Gujarat Information Bureau
Government of Gujarat,
Ahmedabad
Date: 5 September 2012
PRESS RELEASE
Gujarat unveils ‘Navi Gujarat Vastraniti’ (Gujarat Textile Policy) 2012
New Textile Policy to ensure Gujarat’s cotton growers get better price realization at national and international markets, guarding them from the Centre’s anti-farmers and anti-export policies
Gujarat Government’s slew of incentives to infuse new life to textile industry:
· Starting cotton spinning and weaving parks around cotton growing areas;
· Interest subsidy for value-addition chain from ginning to spinning, weaving, processing, garment manufacturing and technology up-gradation;
· Refund of VAT on expansion of existing and new units in spinning and readymade garments;
· Power tariff concession for new cotton spinning and weaving units;
· Financial assistance to skill development centres for textile industry;
· Financial assistance for technology acquisition for value chain; and
· Support for energy and water conservation and environmental compliance.
Chief Minister Narendra Modi has announced a new ambitious Gujarat Vastraniti (Gujarat Textile Policy) 2012 to establish Gujarat’s unique identity at national and international market, in recognition of the state’s enviable march to another ‘White Revolution in Cotton’, thanks to the untiring efforts of the cotton growers.
The new Textile Policy is expected to attract investment of over Rs.20,000-crore, creating new employment opportunities for over 25 lakh people, 50 per cent of them being rural women, during the next five years period. This will also increase the state’s revenue and growth rate along with growth of the textile industry.
Gujarat has recorded an exponential growth in raw cotton production during the last ten years. It is up from 23-lakh bales to 1.23-crore bales over this period, particularly due to farmers adopting Gujarat Government-sponsored scientific methods of farming and BT cotton. Gujarat cotton has high demand in China, Europe and other markets.
The objective of the new policy is in keeping the interest of the cotton growing farmers, better price realization in national and international markets, and value addition in the entire chain. It is also to protect the cotton growers of Gujarat from the present Congress-ruled UPA Government’s anti-farmer and ant-export policies. The Centre bans export on raw cotton exactly when the international prices are highest. It cost dearly the Gujarat farmers with a loss of Rs.14,000-crore during the outgoing season.
It has an integrated approach to strengthen the value chain “Farm to Fibre to Fabric to Fashion to Foreign”, enhancing sustainable growth of farmers and industry. It has many more unique, progressive and futuristic policy supports, financial and other supports for different schemes in different sectors, as follows:
Cotton Spinning Activities (including Ginning: The new policy is to enhance the growth of cotton farmers and ginners, by way of better price realization and to enable them to withstand in uncertainty due to price fluctuation, nationally and internationally, encouragement is made to establish new cotton spinning activities to strengthen the value chain.
- Interest subsidy of 5 per cent, without ceiling for the period of five years on new plant & machinery for Ginning & Processing;
- Interest subsidy of 7 per cent on new plant & machinery for Cotton Spinning, as well as for second hand imported cotton spinning machinery with certain conditions, without ceiling for the period of 5 years;
- Power tariff concession on new investment for cotton spinning at the rate of Re.1 per unit for 5 year period;
- Minimum 150-acre land, stamp duty exemption to developers and units, and assistance up to 50 per cent with maximum ceiling of Rs.30-crore for common infrastructure for Cotton Spinning Park with or without Weaving;
- Stamp duty exemption to developers and units in parks, and assistance up to 50 per cent with maximum ceiling of Rs.10-crore for common infrastructure in Parks and Other Textiles Activities;
- Refund of Value Added Tax (VAT) paid by Cotton-based units like ginning, spinning and weaving on purchase of cotton / cotton yarn and remission of tax collected on cotton yarn (applicable to the extent of investment in Plant & Machineries);
Modern Weaving, Knitting and Machine Carpeting Activities: It is to strengthen the value chain, development of cotton base weaving and knitting activities to boost the growth of cotton spinning in the State. Technology up-gradation of existing synthetic and filament power-loom weaving industry will also be done to fulfill the requirement of international market of art silk industry. Gujarat is a leading producer of carpet wool. Encouragement is, therefore, made to establish modern carpet manufacturing activities in the State.
- Interest subsidy of 5 per cent on new plant and machinery, without ceiling, for weaving, knitting, machine carpeting and other textile related activities, also on second hand imported weaving (power loom) with certain conditions, for the period of 5 years;
- Power tariff concession of Re.1 per unit for the 5 year period for weaving;
Dyeing & Processing: It is to have a substantial value addition through technological up-gradation and modernization in dyeing and processing sector, encouragement is made to establish energy-efficient and environment-friendly modern dyeing and processing unit.
- Interest subsidy of 5 per cent on new plant and machinery, without ceiling for the period of 5 years, in Dyeing and Processing;
- Assistance up to 50 per cent for audit report amounting to maximum of Rs.50,000, assistance up to 20 per cent of cost of equipment subject to maximum Rs.20-lakh, eligible once in 2 years during operation period of the scheme, as support for energy and water conservation and environmental compliance, for Processing Sector and Entire Value Chain.
