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Wednesday, Mar 16, 2005

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`Keep abreast of changes'

By Our Staff Reporter

KOMARAPALAYAM, MARCH 15 . The post-quota phase period holds out excellent opportunities for the textile technology students, who could make the best use of them by keeping themselves abreast of the changing times and needs of the global market, the Secretary, Handlooms and Textiles, A. Elangovan, said here recently.

He was addressing the students of the SSM College of Engineering after inaugurating the M. Tech (Textile Chemistry) course at the college.

Mr. Elangovan said that with the phasing out of quotas and the Multi Fibre Agreement, "survival of the fittest" was the key to success at the global textile scene.

The net worth of textile exports of the country which now stood at $ 13 million could reach $ 50 million by 2010.

More jobs meant more demand for textile technology students who stand to gain by the expanding horizon if they make the right use of the chances, Mr. Elangovan said.

Tailor-made course

Speaking on the occasion, the Chairman and Managing Director, National Textile Corporation Limited, K. Ramachandran Pillai, asked the students to keep themselves abreast of the rapid changes in the textile world. This would enable them grab the opportunities that were beckoning them.

The inauguration of the M. Tech (Textile Chemistry) course at the SSM College of Engineering was timely as it was a unique course tailor-made for the industry's present day demands.

Change and redesign your role as a textile technologist, he told the students.

He released the first copy of the college newsletter `Better than the best' which was received by Mr. Elangovan.

The Chairman, SSM College of Engineering, M.S. Mathivanan, said that the course was the first of its kind in India and would pave the way for development of textile processing industry.

We want to go in for core competency in textile technology education, he said.

The per capita consumption of textile products in India was around three kg while it was 30 kg in the U.S. that indicated space for further growth, he said.

The principal, N. Madhava Rao, the Director, School of Textiles, S. Rajagopalan, and the Head, Department of Textile Chemistry, C.S. Vishwanath, spoke.

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