Question: Which of the following statements is not true?
(a) ‘Textiles India, 2017’ was organized in Gandhinagar, Gujarat in June-July, 2017.
(b) On April 1, 2017, ‘Powertex India’ was launched.
(c) ‘SAATHI’ initiative was launched jointly by Ministry of Textiles and Ministry of Power.
(d) Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Deendayal Hastkala Sankul’ in Lucknow on 22nd September, 2017.
Answer: (d)
Related Facts:
- On December 26th, 2017, Yearly Review: 2017 has released by the Ministry of Textiles.
- The important facts relating to tis are as follows:
- The first ever mega international trade event for the textile sector was organized in Gandhinagar, Gujarat from 30 June, 2017 – 2 July, 2017.
- A total of 65 MoUs with an estimated value of more than Rs. 11,000 crore were signed during the event.
- “PowerTex India” has been launched on 1st April, 2017, with an outlay of Rs. 487 crores for three years.
- PowerTex India will support 44 lakh workers/weavers.
- ‘SAATHI’ (Sustainable and Accelerated Adoption of Efficient Textiles Technology to Help Small Scale Industries) was launched jointly by Ministry of Textiles and Ministry of Power.
- This will provide energy-efficient powerlooms, motors and rapier kits to small and medium powerloom units at no upfront cost.
- Energy Efficient Services Limited (EESL) would procure and provide these equipments to the workers at no upfront cost and the worker would repay in installments to EESL over a period of 4 to 5 years.
- A toll free helpline No. 1800220017 has been started at Office of the Textile Commissioner, Mumbai from 01.04.2017, to facilitate Powerloom weavers.
- On 1st December, 2017 iPowerTex android Mobile App was launched.
- India Handmade Bazaar, an online portal to provide direct market access facility to artisans and weavers, was launched on January 29, 2017.
- Deendayal Hastkala Sankul, the first ever state-of-the-art trade centre and crafts museum at Varanasi, was dedicated to the public by the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India on September 22, 2017.
- An MoU was signed with National Backward Classes Finance Development Corporation (NBCFDC) and National Schedule Castes Finance Development Corporation (NSFDC), to implement schemes of Government of India for artisans and weavers belonging to OBC and SC categories in 14 identified clusters, with necessary forward linkages for income sustainability and enhancement.
- Memorandums of Understanding were signed with IGNOU and National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) to provide customized educational services to weavers.
- Kamala Devi Chattopadhya National Award’ for women weavers was introduced on on the occasion of International Women’s Day, on March 8, 2017.
- Pushtaini Hunar Vikas Yojana was launched at Institute of Carpet Technology, Badohi to impart technical and soft-skills training to weavers from traditional carpet-weaving families.
- Technotex 2017, the 6th International Exhibition and Conference on Technical Textiles, was held from April 12 – 14, 2017 in Mumbai.
- Maharashtra was the host state while Gujarat, Jharkhand and Karnataka participated as partner states.
- Bivoltine silk production has grown by 105% in the last three years and has enabled substantial import substitution.
- India has emerged the largest producer of cotton in the world, with a production of 345 lakh bales in 2016-17. India is also the 2nd largest exporter of cotton.
- First ever North East Investment Summit focusing on manufacturing in textiles and allied sectors at Shillong during January 29 – 30, 2017, to unveil the potential of the region as a global investment destination.
- The Apparel & Garment Centre at Ampati, Meghalaya was inaugurated by the Union Textiles Minister Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani on January 30, 2017.
- USTTAD (Upgradation of Skills and Training in Ancestral Arts/Crafts for Development) project initiated in collaboration with Ministry of Minority Affairs will encompass 25 handicraft and handloom clusters.
- As part of the Government’s broad focus on Skill Development, Ministry has been implementing Integrated Skill Development Scheme (ISDS), an employment linked programme for meeting the skill requirement of textile industry.
- On December 20, 2017, the Union Cabinet gave its approval for a new skill development scheme covering the entire value chain of the textile sector excluding Spinning & Weaving in organized Sector.
- Scheme was titled “Scheme for Capacity Building in Textile Sector (SCBTS)” from 2017-18 to 2019-20 with an outlay of Rs. 1300 crore.
Reference:
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