: Centre did nothing for development of handloom sector : KTR #IndiaNEWS #Hyderabad Hyderabad: Handlooms and Textiles Minister KT Rama Rao on Saturday said the Central government did nothing concrete

Centre did nothing for development of handloom sector : KTR #IndiaNEWS #Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Handlooms and Textiles Minister KT Rama Rao on Saturday said the Central government did nothing concrete for the development of handlooms and textile sector in Telangana.
In a letter to the union Minister for Textiles Piyush Goyal, he criticized the NDA government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s apathetic attitude towards the textile sector, which provides employment to a large number of people in the country after agriculture.
Launching a blistering attack on the Centre for affecting the livelihood of handloom workers, Rama Rao urged Modi, union Ministers and other BJP leaders from the State to stop speaking lies that the Centre helped the textile industry in Telangana to a large extent.
In fact, the Central government did not provide additional assistance to the industry and handloom workers, he alleged. The current plight of the textile sector in the State was due to the Central governments careless policies. The agitation for separate State was not only fought for water, funds and jobs but also for the development and welfare of handloom workers, he said.
Explaining in detail the support to be received from the Centre for Telanganas textile and handloom sector, the TRS government after coming to power requested the support of the Central government several times in the last eight years.
However, the Centre bore a grudge against the handlooms and textiles sector and attempted to weaken it like other public sector undertakings (PSUs) in the country. Instead of coming to the rescue of the sector, the Centre has decided to increase GST on textiles and handlooms leaving the sector crippled.
During his recent visit to the city, Modi announced a mega textile park for Telangana. “Where is the mega textile park?�? Rama Rao asked. A request was made to the Central government to provide infrastructure facilities for Kakatiya Mega Textile Park (KMTP) started with the State government funds to the tune of Rs. 1,552 crore. But there was no response till date and instead Modi announced setting up of a mega textile park.
Despite countless requests to help KMTP, which was undertaken with an aim of making Telangana a destination for investments by world-class companies in the textile sector, there was no response, Rama Rao said.
One of the worlds textile giants, Young One Company has invested in KMTP with international standards, to compete with the world. Rama Rao requested the Centre to provide support to the mega textile park which is of such national importance.
He alleged the Central government has not responded to the request to set up a mega power loom cluster in Sircilla, which has the largest number of power looms in the State.

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