Fourth Plan Report of the Working Group on Textile Machinery (Group VIII - December, 1964)

Abstract

For preparing industrial production programme for the Fourth Plan, the Planning Group for Machinery Industries, Department of Heavy Industries, in pursuance of the decision taken at the fifth meeting held on I8lh September, 1963, constituted, in consultation with the Planning Commission, the Working Group—VIM on Textile Machinery under the Chairmanship of the Textile Commissioner. The composition of the Group and general terms of reference are given in Annexures (A) and (B) respectively. The Working Group VIII was empowered to constitute Sub-groups. /Accordingly, the Working Group formed two Sub-groups, viz., (1) Sub-group on Cotton, Woollen, Silk and Man-made Fibre Weaving Machinery and (2) Subgroup on Jute Machinery, for detailed study of the requirements of textile machinery, its indigenous availability and manufacturing programme, and also the requirements of the machinery manufacturers to achieve their planned manufacturing programme during the Fourth Plan period. The composition of the two Sub-groups is given in Annexure (C).