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Taxtile value-addition planned: Farooq
Sialkot—Federal Textile Minister Rana M. Farooq
Tariq Saeed Khan has said that a comprehensive strategy is being
evolved to strengthen value-addition chain in textile sector.
Speaking as chief guest at a seminar on “Emerging Trends/issues in
Sports Wear Industry held in collaboration with Mir Khalil-ur-Rehman
Memorial Society, Pakistan Readymade Garment Manufacturers
Association and that Pakistan Hosiery Manufacturer Association here
on Monday, he revealed that Pakistan would complete process of its
whole cotton crop and convert it into value-addition for earning US
40 billion dollars.
The government was making strenuous efforts for redressal of the
problems like shortage of electricity, Sui gas load shedding,
skilled manpower, technology and infrastructure under its vision and
commitment, he added.
The federal minister said that we will overcome these problems with
the active cooperation of the business community of this industry.
The Textile Ministry has already taken various steps for resolving
the problems being confronted by the industry and under human
resource development programme as many as 40,000 skilled labour
would be produced under its SMOT programme, he disclosed.
Rana Farooq said that this programme has already been introduced in
Karachi, Lahore and Faisalabad while it would be expanded to
sub-sectors of ginning, weaving and processing for ensuring skilled
manpower.
The Minister further stated that we are competing with India, China,
and Bangladesh and government was making hectic efforts for the
promotion of exports adding that Rs.40 billion have been given to
exporters under Research and Development programme for enabling them
for competition but government was considering to extend this
support. The government has concentrated on strengthening the value
chain of textile sector and special attention has already been
accorded on the production of pure cotton as well as spinning;
weaving and value-addition would be tracked on right direction. On
this occasion, the Textile Minister announced that a “Garment City”
would be established in Sialkot shortly keeping in view the
contribution of the business community of this export-orient city
and hub of the cottage industry of the country. —APP
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