|
|
CHAPTER II FUNCTIONS & ORGANISATIONAL SET UP The Ministry of Textiles is responsible for policy formulation,
planning, development export promotion and trade regulation in respect of the textile sector.
This included all natural and manmade cellulosic fibres that go into the
making of textiles, clothing and handicrafts. The developmental activities of the Ministry are oriented towards
making adequate quantities of raw material available to all sectors of the textile
industry and augmenting the production of fabrics at reasonable prices from
the organised and decentralised sectors of the industry. Towards this
objective, the Ministry lays down guidelines for a planned and harmonious
growth of various sectors of the industry. Special emphasis is given to the
development of handlooms in view of its large employment potential. The
Ministry monitors the techno-economic status of the industry and provides the
requisite policy framework for modernisation and rehabilitation. The Ministry
coordinates the activities of Textiles Research Associations and lends
financial support to them for undertaking research and development. The Ministry of Textiles is headed by a Secretary who is assisted
in the discharge of his duties by 4 Joint Secretaries and the Development
Commissioners for Handlooms and Handicrafts, Textile Commissioner and Jute
Commissioner. The principal functional areas of the Ministry cover the
following:-
ATTACHED AND SUBORDINATE
OFFICES 1. Attached Offices : a. Office of the
Development Commissioner for Handlooms This office is headed by the Development Commissioner for
Handlooms. It administers
various schemes for the promotion and development of the handloom sector and
has been providing assistance to handloom weavers in a variety of ways. Its subordinate offices include Weavers’ Service Centres,
Indian Institutes of Handloom Technology and the enforcement machinery for
implementation of The Handlooms (Reservation of Articles for Production) Act,
1985. b. Office of the
Development Commissioner for Handicrafts The office is headed by the Development Commissioner for
Handicrafts which functions under Ministry of Textiles for promotion and
export of handicrafts. The office assists the State Governments in planning
and execution of development schemes for the handicraft sector. It has 6 regional offices at Mumbai,
Calcutta, Lucknow, Chennai, Guwahati and New Delhi. LIST OF ORGANISATIONS/BODIES UNDER THE
MINISTRY OF TEXTILES (EXCEPT ATTACHED/SUBORDINATE OFFICES)
2. Subordinate
Offices a) Office
of the Textile Commissioner The office of the Textile Commissioner has its headquarters at
Mumbai with 8 regional offices throughout the country. The office is headed by the Textile
Commissioner. The Textile Commissioner acts as the principal technical
advisor to the Ministry. This
office is entrusted with the responsibility of implementation of various
regulatory orders. Through a network of regional offices, the Textile
Commissioner carries out techno-economic surveys and advises the Government
about the general economic health of the textile industry. The developmental
activities of the Office of the Textile Commissioner centres around planning
the growth and overall
development of the textile sector. Thirteen Powerloom Service Centres are
functioning under the administrative control of the Textile Commissioner. The
Textile Commissioner also supervises the work of 30 Powerloom Service Centres
run by TRAs and State Government agencies, apart from monitoring various
developmental and promotional schemes including Technology Upgradation Fund
Scheme for the textile and decentralised powerloom sectors. b) Office of the Jute
Commissioner This office is headed by
the Jute Commissioner. Located at Calcutta, this office is entrusted
with the responsibility of implementing the policies of the Government in
jute sector. Just as the Textile Commissioner acts as the principal technical
adviser to the Ministry on textile industry, the Jute Commissioner gives
technical advice to the Ministry on all matters relating to the jute industry
including the jute machinery industry. ADVISORY BOARDS 1. All India
Handicrafts Board The All India Handicrafts Board has been constituted under the
Chairmanship of Minister of Textiles with the Development Commissioner
(Handicrafts) as Member-Secretary. The Board advises the Government in
matters pertaining to the development of the handicraft sector. 2. All India
Powerloom Board The All India Powerloom Board was constituted as an advisory body
under the Chairmanship of the Minister of Textiles with the Textile
Commissioner as the Member-Secretary. It has representatives of the Central
and State Governments, powerloom federations/associations of the
decentralised powerloom sector as its members. The functions of the Board
include advising the Government
on matters concerning growth and
development of the decentralised powerloom sector. The Board was
reconstituted vide resolution dated 28.10.98. It has 30 members. 3. All India Handloom
Board The Board was constituted under the Chairmanship of Minister of
Textiles with the Development Commissioner(Handlooms) as the
