India needs to reduce dependency on import of textile machinery: Piyush Goyal

Goyal also asked textile machinery manufacturers to get out of command-and-control mindset.  

New Delhi: Union Minister Piyush Goyal has called for developing 100 Indian textile machinery champions recognised across the world and reducing import dependence of the sector through concerted efforts between the textile engineering industry and the government.

Goyal also asked textile machinery manufacturers to get out of command-and-control mindset and work through plug and play to make the textile sector vibrant in name and spirit, the textile ministry said.

The Minister of Commerce and Industry, Textiles, Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, made the remarks while interacting with textile machinery manufacturers in a video conference on Friday.