IV) NOTES PREPARED
 

The following notes were prepared on various subject for consideration at different meeting as well as to take suitable actions on various issues;
 

1) Note on Review of Exports and Measures to Expand Exports.
 
2) Note on Non Tariff Barriers faced by India and Policy options.
 
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.
 

I] Development Programmes :
 
(A) Training Programmes / Entrepreneurs Development Programmes :-
1)

Entrepreneur Development Programme on Technical, Financial and Management aspects for Decentralised Powerloom Industry was organised by the PDEXCIL at Hyderabad in association with the Regional Office of the Textile Commissioner, Chennai and Powerloom Service Centre, Hyderabad from 28.11.2005 to 02.12.2005.

2)

One Day training programme on Modern Weaving Technology was organised by the PDEXCIL at Madhavnagar in association with the Regional Office of the Textile Commissioner, Mumbai, BTRA Powerloom Service Centre, Madhavnagar and the Sangli District Powerloom Owner’s Association, Madhavnagar on 12.12.2005.

3)

One Day training programme on Modern Weaving was organised by the PDEXCIL at Ujjain in association with the Regional Office of the Textile Commissioner, Mumbai and ATIRA Powerloom Service Centre, Indore on 21.12.2005. 

4)

One Day training programme on Quality Management (Textiles) was organised by the PDEXCIL at Ichalkaranji in association with the Regional Office of the Textile Commisioner, Mumbai and BTRA Powerloom Service Centre, Ichalkaranji on 21.02.2006.

5)

Entrepreneurship Development Programme for promoting Hi-Tech Weaving Units was organised by the PDEXCIL in association with the Regional Office of the Textile Commissioner, Mumbai from 09.03.2006 to 11.03.2006.