Member-Secretary. The Board advises the Government on various aspects of
development of the handloom sector. 4. Cotton Advisory
Board The Cotton Advisory Board headed by the Textile Commissioner is a
representative body of the
Central and State Governments, growers, industry and the trade. It advises the Government generally
on matters pertaining to production, consumption and marketing of cotton and
also provides a forum for liaison among the cotton textile mill industry, the
cotton growers, the cotton trade and the Government. It was reconstituted on
19.5.99 and has 40 members. 5. Jute Advisory
Board The Jute Advisory Board headed by the Jute Commissioner advises
the Government generally on matters pertaining to jute falling within the
purview of Jute (Licensing & Control) Order, 1961 including production
estimates of jute and mesta. The Board was re-constituted in December,
1997. It has 20 members. 6. Coordination
Council of TRAs In order to coordinate the activities of all the Textile Research
Associations in the textile sector with a view to promoting linkages to the
development of the textile industry and for achievement of national
priorities, a Coordination Council for the Textile Research Associations
under the Chairmanship of
Secretary(Textiles) has been constituted. The functions of the Council are to assess the on-going
programmes of the research associations; identify programmes of priorities
keeping in view the overall needs of the industry including decentralised
sector; ensure appropriate coordination amongst different research
associations; conduct periodical evaluation of the work carried out in the
cooperative research; consider systemising research programmes and funding
arrangements so that funding is relatable more closely to programmes
conforming to plan priorities; consider all other matters connected with the
effective functioning of these Research Associations. AUTONOMOUS BODIES : 1. Central Wool
Development Board The Board has been constituted under the chairmanship of the
Secretary (Textiles) with a view to promoting the growth and overall
development of the wool and woollen industry. The Executive Director is the
Chief Executive of the Board. The development schemes are implemented through
the State Governments concerned. Facilities for testing are also provided.
The Board has its headquarters at Jodhpur. The Board has been re-constituted
vide resolution dated 25.6.99. Its present life is upto 31st March, 2001. It
has 29 members. 2. National Institute
of Fashion Technology(NIFT) National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) was registered as
an Autonomous Society in 1986.
It is a Government funded institution under the Ministry of Textiles
with Secretary (Textiles) as Chairman of the Board of Governors (BOG). Besides the Chairman, there are 17
members on the Board of NIFT, including the Director General, NIFT who is the
Chief Executive Officer of the organization. The present Board of NIFT was constituted on 8.9.1998 for
a term of 3 years. NIFT was established in collaboration with the Fashion
Institute of Technology (FIT), New York. The genesis of NIFT was in the ideas of an apex
institution to cater to the growing needs of India’s evolving fashion industry. Over the years, NIFT has emerged as
the premier training institute in India nurturing and creating a generation
of bright professionals in different areas of fashion technology, meeting the
Human Resource requirements of this vital industry. Its high level of interaction and collaboration with the
leading fashion institutions of the world has enhanced the stature and scope
for the fashion industry in India to meet the challenges of the industrial
competitiveness on a global basis. Beginning from July, 1995, NIFT has set up under its umbrella six
other Centres located at Bangalore, Calcutta, Chennai, Gandhinagar, Hyderabad
and Mumbai. These Centres have a
Director incharge who is assisted by a Registrar and a nucleus staff.
Director General being responsible for the overall coordination and
monitoring of the activities of these Centres, they are under the common
management of BOG. The State Level Management Committee (SLMC) of each
Centre, consisting of representatives from the Government, Industry and
having the Chief Secretary as its Chairman, acts as a link between the
Industry - NIFT Central Government.
The Registrar of the Center is the designated member-Secretary of the
SLMC. 3. National Centre
for Jute Diversification `National Centre for Jute Diversification (NCJD) was registered
in January, 1992 under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 and established
in June, 1994 under the chairmanship of Secretary (Textiles) in order to give
focused attention to the diversification efforts in the jute sector. NCJD is required to consolidate
R&D results of various institutes in jute and textiles and transmit these
to the entrepreneurs for commercial products. It coordinates with various
agencies and helps the entrepreneurs in arranging technical, financial and
infrastructural support to encourage them to take up production and marketing of jute diversified products.
