Textile exporters seek removal of import duty on cotton
The Hindu
The Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council (Texprocil) has appealed to the Union Textile Minister Piyush Goyal to remove the Customs Duty on cotton as it is mainly the extra long staple branded cott
The Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council (Texprocil) has appealed to the Union Textile Minister Piyush Goyal to remove the Customs Duty on cotton as it is mainly the extra long staple branded cotton and contamination free cotton that are imported. Chairman of the Council Manoj Patodia, Vice Chairman Sunil Patwari, and Executive Director Siddhartha Rajagopal met the Minister in Mumbai recently and discussed issues that the the industry faced and the growth prospects for cotton textiles. Exports of Cotton textiles (including raw cotton) during 2020-2021 reached US$ 10,723 million as against US$ 9,799 million in 2019-20, registering 9.43 % growth.The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.