Entire textile sectors not to be linked with rural job scheme

摘要

The Prime Minister's Office has rejected the Textile Ministry's request for linking the entire textile sector to the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGA). The scheme, however, could be linked to specific sectors within the textile industry such as handicraft and handloom. "The Rural Development Ministry does not want to tamper with the existing scheme and we have been told that the textile industry, as a whole, cannot be included. But, specific sectors, depending on their vulnerability, will be considered," a Textile Ministry official told recently.