Our growth rate has already surpassed China and now India is the fastest growing economy of the world for next few years. As a result, there is a sea change in perception about India across the globe, Union Textiles Minister Santosh Kumar Gangwar said at a Press meet of the BJP State unit here on Thursday, showcasing his Ministry’s achievements of the past two years.
According to the Minister, apparel and handicraft sector recorded 23 per cent growth, while textile exports grew by eight per cent during last two years compared with the previous two years.
“More than Rs6,500 crore has been spent by the Ministry of Textiles on various schemes for promotion and development of the textiles sector. Approximately five lakh additional jobs have been created in the past two years in the sector,” Gangwar said.
The Ministry also aims to increase the earning of handloom weavers to Rs500 per day. The Centre endows 42 per cent of the project cost subject to a ceiling of Rs40 crore for a park. The Centre has also sanctioned Rs10 crore for development of Raghurajpur of Odisha as a model crafts village this year. Infrastructure of the village will be improved under the scheme that will also ensure welfare of all artisan families, said the Union Minister.
Highlighting the achievements, Minister of State for Food Processing Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti said that efforts of the BJP Government have started yielding results as it is committed to prevent wastage of food and increasing the processing level so that farmers should get better reimbursement of their produce.
Therefore, the Government is paying much focus on creating the desired infrastructure for processing, preservation and storage of food to give thrust to food processing sector, she said.
“This has been possible because of the tireless and persistent efforts put in by the Government led by our Prime Minister Narendra Modi,” said Jyoti.
Among others, former Jharkhand Chief Minister Arjun Munda, former BJP State unit president KV Singh Deo, Prithiviraj Harichandan and Sajjan Sharma were present.