| 3. |
During
the year, under review, the Committee of Administration
(Committee) met 3 times on 19/06/2004, 15/09/2004 under the
chairmanship of Shri M. Senthil Kumar and once on 04/01/2005,
under the chairmanship of Shri M.Y. Momin to consider and
decide on matters concerning the development & export
promotion of the fabrics manufactured in the decentralised
powerloom sector and the made-ups there-out-of. The committee
was assisted in its task by the following statutory
Panels/Committee:- |
| 4. |
Shri
M. Senthil Kumar, in his address on the occasion of the 9th
Annual General Meeting of the PDEXCIL held on 15.09.2004,
highlighted the need for the modernization and upgradation of
the technology of the small scale powerloom sector by
installing modern shuttleless looms in Hi-tech Weaving Parks
to produce textiles of high quality standard to face the
challenges of globalisation. The Chairman requested the
Government to enlarge the scope of the TUF Scheme by
incorporating Capital Subsidy Scheme for the processing sector
also. He further requested for announcement of suitable
proposals to provide a policy framework for the industry as
well as to remove procedural problems. He further requested
the members to look for new markets such as Latin America,
West Africa, South East Asia, East Europe and CIS countries in
the post quota era and also concentrate on the demand for
textiles in the domestic market. The Chairman stressed on a
comprehensive export policy for textiles to be drawn out
indicating various aspects relating to the countries with
which Free Trade Agreement should be entered into by India,
joining of regional groups such as ASEAN etc. The Chairman
further stressed on suitable policy initiatives to be taken
particularly in respect of the issues such as reduction in raw
material cost particularly in respect of cotton yarn,
reduction in cost of production through reduction in input
cost, power charges, cost of finance, transaction cost etc.,
adequate availability of MDA assistance to exporters,
simplification of procedures and removal of hurdles,
improvement in infrastructural facilities, removal of
congestion at ports, charging of reasonable freight charges,
restoration of section 80 HHC of the Income Tax, Non charging
of income tax and sales tax on premium earned on transfer of
DEPB, by suitable amendment in the relevant income tax and
sales tax provisions, exemption of service tax on services
provided for export purposes, improvement in the cotton yield
per acre and quality of raw cotton, continuation of DEPB
scheme with appropriate charges and introduction of suitable
export promotion schemes. He further thanked all the Hon’ble
Ministers, Officers in the Ministry, all other organisations
associated with the PDEXCIL, the press and media, the
Committee members of the PDEXCIL and the Officers and Staff of
the Council for supporting the PDEXCIL in all its activities. |
| 5. |
The
general body [A.G.M.] of the Council had also unanimously
passed resolutions adopting the annual report of the
Committee, the Council’s audited balance-sheet and income
& expenditure account for the financial year that ended on
the 31st of March, 2004, appointing the auditors of the
Council and noting the election of the following members to
the Committee:- |