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Kiran KamateAIR 53

Question 6Discuss/ExplainGS1GS1

भारत में वस्त्र क्षेत्र को रूपांतरित करने में तकनीकी हस्तक्षेप किस प्रकार मदद्गार हो सकते हैं? इस संबंध में सरकार ने कौन-सी पहल की हैं? (उत्तर 150 शब्दों में दीजिए) / How can technological interventions help in transforming the textile sector in India? What are the initiatives that the government has taken in this regard? (Answer in 150 words)

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Introduction

The Eco survey highlights the reducing productivity of cotton in India - i.e. 260kg/ha - compared to China's 1760 and USA's 960 kg/ha - increasing need for technological intervention.

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Main Body

Technological intervention:

1. Helps in enhancing economies of scale - To address the supply chain

2. Production of manmade fibres - via machining

3. Better price realization - digital market into said/forum/option trading

4. New markets - eVAM, and e-commerce CONDC

Technological interventions continued:

5. Producing ELS (Extra Long Staple) variety - emerging 790% - is short medium staple length

6. Modern textile park - cluster based development - addressing supply chain from production to yarn to fabric to spinning etc.

Government Initiatives:

1PM MITRA - textile parks
2BT Cotton
3SF Framework - farm-wise factoring fashion-design
4Investment in MSMEs - credit access & in budget to 5A
5New varieties - arranged variety - legislative cotton Keela variety of Kutch

Textile is a labor-intensive sector, after-aged, thus, if it grows on own grows

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Conclusion

Textile is a labor-intensive sector, thus if it grows it benefits the economy

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  • Uses data from Eco survey
  • Provides comparative productivity figures
  • Addresses both technological needs and government initiatives
  • Mentions specific platforms (eVAM, e-commerce)

Topper

Kiran Kamate

AIR 53

Subject & Paper

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Topic

Distribution of Key Natural Resources and Industries

Textile sector development

Technological interventions in textile sector

Writing Stats

179

Total words

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