The Council of Governors of NCJD has been reconstituted with effect from 24th
September, 2000 for a period of two years. It consists of 25 members, drawn from various sectors like
Jute Entrepreneurs, Banking, International Institutions and the Government. STATUTORY BODIES : 1. Jute Manufactures
Development Council The Jute Manufactures Development Council(JMDC) was constituted
as a statutory body under the chairmanship of Secretary (Textiles) with
effect from 1.5.84 with the objective of increasing efficiency and
productivity in the jute industry, the financing of activity for such
development and for matters connected therewith. JMDC has been delegated all
functions relating to export promotion in jute sector and to perform other
activities on the domestic market of Jute Sector as are performed by a
commodity board. The activities of the council are funded from the grants
made available by the Central Government from the proceeds of cess on the
production of jute levied under the Jute Manufactures Cess Act 1983. 2. Central Silk Board The Central Silk Board was constituted with the objective of promoting
the growth and development of sericulture in the country. The programmes for development of the
sericulture and silk textile industry are primarily formulated and
implemented by the State Sericulture/ Textile Departments. However, the
Central Silk Board supplements the efforts of the states by providing
necessary support for research and development and extension of training
through its countrywide network of centres. Besides, the Central Silk Board organises production and
supply of quality silkworm seeds, mulberry cuttings etc. and also undertakes
directly as well as jointly with the State Sericulture Departments, the
implementation of various sericulture projects. 3. Textile Committee The Textiles Committee, established under the Textiles Committee
Act, 1963, has the primary
objective of ensuring quality of textiles both for internal marketing and
exports. Its functions include
promotion of textiles and textile exports, research in the technical and
economic fields, establishing standards for textiles and textile machinery,
setting up of laboratories, data
collection etc. The Textiles Committee besides its headquarters at Mumbai,
has 29 Regional Offices. It has set up laboratories at 15 important centres
to assist the industry and trade in testing their products. The Committee has the following
functional divisions at headquarters,
Mumbai (1) Textiles Inspectorate
Wing (2) Textiles Laboratory Wing (3) Market Research Wing (4) ISO Wing (5) Vigilance Cell
(6) Accounts Wing, and (7) Administration
and Co-ordination. 4. Commissioner of
Payments This Ministry has under it the Office of Commissioner of Payments
with Headquarters at Delhi. The Commissioner of Payment is a statutory
authority appointed under Section 17(1) of the Sick Textile Undertakings
(Nationalisation) Act 1974, Section 15(1) of the Swadeshi Cotton Mills
Company Ltd. (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act 1986 and also
under Section 17(1) of the Textile Undertakings (Nationalisation) Act, 1995.
The Commissioner of Payments disburses the amount placed at his disposal to
the owners of each Textile Undertaking nationalised by the aforesaid three
Acts. PUBLIC GRIEVANCE REDRESSAL
MACHINERY IN THE MINISTRY As part of implementation of point 20 (responsive administration)
of the Twenty Point Programme, the Department of Administrative Reforms and
Public Grievances has been issuing
instructions and guidelines to establish, activate and strengthen the
public grievance redressal machinery(PGRM) in the ministries, departments and
other organisations of the Government of India. In pursuance of these instructions/guidelines, Ministry of
Textiles has established the Public/Staff Grievance Redressal Machinery to
monitor the redressal of public grievances,Ms. Kiran Dhingra , Joint
Secretary has been nominated as
Director (Public Grievances)and Shri
Chander Bhan, Deputy Secretary as Staff Grievance Officer. Secretariat
assistance is being provided by O&M Section of the Ministry. Similar
machinery is functioning in each
of the attached/subordinate offices of the Ministry of Textiles.
To monitor the functioning of PGRM, in Ministry of Textiles as
well as its organisations, a Grievance Committee to monitor redress of
public/staff grievances functions. Whenever necessary, the files relating to
pending grievances are called for and cases are settled by the Committee at
its meetings. To activate and strengthen the PGRM of the Ministry following actions have been taken:- 1.
Time norms
for disposal of the grievance cases have been fixed as under:- i) Acknowledgement
to the complainant
7
days ii) Final
disposal 2
months
The said norms have been circulated among all concerned and displayed
at prominent places of the
building. 2. Publicity
about the PGRM has been given in
the news media. 3. Citizens'
Charter has been formulated and has also been placed on Ministry's website.. 4. Details
about PGRM have been placed on the Website of the Ministry Web site address is texmin.nic.in/ 5. A
facilitation Counter has been established near gate No 3 of the Building i.e.
Udyog Bhawan New Delhi to make information readily available to the
customers/consumers and if required, arrange their interaction with the
concerned authorities in the Ministry to answer their queries. 6. A
complaint box has been kept near the facilitation counter to enable
customers/ consumers to lodge their complaints, if necessary. Status of Grievance cases:- Total No of cases Disposed Pending dealt during the year 52 29 23 |
