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New Delhi: With sub-standard pashmina shawls and silk exports hurting Indias image, the Union textiles ministry is planning to set up new laboratories and upgrade existing ones to test and validate pure textiles, including pashmina, silk, cotton and coarse-wool products before they are shipped, two persons aware of the matter said..
This initiative aims to curb exports of poor-quality products to the global market, helping improve India's standing in the international textile industry, they said..
The upgraded labs are expected to help enhance the quality of textile products and boost exports by instilling greater confidence among buyers..
The plan is to establish new testing facilities in almost every textile cluster so that certification of fabrics and finished products gets validated by the government-run testing centres," the first person said..
These include addressing skill gaps and infrastructure through initiatives such as PM Mega Integrated Textile Regions and Apparel (PM-MITRA) parks, the production-linked incentive scheme, Technical Textiles Mission, Samarth and the National Handloom Development Programme..
