Textiles industry in Andhra Pradesh urged to actively participate in BHARAT TEX 2024

09 February 2024: Ministry of Textiles organised one day National Conference on Technical Textiles with Government of Andhra Pradesh for Advancing Policy Pathways in Technical Textiles today in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh. Event was supported by Indian Technical Textile Association.

Rajeev Saxena, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Textiles, Government of India,briefed about different applications of Technical Textiles and emphasized the prospective markets in Technical Textiles. He urged industry members present to participate in the upcoming mega event BHARAT TEX 2024 to showcase their ideas and innovativeness in Technical Textiles with increased participation.

The panel discussionscoveredvarious topics viz.Strategies for Circular Economy, Sustainability in Technical Textiles, Agrotextiles, Geotextiles in Engineering Applications for Infrastructure Development along with Trends of Technical Textiles in future. The event augments the presence of eminent speakers, scientists, industrialists from different parts of India including Andhra Pradesh.

G. Amarnath, Minister of Industries, Infrastructure, Investment & Commerce, Information Technology and Handlooms & Textiles, Government of Andhra Pradesh emphasized on the importance of Technical Textiles and welcomed prospective investors in Technical Textiles including FDI. Smt. K Sunitha, Principal Secretary to the Government of Andhra Pradesh for Handlooms & Textiles, Industries & Commerce Department enlightened the details of initiatives taken by State Government for development of MSME sector in Handlooms & Textiles and specifying the emerging opportunities lying with Technical Textiles.