| (d) |
The
Council had submitted a Memorandum on the Problems and
difficulties of the powerloom textile industry to the new
Congress Government which had come into power.
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| (e) |
Note
on salient features of the Annual Monetary and Credit policy for
the year 2004-2005 and Mid-Term Review of Annual Monetary and
Credit Policy for the year 2004-2005 was circulated.
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| (f) |
A
Critical Study of Cenvat – VAT Systems was circulated.
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| (g) |
A
Road Map for Development was circulated to the COA members.
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| 7. |
DEVELOPMENTAL
ISSUES :
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The
Council has been organising meetings of the Powerloom Centres
Development Committees at important identified clusters in the
country, interalia after co-ordination with the concerned
Textile Research Association and bankers for providing
assistance in the modernisation and technology upgradation of
the decentralised small scale powerlooms at these centres,
amongst other things to the TUFS.
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The
Council is organising meetings between the bankers, TRA’s and
the powerloom entrepreneurs to further the development programme
of modernisation of powerloom units at the various powerloom
centres.
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The
Council has been consistently making suggestions to the Ministry
of Textiles for the TUFS and various other schemes, especially
for the powerloom sector.
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| I] |
Development
Programmes
:
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| (A) |
Training
Programmes
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(i)
|
One
Day training programme on Modern Weaving Technology was
organised by the PDEXCIL at Burhanpur in association with
Regional Office of the Textile Commissioner, Mumbai and
Powerloom Service Centre, Burhanpur on 25/09/2004.
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(ii)
|
One
Day training programme on Rapier Shuttleless Technology was
organised by the PDEXCIL in association with Regional Office of
the Textile Commissioner, Mumbai, the Textiles Committee, Mumbai
and BTRA Powerloom Service Centre, Ichalkaranji on 28/10/2004 at
Ichalkaranji.
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|
(iii)
|
One
Day training programme on Export Marketing & Documentation
was organised by the PDEXCIL at Solapur in association with
Regional Office of the Textile Commissioner, Mumbai and BTRA
Powerloom Service Centre, Solapur on 20/11/2004.
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|
(iv)
|
One
Day training programme on The Apparel Manufacturing was
organised on 20/12/2004 by the PDEXCIL at Bhiwandi in
association with Regional Office of the Textile Commissioner,
Mumbai and SASMIRA Powerloom Service Centre, Bhiwandi.
|
|
(v)
|
One
Day training programme on Quality Improvement through ISO-9000
was organised by the PDEXCIL in association with Regional Office
of the Textile Commissioner, Mumbai and Tarapur Industrial
Manufacturers Association (TIMA), Tarapur on 19/01/2005 at
Tarapur.
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(vi)
|
One
Day training programme on Modern Weaving Technology was
organised on 29/01/2005 by the PDEXCIL in association with
Regional Office of the Textile Commissioner, Mumbai with
technical help of Bombay Textile Research Association, Mumbai,
Powerloom Service Centre, Malegaon and Powerloom Owners
Association, Dhule at Dhulia.
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| B) |
Seminar/Workshops
|
|
(i)
|
A workshop on
Development of Decentralised Powerloom Sector -
Schemes/Initiatives of Government of India was organised by the
PDEXCIL at Burhanpur in association with Regional Office of the
Textile Commissioner, Mumbai and Powerloom Service Centre,
Burhanpur on 13/04/2004.
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