SSI
SSI association concern over panel's terms of reference
THE Federation of Associations of Small Industries of India (FASSI) has expressed concern that the high-level Committee of Ministers constituted to strengthen the small-scale sector will actually be a prelude to dereserving items meant for the SSI sector .

Textiles
SIMA seeks package for textile industry revival
THE Southern India Mills' Association (SIMA), one of the largest organisations representing the textile industry in the country, has sought a rehabilitation package to help out the beleaguered textile industry - the largest source of employment and the b iggest contributor to the Central and State Government kitties.

Textile exports up 23.7 pc in April-May
FOLLOWING three years of a tepid single-digit export growth, textile exports during the first two months of the current fiscal logged a robust 23.7 per cent growth at $2,008.1 millions as compared to $1,623.8 million in April-May 1999-2000, kindling hope that this year's identified target of $13 billions for the textile sector alone would not be a tall order.

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