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Goyal was attending the second interactive meeting with the Textile Advisory Group (TAG) in Mumbai, to review the latter’s progress of work.

He said advanced technologies related to high yielding cotton seeds and innovative agronomy techniques like high-density planting system should be introduced to enhance productivity of cotton.

The textile value chain needs to strengthen traceability technologies and testing facilities in the country, he was quoted as saying by an official release.

While deliberating on the approaches for use of coloured fertiliser bags to avoid contamination in cotton, Goyal directed TAG to address the long-pending issue on a priority basis with a solution that does escalate costs.

Goyal directed the Textile Commissioner that the penal provisions under the relevant sections of Collection of Statistics Act be invoked for compliance to address the need of accuracy of statistics across the value chain.

He directed to examine the objectivity, feasibility and reliability of the proposed yarn national index for industry.

For mechanised cotton picking, he stressed that a dedicated effort be done by Central Institute for Research in Cotton Technology (CIRCOT) and the Southern India Mills’ Association-Cotton Development and Research Association (SIMA-CDRA) to make an indigenous, cost-effective and efficient device validated by farmers. 

Fibre2Fashion News Desk (DS)