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The Textile Magazine
JUNE 2012
TAI Mumbai Unit
seminar on
weaving well attended
events & conference
The Mumbai Unit of the Textile
Association (India) organized a
one-day seminar on “Innovation in
Weaving” at Vapi on April 28. It
was attended by nearly 250 del-
egates.
After the welcome address by Mr.
V.C. Gupte, Chairman, TAI Mum-
bai Unit, Mr. C. Bose, its President,
in his address, outlined the different
activities of the unit for the benefit
of the entire textile industry.
Mr. Haresh B. Parekh, Convener
& Jt. Hon. Gen. Secretary, TAI,
outlining the seminar proceedings,
said the textile industry is the sec-
ond largest sector, next only to ag-
riculture, providing the highest em-
ployment in the country. Though of
late the industry has been hit by the
general economic slowdown, the
Central and Gujarat Governments
have announced various subsidy
schemes for the development of the
industry. The textile units should
take full advantage of the schemes
by forming clusters to come out of
the economic slowdown.
Mr. Prakash Shah, Chairman
& Managing Director, Prashant
Group of Industries, in his key-
note address, said that preparatory
process is as important as weaving.
Therefore, machinery design and
development on commercial scale
plays a key role in the growth of the
sector.
He also demonstrated the various
machinery developments registered
by the Prashant Group in terms of
weaving preparatory processes.
Mr. S.S. Aich, CEO, Alok Textile
Industries Ltd., in his special ad-
dress, stressed the importance of
process and quality control in a
weaving mill and also outlined the
steps taken to increase productiv-
ity and production targets in the
management of mills. As one of the
leading mills in the country, Alok
Textile Industries pursued a special
strategy to achieve high quality and
productivity.
Mr. Narayan Thakkar, Managing
Director, Rukshmani Syntex Pvt.
Ltd., emphasised the importance
of human resource development as
a key factor for the growth of an
enterprise.
The Mumbai Unit of TAI set a
precedent by felicitating the textile
professionals for their outstand-
ing contribution for the industry
development. At the seminar, it
felicitated Mr. G. Banerjee, Direc-
tor, Shree Ram Textile Mills Ltd.,