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'Apparel exporters should start manufacturing PPE kits'
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SME Times News Bureau | 02 May, 2020
Covid-19-impacted Indian apparel exporters should diversify revenue
sources by producing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to meet global
demand, said Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC).
Accordingly,
AEPC organised a webinar to promote the idea. This webinar was attended
by about 2,000 participants mainly apparel exporters from across the
country.
"We find that there will be a domestic demand of Rs
10,000 crore for the next one year and internationally there will be a
$60 billion business in 2025 whereas India has done only $260 million so
far last year, a study says," AEPC Chairman A. Sakthivel said while
addressing the webinar.
Though many of PPE products needed for
frontline health workers are banned for exports currently, he said that
once the local manufacturers satisfy the Indian demand, they should be
allowed to export in the foreign markets and for this AEPC has already
submitted a request with the government.
"I believe all the
apparel manufacturers can enter into the cover all garments provided
they have a seam sealing machine. That's the machine we need for our
factories. We will have to import this machine if we want to go for PPE
kits," he said.
Besides the webinar, AEPC intends to have a
separate cell for PPE kits as it aims to provide sufficient kits
domestically to prevent further imports.
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