TAI Vidarbha Hosts 73rd All India Textile Conference at Nagpur

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TAI Vidarbha Hosts 73rd All India Textile Conference at Nagpur

After its enormous success in 1979, 2006 & 2015, The Textile Association (India) – Vidarbha has successfully hosted 15th International & 73^rd All India Textile Conference in Nagpur, on “Fibre to Fashion - Integrated Growth Roadmap,” on 02^nd & 03rd February, 2018 at Dr. Vasantrao Deshpande Auditorium, Nagpur.

Inaugural function started with Invocation dance by Kalyani Savadkar,Pune, then the lighting of the lamp by Chief Guest and dignitaries.

Dr. Hemant Sonare,Conference Chairman & Hon. Secretary, TAI, Vidarbha & newly elected Chairman, Textile Association of India welcomed all the dignitaries and the participants and briefed in his welcome address about the current scenario of Textile Industries and the farmers in the Vidarbha region. The tone was appropriately set by him by presenting the theme of the conference withdescribed main objective to educate, encourage and empower the delegates present from all across India.

He mentioned that several new textile units and the Textile Parks are coming up and the Ministry of Textiles have sanctioned such projects to make Vidarbha a future Textile Hub of the country. He said, three years before TAI-Vidarbha organized 12^th international & 70^th All India Textile Conference at Nagpur had created environment for growth in textile & clothing.

Our attempts have boosted confidence of cotton growers and local industries to envisage Vidarbha as a future textile and garment hub of the country, he said, adding, Vidarbha is a land where maximum number of suicides happened in last few years and known world as ‘Land of Suicides’

He concluded, “For survival of cotton farming sectors of Vidarbha collective and collaborative efforts from entire supply chain are required. Textile Association will address various issues of cotton and take corrective steps including educating various people in cotton value chain. This is an emotional conference which will design future Integrated Road Map from Farm to Fashion for progressive growth.”