The Gazette of India
EXTRAORDINARY
PART I—Section 1
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 6] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1963/PAUSA 18, 1884
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY
RESOLUTION
New Delhi, the 8th January 1963
No. 10(2)TEX(C)/62.—The Government of India have decided to set up a Committee to enquire into the problems of the Powerloom Industry, The terms of reference of this Committee will be:—
(i) to examine the structure and growth of the powerloom industry with special reference to the types, holdings, ownership, appliances, supply of raw material, sorts of fabrics produced, processing of fabrics, marketing, financing and other factors relating thereto;
(ii) to examine the remunerativeness of the powerloom industry taking into account the costs of production and efficiency of working and the conditions of workers;
(iii) to consider the relative role to be played by the powerloom industry vis-a-vis that of the handloom and mill industry and to recommend targets of production;
(iv) to account for the phenomenal growth of unauthorised powerlooms in the past and devise means to prevent future unauthorised expansion; (v) to examine the desirability and scope for the conversion of handloom' co-operatives into powerloom co-operatives;; and
(vi) to make suggestions for the establishment of the powerloom Industry on a stable footing within the field of operation which should be allotted to it.
2. The composition of the Committee will be as follows-—
Chairman
(1) Shri Asoka Mehta, 16, Golf Links Road, New Delhi.
Members
(2) Shri A. R. Bhat, M.L.C.. Chairman, All India Village and Small Indus-
tries Organisation, 256, Sadashiv Peth, Poona-2.
12 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY I PART I—SEC. 11 (5) Dr. D K. Malhotra, Joint Secretary, Planning Commission, New Delhi. (6) Shrl M. Somappa, President, All India Handloom Marketing Coopera-tive Society, Bombay.
Member-Secretary
(7) Shri K. R. Aravamuthan, Director (Economics and Statistics), Office of the Textile Commissioner, P.B. No. 10004, Bombay.
3. The Chairman may specially Invite other persons connected with the Textile Industry to attend the meetings.
4. The Committee is requested to forward Its report to Government within a period of six months.
ORDER
Ordered that a copy of this Resolution be communicated to all State Govern- ments/Union Territories/Office of the Textile Commissioner, Bombay and to all concerned.
Ordered also that the Resolution be published in the Gazette of India for general information.
D. K. SRINIVASACHAR, Jt Secy.