SIMA Delegation comprising of Mr. T. Rajkumar, Former Chairman, SIMA; Mr. Ravi Sam, Vice Chairman, The Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council (TEXPROCIL) Mumbai and Former Chairman, SIMA; Mr. Ashwin Chandran, Chairman, Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI), New Delhi and Former Chairman, SIMA; Mr. S. Krishnakumar, Deputy Chairman SIMA; Mr. K. Sivaraj, Vice-Chairman, SIMA and Dr K Selvaraju, Secretary General, SIMA, today (20th May 2026) met the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu at his office and thanked him for sending a D.O letter to the Hon’ble Prime Minister recommending to remove 11% import duty on cotton that has been adversely affecting the entire textile value chain.
The Delegation briefed about the general textile industry scenario particularly with regard to Tamil Nadu and the emphasised the need for proactive initiatives and policy support to sustain competitiveness and realise its full growth potential, thereby retaining its status as the of numero uno State in textile manufacturing in the country.
Highlighting the steep increase in power cost and certain adverse decisions relating to non-conventional energy, the Delegation appealed the Hon’ble Chief Minister to address the following issues immediately:
1. To withdraw the collection of network charges for the rooftop solar power generation (as per the High Court Order)
2. To keep in abeyance the collection of arrears of deemed demand charges until issuance of final Order by the APTEL
3. To freeze the demand charges at the existing rate of Rs.608 per kVA per month for a period of three years
The Delegation also appealed to allocate adequate fund and facilitate speedy implementation of PM Mitra Park Scheme, Tamil Nadu Integrated Textile Policy and other schemes.
