A delegation from The Southern India Mills’Association (SIMA) met Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Joseph Vijay in Chennai and urged the State Government to address critical power-related challenges impacting the textile industry, including escalating electricity tariffs and solar network charges.
Coimbatore: A high-level delegation from The Southern India Mills’ Association (SIMA), comprising prominent representatives from the textile sector, met Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Joseph Vijay on May 20 and submitted a detailed representation seeking immediate policy intervention on key power-related concerns affecting the industry.
During the meeting, the delegation thanked the Chief Minister for recommending the removal of the 11% import duty on cotton to the Prime Minister, stating that the levy had adversely impacted the entire textile value chain.
The delegation also briefed the Chief Minister on the current challenges confronting the textile sector in Tamil Nadu and stressed the importance of proactive policy support to preserve the State’s competitiveness and leadership in textile manufacturing and exports.
Drawing attention to the steep rise in electricity tariffs and concerns linked to certain non-conventional energy policies, the delegation urged the government to introduce immediate corrective measures.
Key demands placed before the government included withdrawal of network charges imposed on rooftop solar power generation, suspension of arrears collection related to deemed demand charges until the final order of APTEL, and freezing demand charges at the existing rate of Rs.608 per kVA per month for the next three years.
Representatives of SIMA further appealed to the government to ensure adequate financial support and expedite the implementation of the PM MITRA Park Scheme, Tamil Nadu Integrated Textile Policy and other major textile sector development initiatives.
The delegation comprised former SIMA Chairman T. Rajkumar, TEXPROCIL Vice Chairman Ravi Sam, CITI Chairman Ashwin Chandran, SIMA Deputy Chairman S. Krishnakumar and Vice Chairman K. Sivaraj.
During the meeting, the delegation thanked the Chief Minister for recommending the removal of the 11% import duty on cotton to the Prime Minister, stating that the levy had adversely impacted the entire textile value chain.
The delegation also briefed the Chief Minister on the current challenges confronting the textile sector in Tamil Nadu and stressed the importance of proactive policy support to preserve the State’s competitiveness and leadership in textile manufacturing and exports.
Drawing attention to the steep rise in electricity tariffs and concerns linked to certain non-conventional energy policies, the delegation urged the government to introduce immediate corrective measures.
Key demands placed before the government included withdrawal of network charges imposed on rooftop solar power generation, suspension of arrears collection related to deemed demand charges until the final order of APTEL, and freezing demand charges at the existing rate of Rs.608 per kVA per month for the next three years.
Representatives of SIMA further appealed to the government to ensure adequate financial support and expedite the implementation of the PM MITRA Park Scheme, Tamil Nadu Integrated Textile Policy and other major textile sector development initiatives.
The delegation comprised former SIMA Chairman T. Rajkumar, TEXPROCIL Vice Chairman Ravi Sam, CITI Chairman Ashwin Chandran, SIMA Deputy Chairman S. Krishnakumar and Vice Chairman K. Sivaraj.