After holding successful conferences in the past including the 1st Asian Textile Conference in 1991, the 7th Asian Textile Conference in 2003, et al, The Textile Association (India)- Delhi Unit is organising National Textile Conference 2015. The conference to be held on October 26 and 27, 2015 in New Delhi will be on the theme: ‘Make in India: Destination Textiles’.
Textile industry plays an important role in Indian economy as domestic consumption and exports of textile and clothing amounts to approximately 6 per cent of the GDP. This sector contributes to almost 12 per cent of the total export earnings of the country and employs more than 100 million people, directly or indirectly. The textile and clothing market size has grown at a compounded rate of 12 per cent per annum from $66 billion in 2009 to $115 billion in 2014. The industry is projected to remain on a high growth path and reach $535 billion by 2024-2025. The conference will focus on the importance of implementing the national program in Indian textile industry.
The two day conference will see a mix of presentations and panel discussions involving renowned textile sector stakeholders of the country. The key topics include facilitating investment, fostering innovation, enhancing skill development, protecting intellectual property and building best-in-class manufacturing infrastructure which is the underlying aim of ‘Make in India’ campaign. The discussions will present India's manufacturing competitiveness in terms of raw material availability, manpower resources, technology and infrastructure and delve on key growth constraints.
Facilitation of investment in India is one of the key objectives of the conference. The focus will be on ways to foster investment in the sector and importance of partnership to bring investment as well as technical know-how. The conference will also witness a cultural program and fashion show by students of fashion institutes in the region.
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