A national workshop on ‘convergence’ of five specialised institutions hosted by the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) called on the establishments to work towards global competency, knowledge-sharing, enhancing self-efficiency, workforce development and optimum usage of resources.
The importance of the textiles-apparel sector in terms of share in manufacturing has been growing over the years, but its share in global apparel exports has been more or less stagnant, even falling marginally at the last count. If India has to become a global sourcing destination, a cursory look at the backdrop is paramount.
