Coimbatore: The Centre is working on to simplify the procedure for import of second hand textile machinery, Union Minister of State for Textiles E V K S Elangovan said here today.
With the boom in the industry, the simplified procedure for importing second hand textile machinery would be announced soon, Elangovan told reporters here.
When asked about textile industry's request for extension of the Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme, which ends in 2007, for the 11th Five-Year Plan also, he said the ministry would consider the demand.
On the problems of effluent treatment plant of the dyers and bleachers in Tirupur, the minister said that the Centre would sort out the issue.
The Centre was willing to provide matching grant if the state government came forward to provide financial assistance for the plants, Elangovan said.
