Chhattisgarh Village Industries Minister Punnulal Mohle on Wednesday urged the Centre not to discontinue supplying handloom yarns due to delayed payments as it will adversely impact the State’s textile units.
Addressing the Annual Conference of state textile ministers in New Delhi, Mohle demanded 10 per cent grant on polyester cotton yarn for weavers of Chhattisgarh on the lines of 10 per cent grant given by the Centre on hank yarn.
He also urged the Centre to open two yarn warehouses in Chhattisgarh to ensure adequate supply of yarn to weavers of the State. The Minister also demanded setting up of a ‘Trade Facilitation Centre’ in Chhattisgarh for encouraging Kosa producers of the State.
Meanwhile, the the Centre on Wednesday appreciated the efforts made by Chhattisgarh government in increasing the production of raw Tussar silk.
In his address, Mohle also stated that Chhattisgarh is the second largest raw Tussar silk producing State in the country. ‘Against the national production demand for 200 metric tonnes, the State has been producing 500 metric tonnes of raw Tussar silk, he added.
Mohle said that Chhattisgarh will soon become the first State to produce 1,000 metric tonnes of Tussar silk in the coming 12thfive year plan.
The Minister also informed the Centre that Chhattisgarh has signed an agreement with ‘Flipkart’ for marketing of products made by handloom weavers.
Union Minister of State for Textiles, Santosh Kumar Gangwar chaired the conference attended by state textiles ministers. Chhattisgarh Rural Industries Department Principal Secretary Sunil Kujur was also present at the conference.