| (c) |
A representation was made to the Ministry to consider amending
the provisions of TUF scheme to facilitate installation of
secondhand textile machinery of more than 10 years old. This
amendment under the TUF scheme will enable the powerloom
manufacturers to carry out the modernisation programme on a much
wider scale. It is requested to MOT to place the representation
before the IMSC for its consideration and necessary decision.
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| (d) |
Capital
ceiling for machinery under the CLCSS to be raised from Rs. 60
lakhs to Rs. 1 Crore for decentralised powerloom sector.
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| (e) |
CLCSS
extended to processing sector also.
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| X) |
EXPORT
TARGETS
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| (a) |
A
detailed memorandum was submitted to the Government with regard
to fixation of export target for the textile products for the
year 2004-2005. Some of the suggestions indicated are ;
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i)
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Service Tax
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ii)
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Education Cess
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iii)
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80 HHC income tax benefit
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iv)
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Countervailing Duty [CVD]
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v)
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Procedural difficulties
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vi)
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Spurt
in yarn prices
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| (b) |
Submitted
a detailed note to the Government, giving the details of exports
during the current financial year, the reasons for shortfall in
the target and also the measures to be taken to improve the
performance in order to achieve the textile export target with
regard to fixation of target for textiles for the year
2005-2006.
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| XI) |
COMMUNICATIONS
WERE ADDRESSED TO THE MINISTRY OF TEXTILES / MINISTRY
OF COMMERCE ON THE FOLLOWING MATTERS ;
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| (a) |
Nomination
of Chairman, PDEXCIL as a representative of the PDEXCIL on the
Committee of Textiles Committee to maintain close contacts with
the Textiles Committee for the overall development of the
powerloom textile industry.
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| (b) |
Communication
to the leading exporters asking for Non Tariff Barriers faced by
them in various countries as well as sent a detailed note to the
Ministry of Textiles listing out the information on tariff
barriers currently faced by the textile exporters.
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| (c) |
Sent
the data as well as the note on India’s exports of cotton
textiles with regard to export targets for 2005.
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| (d) |
Communication
with regard to Abolition of Textiles Committee Cess on textiles
as well as on the textile machinery.
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| (e) |
Detailed
reply alongwith a brief note on assessment of exports on cotton
textiles and action plan for developing exports for the meeting
with the Export Promotion Council.
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| (f) |
Sent
to the Government a scheme entitled Duties and Taxes
Neutralisation Scheme as an alternate to the Duty Exemption Pass
Book [DEPB] scheme.
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| XII) |
NOTES
PREPARED
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The
following notes were prepared on various subjects for
consideration at different meetings as well as to take suitable
actions on various issues ;
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| (a) |
Note
on Proposed Textile Export Target for the year 2004-2005 was
submitted to the Ministry of Textiles.
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| (b) |
Note
on Excise problems
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| (c) |
Assessment of
exports of cotton textiles and action plan for developing
exports was prepared for the meeting organised by the Ministry
of Commerce.
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