In a webinar, Sakthivel, President, AEPC said that India quickly emerged, due to the COVID-19 crisis, as the second biggest exporter of medical textiles. The global medical textile industry is estimated to hit 23,752.66 million dollars by 2025, according to estimates.
Sakthivel further said multinational corporations are moving their investment from China to India because of Coronavirus. According to him, this will open up new dimensions to India and the country will be able to collect several million dollars from Europe, Australia and America.
Greg Ruggles, CEO, Several Company Firms, acknowledged clothing companies are searching for ways to switch from China to other countries due to the divergences between the US and China. He said India is able to produce various kinds of textiles. The online company has provided anyone from small retailers to clothing producers with an international forum.
So far, AEPC has trained and employed 12 lakh people across India in the garbage market, according to Roopak Vasishtha, CEO, CDG, Apparel Made Ups & Home Furnishing Sector Expertise Council (AMHSSC). The Council aims to recognize migrant workers who have returned to their hometowns to obtain expertise and to register them with the qualification scheme of the government.
