Textile Ministry seeks Rs 1,050 cr for tech upgradation fund

摘要

The Textile Ministry has sought Rs 1,050 crore additional allocation under the Technology Upgradation Fund (TUF) in the Budget.rnMr Dayanidhi Maran, Minister for Textiles, said in Mumbai on 16th February 2010 that the Ministry had spent Rs 5,000 crore under TUF in the last year-and-a-half and Rs 80,000 crore in 10 years.rn"Though I cannot discuss Budget proposals, I can assure you that the Government will be considerate towards the textile sector," he said at the Textile Industry Roundtable organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry.