65 Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs)/agreements was signed on the second day of the Textile India 2017 in Gandhinagar, Gujarat on 1 July 2017. Of these 65 MoUs, 62 were signed by the Union textiles ministry and remaining three MoUs were signed by Gujarat government on textile sector.
The Textile Ministry includes MoUs with China, and Bangladesh for silk research, fashion technologies and knowledge transfer.
The signing ceremony was presided over by Union Textiles Minister Smriti Irani and Union Minister of State for Textiles Ajay Tamta.
In her address on this occasion, Union Textile Minister Smriti Irani has said that this was the era of the development of the textile industry.
MoUs were signed between various domestic and international organisations, both private and government-owned. Three government-to-government (G2G) MoUs were signed as well. These were signed between the central silk board and department of agriculture of the Gyangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China for the development of improved silkworm breeds and mulberry varieties with the exchange of sericulture genetic materials.
Another MoU was signed between the ministry of textiles and the department of foreign affairs and trade - Australia for textiles and fashion projects. The third was signed between the National Institute of Fashion Technology and the Bangladesh University of Fashion and Technology to encourage academic cooperation between the two institutes and strengthen academic interventions.
The entire list of the MoUs signed during Textiles India 2017:
Government MoUs
| Serial No. | Signatories | Summary | |
| 1 | 2 | ||
| 1 | Central Silk Board | Deptt. of Agriculture of Gyangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, People’s Republic of China | Development of improved silk worm breeds and mulberry varieties suitable to both the countries by exchange of sericulture egenetic materials, etc. |
| 2 | Ministry of Textiles, DC(HL) | Department of Foreign Affairs & Grade, Govt. of Australia | Australian Indian Textiles and Fashion project |
| 3 | National Institute of Fashion Technology | Bangladesh University of Fashion & Technology | encourage academic cooperation between the two institutes and strengthen academic interventions |
Batch 1
| Serial No. | Signatories | Summary | |
| 1 | 2 | ||
| 1 | Powerloom Export Development Council (PDEXCIL) | Sri Lanka Apparel Exporters Association | Exchange of Information |
| 2 | CITI | International Textile Manufactures Federation (ITMF) | Exchange information and documentation |
| 3 | Cotton Corporation India (CCI) | Southern India Mills Association (SIMA) | Supply of Cotton to SIMA |
| 4 | Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council (TEXPROCIL) | China Cotton Textiles Association | To exchange information and documentation concerning economic information as well as business information and trade facilitation etc. |
| 5 | Vardhman Textiles Ltd. | TOYOBO Co Ltd, Japan | To buy approx. US$ 20 Million worth of Textiles in the current financial year from Vardhman Textiles Ltd. |
| 6 | SRETPC | Indian Chamber of Commerce and Culture, Slovakia | Trade Promotion with overseas partner |
Batch 2
| Serial No. | Signatories | Summary | |
| 1 | 2 | ||
| 1 | Central Silk Board (CSB) | M/s Five P Ventures India Pvt Ltd, Erode | Development and commercialization of Handloom products developed by Product Development Division of CSB |
| 2 | Vardhman Textiles Ltd. | ALMUNDO Associate, Japan | To buy approx. US$ 20 Million worth of Textiles in the current financial year from Vardhman Textiles Ltd. |
| 3 | TEXPROCIL | Vietnam Textile & Apparel Association | To provide appropriate assistance and advice to member companies or their businessmen of the parties for business visits to respective countries annually to participate in trade fairs, exhibitions, business seminars and other activities |
| 4 | ATIRA | Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDII), Ahmedabad | Cooperation in Geo Textiles, Nano Fibre tech and Protective Textiles and Skill Development |
| 5 | IJIRA | Dept of Civil Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology | R&D in jute products |
| 6 | EPCH | Himachal Pradesh State Handicrafts & Handloom Corporation Ltd | Development of market niche for Himachal Pradesh exporters through divers set of market linkage and promotion activities |
Batch 3
| Serial No. | Signatories | Summary | |
| 1 | 2 | ||
| 1 | CSB | M/s MK Designs, Bangalore | Commercialization of Silk Products |
| 2 | ATIRA | iCreate International Centre for Entrepreneurship and Technology | Development of Entrepreneurs incubates in the area of Focus Incubation |
| 3 | TEXPROCIL | The Indo-Polish Chamber of Commerce | To provide appropriate assistance and advice to member companies or their businessmen of the parties for business visits to respective countries annually to participate in trade fairs, exhibitions, business seminars and other activities |
| 4 | PDEXCIL | CMAI | Exchange of Information |
| 5 | Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) | South India Spinners Association (SISPA) | Supply of Cotton |
| 6 | EPCH | Shriram Institute for Industrial Research | Knowledge sharing, training and research |
Batch 4
| Serial No. | Signatories | Summary | |
| 1 | 2 | ||
| 1 | CCI | NTC | Supply of Cotton |
| 2 | Vardhman Textiles Ltd. | Takisada Group, Japan | The MoU is an agreement on part of M/s. Takisada Group, Japan to buy approx. US$ 20 Million worth of Textiles in the current financial year from Vardhman Textiles Ltd. |
