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KTR urges Centre to sanction mega powerloom cluster in Sircilla
The Hindu
‘Town has necessary ecosystem and trained manpower required to set it up’
Industries and IT Minister K.T. Rama Rao has requested the Central government to expeditiously sanction a mega powerloom cluster in Sircilla under the Comprehensive Powerloom Cluster Development Scheme (CPCDS).
Sircilla has been a major hub of handloom and textiles activity for several decades. “The town has necessary ecosystem and trained manpower required to set up a mega powerloom cluster,” he said in a letter addressed to Union Minister Piyush Goyal.
The letter is the eighth in the series of letters written by Mr. Rama Rao requesting the sanction for the powerloom cluster. The government failed to initiate any action in spite of repeated reminders and personal meetings.