Minister of State for railways and textiles Darshana Jardosh, as part of her Kolhapur tour, recently visited the Ichalkaranji Powerloom Mega Cluster. Jardosh was apprised about the textile hub and the ongoing activities by local MLA Prakash Awade. “Kolhapur has contributed immensely to the textile industry and the use of automation and modernisation to produce superior quality textile fabrics and apparel are impressive,” Jardosh said.
On being told of the challenges being faced by the textile unit operators, Jardosh said, “Officials from the Textile Ministry will soon look into the concerns. I appeal to the textile operators to participate in the upgradation scheme for which funds have been made available. The scheme provides funds to improve textile manufacturing by introducing advanced machinery.”
Earlier, Jardosh had criticised the Congress for merely introducing schemes and not implementing them. “The textile upgradation scheme was in place before 2014 when BJP came to power at the Centre. However, back then, the Congress Government had not allocated funds,” she said.
Minister of State for railways and textiles Darshana Jardosh, as part of her Kolhapur tour, recently visited the Ichalkaranji Powerloom Mega Cluster. Jardosh was apprised about the textile hub and the ongoing activities by local MLA Prakash Awade. “Kolhapur has contributed immensely to the textile industry and the use of automation and modernisation to produce superior quality textile fabrics and apparel are impressive,” Jardosh said.
