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Surat textile units to stay shut 2 days a week to control production, tackle labour crisis
March 21, 2026 9:20 am
The LPG crisis had added 10 per cent to the shortage of labourers in textile factories. Once the labourers go to their native places, they return only after two months or more, so it would be difficult for us to run the factories.”
Two Surat textile workers ‘stripped, beaten on suspicion of theft’; 2 traders arrested
June 12, 2025 5:10 pm
Police said another accused trader is absconding. According to the complaint filed by one of the workers, he and his friend were ‘talking near a shop’ where they were confronted
FOSTTA's application receives over 3,000 complaints on default payments within a month of launch
May 22, 2025 4:46 am
Textile traders' body says buyers defaulted on payments amounting to a total of Rs 170 cr; 20 college students hired as telecallers.
Gujarat’s Patola: How the textile stays relevant despite challenges
December 20, 2024 5:14 pm
From royal courts to modern runways, patola’s elegance continues to weave its magic.
Jobs, incentives among highlights as Gujarat govt announces new textile policy
October 16, 2024 5:26 am
Among the incentives offered in the 'Gujarat Textile Policy 2024' is a capital subsidy for new industrial units ranging from 10% to 35% of eligible fixed capital investment (eFCI), capped at Rs 100 crore.
Remember Alia Bhatt's stunning Ajrakh sari? Now this centuries-old Gujarati textile has got a GI tag
May 12, 2024 10:03 am
The GI certification safeguards the cultural heritage of India and empowers the skilled artisans who keep it alive.
2 textile bodies from Gujarat set to attend key panel meeting
October 29, 2023 2:43 am
MANTRA was set up in the late 1970s when a proposal was floated to set up a full-fledged independent research association for the region, according to its official website.
Gujarat: Textile transport goods associations threaten to on strike
February 14, 2021 12:08 am
On Saturday, three textile goods transport associations and labour union leaders held a meeting with the Federation of Surat Textile Traders Association (FOSTTA) and sought the latter’s help to make representations to the police commissioner to change the timings.
Textile units in Surat to bear travel cost of migrant workers
May 08, 2020 2:02 am
The decision was taken on Thursday afternoon at a meeting of industry leaders presided over by SGTPA president Jitubhai Vakhariya.
Gujarat: Traders’ body demands 50% reduction in power tariff for textile industry
July 31, 2018 1:13 am
The demand was made before the state industry commissioner officials in a meeting called to discuss the upcoming Textile Policy of Gujarat- 2018.
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