| 3 | TEXPROCIL | China Chamber of Commerce for Import & Export of Textiles | To provide appropriate assistance and advice to member companies or their businessmen of the parties for business visits to respective countries annually to participate in trade fairs, exhibitions, business seminars and other activities |
| 4 | PDEXCIL | NID | Exchange of Information |
| 5 | Cotton Corporation India (CCI) | CAI (Cotton Association of India) | To facilitate and provide e-auction platform by CCI for CAI member mills to sell their cotton stock to overseas buyers. |
| 6 | EPCH | TUV Rheinland India Pvt Ltd | Cooperation in awareness building and knowledge dissemination for handicraft exporters in areas of supply chain standardization, processing, product certification and testing |
Batch 5
| Serial No. | Signatories | Summary | |
| 1 | 2 | ||
| 1 | SASMIRA | Texas Tech University (TTU), USA | R&D |
| 2 | NIFT | Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India, Ahmedabad | To provide scope for wider learning to the students of both the institutes on entrepreneurship and design promotion. |
| 3 | NTC | NITRA | Services relating to inspection |
| 4 | Cotton Association of India (CAI) | International Cotton Association | Exchange of Information |
| 5 | ATIRA | Centre for Entrepreneurship Development (CED), Gandhinagar | Cooperation in Geo Textiles, Nano Fibre tech and Protective Textiles and Skill Development |
| 6 | WRA | The Technical University of Liberec, Czech Republic | Research Activities |
Batch 6
| Serial No. | Signatories | Summary | |
| 1 | 2 | ||
| 1 | NITRA | ICAR | R&D |
| 2 | SRTEPC | Malaysian Textiles Manufactures Association (MTMA) | Trade Promotion with overseas partner |
| 3 | NIFT | KVIC | Design development and training with Khadi institutions identified by KVIC |
| 4 | NTC | BTRA | Services relating to inspection |
| 5 | SASMIRA | Institute of Chemical Technology , Mumbai | R&D, Training & Education |
| 6 | WRA | Deakin University, Australia | Research Activities |
Batch 7
| Serial No. | Signatories | Summary | |
| 1 | 2 | ||
| 1 | SITRA | APRUS Bio medical Innovation Private Ltd | Research and technical transformation |
| 2 | NTC | ATIRA | Testing |
| 3 | NITRA | CSIR, South Africa | Cooperation in R&D activities relating to natural fibres |
| 4 | SRTEPC | Indo Polish Chamber of Commerce & Industry | |
| 5 | Sangam India Ltd | Sharda Europe Co Ltd, Poland | Trade Promotion with overseas partner |
| 6 | HEPC | Knowledge for Innovation in Trade & Technology for Entrepreneurial Start-Ups (KITTES) | Promotion of business and Stat-Ups |
Batch 8
| Serial No. | Signatories | Summary | |
| 1 | 2 | ||
| 1 | EPCH | Vietnam Association of Crafts Village | Sustainable development of the handcrafts sector |
| 2 | Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) - Sweden | Jaipur Integrated Texcraft Park Pvt. Ltd. | Zero Liquid Discharge and waste disposable management. |
| 3 | Guajarat Cleaner Production Centre | Gujarat Eco Textiles Park | Cleaner production initiatives |
| 4 | CITI | Wakfield Inspection Services Ltd | Mutual Trade Development in cotton sector |
| 5 | SITRA | SASMIRA | Research and technical transformation |
| 6 | SRETPC | Sri Lankan Apparel Brands Association | Trade Promotion with overseas partner |
Batch 9
| Serial No. | Signatories | Summary | |
| 1 | 2 | ||
| 1 | EPCH | CCIC &
D/o Post | Encourage the exchange of ideas for developing differenct utility/souvenir mementos and other handicrafts products |
| 2 | MANTRA | Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology (SVNIT) | Research Activities |
| 3 | SITRA | Applied Automation Systems Pvt Ltd | Research and technical transformation |
| 4 | Handloom Export Promotion Council (HEPC) | India Trade Exhibition Centre- middle East | |
| 5 | WRA | College of Design and Social Cotex, RMIT University, Australia | Assistance in establishing Centre of Excellence, exchange of faculty, research |
| 6 | SRTEPC | Kabul Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) | Trade Promotion with overseas partner |
Batch 10
| Serial No. | Signatories | Summary | ||
| 1 | 2 | |||
| 1 | WRA | Directorate of Research and Business Engagement, University of Manchester | Research Activities | |
| 2 | HEPC | Japan India Industry Promotion Association (JIIPA) | Bring buyer to RBSM, To organize BSM at Japan | |
| 3 | SITRA | Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST) | Research and technical transformation | |
| 4 | IL&FS Clusters | Jaipur Integrated Texcraft Park Pvt Ltd. (JITPPL), Rajasthan | To set up a skilling centre at the park | |
| 5 | Shell India | Gujarat Eco Textile Park | To develop and implement play of grid Off-grid Hybrid Energy System for MSME textile clusters | |
| 6 | SRTEPC | Sri Lankan Apparel Brands Association | Trade Promotion with overseas partner | |
Batch 11
| Serial No. | Signatories | Summary | |
| 1 | 2 | ||
| 1 | WRA | TEMAG Laboratuari, ITU, Turkey | Research Activities |
| 2 | MANTRA | South Gujarat Textiles Processors Association (SGTPA) | Research Activities |
Textiles India 2017
Textiles India 2017 is a three-day mega textiles trade fair being held in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. The mega exhibition was planned to showcase the value chain of India. The aim of the exhibition was to position Textiles India as a mega Annual International Event by bringing global and Indian leaders together on one platform. It was held from June 30-July 2, 2017.
Note: Textiles India 2017 was positioned as the first ever global B2B textiles event in India. It wanted to forecast Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s inspiring vision, "From Farm to Fibre, Fibre to Factory, Factory to Fashion, Fashion to Foreign Exports".
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