Related Keywords: Centre has announced five percent tax under GST for textile items, dhotis and saris, exempt all textile products from GST, handloom weavers in Salem, lead to stagnation of textiles, one lakh families involved in handloom weaving, only hike the price of textiles, producing pure silk textiles, production centres, urged the Centre
The handloom weavers in Salem have urged the Centre to exempt all textile products from the GST as it would only hike the price of textiles, in turn it would lead to stagnation of textiles at the production centres.
The office-bearers of the Jaari Kondalampatti Pure Silk Textiles Producers Association presented a petition to the District Collector on Saturday urging him to recommend exemption for all textile goods from GST. Only exemption from GST would protect this industry, the petition said.
