KNITTING

Hosiery knitting, growth of which accelerated during the last decade, primarily because of expansion of hosiery into global fashion knitwear is expected to expand into the apparel and home furnishing sectors. In this segment, the following measures will be taken:

• Review of the Policy of SSI Reservation for this sector;
• Encouragement to Technology Upgradation and expansion of capacity; and
• Introduction of support systems for commercial intelligence, design and fashion inputs.

CARPETS

While machine-made carpet manufacturing in the mill sector will be guided by the policy framework for the organised industry, the policy for hand knotted carpet sector will focus on sustained growth of exports and welfare of weavers and their children. Encouragement will be given to the manufacture of products that conform to and bear the 'KALEEN' mark of standards, with insistence on compliance with the provisions of the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986. Government intervention will be on technology upgradation including indigenisation of machines; development of testing facilities; and use of natural dyes. Adaptation of traditional motifs and promotion of brand image would constitute thrust areas.

MADE-UPS

The made-ups sector will be given the status and importance it deserves by virtue of occupying the highest position in the textile value addition chain alongside garments. The approach for growth of this sector will be to-

• make available defect free and colour-fast processed fabrics;
• facilitate product development, production and marketing arrangements;
• place emphasis on quality and packaging; and
• expand facilities for machine dyeing and finishing of the yarn that is used for made ups from handloom fabrics;