Garments & Made-ups: Garment and made-ups are driving force for overall growth of textile value chain. It is also highly labour intensive mainly for rural women. Encouragement is therefore, made to establish new and modern garment and made-up units even in interior part of the State
- Interest subsidy of 7 per cent on new plants and machinery, without ceiling for a period of 5 years, for Garment and Made-ups;
- Refund of VAT paid by the unit on purchase of raw material and remission of tax collected on readymade garments, as VAT concession (applicable to the extent of investment in Plant & Machineries).
Technical Textile: Looking to the enormous industrial growth in the State and potential for Technical textile world-wide with applications in industries like Agriculture Medicals, Automobile, Defense etc., development of this segment will cause high value addition on textile value chain enabling to get better realization and sustainability.
- Interest subsidy of 6 percent on new plant and machinery, besides second hand imported machinery with certain conditions allowed, without ceiling for the 5 year period.
Apparel Training Institutes/Centers: This is with an objective to create skilled manpower, and specifically for rural women employment, an approach is made to establish skill development activities as per the need.
For establishing Apparel Training Institutes:
- Assistance up to 85 per cent, subject to maximum Rs.3-crore, excluding land cost, for setting up Training Institution;
- Need-based support towards equipment for up-gradation of facilities in ITIs.
- Assistance up to 50 per cent, subject to maximum Rs.20-lakh,for Training Centres;
- Reimbursement of tuition fees to trainees as assistance @ 50 per cent, up to Rs.7,000 per trainee per course;
- Reimbursement of training cost with maximum of Rs.7,000 per trainer per week, as assistance to training to trainers;
For training cost for skill development for weaving:
- Stipend to trainees @ Rs.2,500 per month for three month, and allowance to weavers @ Rs.200/day, and to jobbers @ Rs.300/day as assistance for advanced training to power loom owner/jobber and worker – as training cost for skill development for Power loom / Weaving Sector.
Technology Acquisition & Up-gradation: This is to withstand in competitive environment both nationally and internationally for adopting modern technology, an approach is made to encourage units for acquiring technology from abroad.
- Financial assistance up to 50 per cent, with maximum of Rs.25-lakh per Process/Product, once during the operating period of the scheme, also available for manufacturing textile machinery for technology acquisition for entire value chain.
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Gujarat Information Bureau
Government of Gujarat
Gandhinagar
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Teacher’s Day-2012 celebration
GOG to set up model eco-friendly school in every district
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CM interacts with 1.5 cr students of the state via satellite broadcast
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CM felicitates, distributes prizes to 22 best teachers
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People take vows to participate in gutkha elimination campaign
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In a programme held in Gandhinagar today as a part of Teacher’s Day celebration the Chief Minister Narendra Modi felicitated 22 best teachers and distributed prizes to them. Chief Minister also interacted with around 1.5 crore students and teachers of the schools across the state via satellite broadcast. During the programme, the Chief Minister also had a question-answer session with about 15 students on the theme of ‘life building’.
Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Minister announced setting up of two ‘smart school’, one eco-friendly ‘green school’ and one ‘sports school’ in every district as models.
The Chief Minister also announced celebrating 30-day ‘Vivekanand Reading Festival’ in the primary schools of the state from September 11. “During the Gunotsav programme the state government found the weak link among the children of primary schools, which was the lake of reading habit. So, as a part of remedial measure we will celebrate ‘Vivekananda Reading Festival’ in the schools”, he said.
Keeping in view the 125th birth anniversary of Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishanan next year the Chief Minister called upon the teachers to deliberate upon the ways to bring about all-round qualitative changes in the primary education. He asked teachers to stop veiling the shortcomings of the primary education and instead to take the 125th birth anniversary of Dr.Radhakrishnan as an opportunity for strengthening the educational scenario positively during the approaching year - from this September 5, to the next September 5, 2013.
He said the present state government has initiated to honour the best teachers as a part of Teacher’s Day celebration. The government has also live-broadcasted the programme. This will help to build respect for the teachers in the society.
“Gujarat is the first state to come up with Indian Institute of Teacher’s Education’ with a view to produce great teachers”, he said. He appealed the young generation to take up the courses of the institute if they desire to become good teachers and build career in the field of education. The Chief Minister also expressed desire to bring compatibility between the courses of PTC and B.Ed.
On the occasion, the Chief Minister also made people take vows to participate in gutkha elimination campaign.
In the welcome address Education Minister Ramanlal Vora spoke about the state government’s achievements in the field of education such as the 100% enrollment in primary schools and drastic decline in drop-out ratio. He pointed out the injustice happening to Gujarat with regard to central aid for teachers’ salaries and for making available the textbooks.
Minister of States for Education Jaysinh Chauhan and Vasuben Trivedi, Principal Secretary to Education Dr. Hasmukh Adhiya, Mrs. Sangita Singh, high officials, leaders of education sector, teachers and students in large number were also present on the occasion.
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