including cotton, silk and handlooms. After a three-hour long meeting with the senior officials of the ministry, Sharma said textile ministry may not allow additional exports of cotton in the present season due to lack of surplus stock. Earlier in June, the ministry had decided to allow additional exports of 10 bales of cotton during the current season ending September.

'We need to look into what is the exportable surplus; accordingly an appropriate view will be taken because we have to keep a closing balance to meet the industry demands. We are regularly monitoring the situation and a considered view will be taken, newly appointed textile minister said.

Currently, the closing surplus is 17.5 lakh bales (170 KG each). Last year, government has decided a closing stock of 50 lakh bales which was further reduced to 27.5 lakh bales in January. As per the agriculture ministry data, during 2010-11 crop year, India is estimated to have produced a record 339 lakh bales from 242 lakh bales in the last year. However, due to unseasonal rains in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra, the Cotton Advisory Board had lowered the cotton output estimates to 312 lakh bales from 329 lakh in April. 

Anand Sharma also reviewed ways to help re-open over 1,000 textile units in Tamil Nadu that were closed on court orders for violation of pollution norms. Sharma said, the government proposes to constitute a group which will address the issue particularly with regards to the units in Tirupur, by adding further he said, we have proposed a group so that the work is done in a time-bound manner and the challenges (with regards to court order) there are addressed.  

In January this year, the Madras High Court had issued order for closing of dyeing and bleaching units in Tirupur for discharging effluents polluting the Noyyal River.

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