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, 2005, appointing the auditors of the Council and noting the election of the following members to the Committee:-
 

A) Southern Region
 
i) Shri B. Sivagnanam, M/s. R.B. Wovens Pvt. Ltd., Erode, Tamil Nadu
ii) Shri M.A. Ramasamy, M/s. Sreekumar Textile Corporation, Salem, Tamil Nadu
iii) Shri S.S. Yuvaraj, M/s. Kankadurga Fabrics Private Limited, Salem, Tamil Nadu
iv) Shri D. Senthilkumar, M/s. A.D. Textile, Karur, Tamil Nadu
v) Shri K.C. Ganesan, M/s. Sri Ramakrishna Textiles Corporation, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
vi) Shri T.V. Maruthi, M/s. Hanuman Weaving Factory, Bangalore, Tamil Nadu.
vii) Shri Sanjeev Saran, M/s. Wisdom Exports, Palladam, Tamil Nadu
viii) Shri P.K. Balasubramanian, M/s. Unique Impex, Karur, Tamil Nadu.
 
B) Western Region
 
Shri M.Y. Momin, M/s. Bhiwandi Powerloom Weavers Federation Ltd., Bhiwandi, M.S.
 
6)

The Committee during the year under review took up and made several recommendations to the Govt. of India towards the modernisation and upgradation of the technology of the decentralised powerloom sector and the development and promotion of the exports of the products thereof. Some of the important suggestions made by the Council to the Government are as follows ;
 

I) EXIM POLICY
 

The Council submitted suggestions for modification / revision in the Foreign Trade Policy / Handbook of Procedures. Some of the suggestions which has been given are as follows :
 

1)

It is suggested that the relevant notifications need to be issued by Revenue Department for remission of service tax under Para 2.48.1 of the Foreign Trade Policy.
 

2)

Under Para 1B.1 of Foreign Trade Policy, to include Powerloom textile sector for special focus initiatives on the same lines as given in respect of handlooms, handicrafts etc.
 

3)

Under Para 3.3 of Foreign Trade Policy, to consider powerloom Textiles also for fixing a threshold