Ludhiana Knitwear Club appeals for knitwear park in the city

Vinod Thapar, President, Ludhiana Knitwear Club met Kamal

Oswal with a delegation of industrialists to request him to apprise the government of a strong need of a knitwear park in the city. Thapar said they have also raised the issue of the need of a common exhibition hall for hosiery units in the city which can be used as a common facility by the industry for organizing international exhibitions. Oswal has promised that he will definitely take up these matters with the chief minister and the deputy chief minister, he added.

Harish Kairpal, owner of VH Hosiery mills also said the reappointment of Kamal Oswal as industrial adviser was a good decision and that the industry was pinning a lot of hopes on his reappointment as it would help in improving the condition of the hosiery and the textile industry. Dinesh Bajaj, MD of Bajaj Knits said that the hosiery industry was facing a lot of problems and it requires certain steps to be taken by the state government to improve the situation.

Rajinder Bhushan Maini, owner of the Maini Hosiery Mills pointed out that a lot of Panchayat is land available with the government that could be granted for setting up of a knitwear park or an exhibition hall.

Formed in 1984, it was the vision for mutual progress that brought together the knitwear and allied industries to form a common platform. A humble beginning with 110 members to a patronage of 700 direct members is anything but evidence of club's achievement.