SN Jayaram, IAS, Deputy Commissioner, Bellary, Tells Garment makers to adopt latest technology

BELLARY, JAN. 23 2004. S.N. Jayaram, Deputy Commissioner, today urged garment manufacturers to cope with the changing trends in the industry not only to face the competition but also flourish in the trade.

He was speaking after inaugurating the Bellary Institute of Fashion Technology here promoted by the Bellary Garment Manufacturers' Association under the initiative of the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) with financial support by SIDBI, the Directorate of Industries and Commerce, and the Bellary Zilla Panchayat. 

He said Bellary, which was one among the major garment manufacturing places, could not remain isolated. Manufacturers here had to adopt the latest technology and design to improve the quality of their goods to compete in the market. He underlined the need to accord priority to customer care.

Mr. Jayaram said the garment industry had a good potential for employment generation and it needed encouragement. He would strive to get the Apparel Park established in Bellary, he added. 

G.V. Gayatri, Chairperson, Garment Manufacturing Training, National Institute of Fashion Technology, Bangalore, said garment manufacturers had to face competition to survive in the market. Garment manufacturers in Bellary had no other choice but to gear up to meet the challenges in the era of globalisation. She hoped that the manufacturers would make the best use of the institute to improve their products.

Shankara Murthy of UNIDO said Bellary with traditional skills in tailoring could not develop in line with other garment-making clusters such as Bangalore, Tirupur, Indore, and Ahmedabad because of its inherent problems. Technology used here was old and garments manufactured were of poor quality and catered to the low-value segment of the market. In addition, the demand for products was seasonal and the cluster was unable to provide employment throughout the year. A diagnostic study carried out by UNIDO under the Cluster Development Programme here revealed that non-availability of skilled workforce to handle high-speed garment-making machines, lack of service, testing facilities, and technological and design support were among the problems faced by the cluster.

The purpose of establishing the institute here was to train artisans in rural areas, especially women, in high-speed garment-making machines and making quality products. Training would be imparted to 60 people initially in two batches for three months, he said.

Sanjeeva Reddy, Deputy General Manager of State Bank of Hyderabad, Gulbarga, spoke. R. Babulal, Vice-Chairman of the institute, welcomed the gathering. Deepak, joint secretary of the association, proposed a vote of thanks

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Deputy commissioner, SN Jayaram, Passes an Historic Judgement, Disqualifies Two Bellary Council members

In a historical judgement, Deputy Commissioner S N Jayaram has disqualified the membership of two councillors of the Bellary City Municipal Council, Mr Sheik Moinuddin and President of the Bellary City Municipal Council B Kumar Swamy, under the Anti-defection Act, here on Monday.

In August 2002 elections for the President’s post wherein BJP candidate V Padmavathi and Congress candidate Gayathridevi were contesting, both the councillors had voted against the party Whip.

B Kumar Swamy and Sheikh Moinuddin of BJP voted in favour Congress candidate Gayathridevi.

Despite the two members having cast their votes in favour of Congress candidate Gayathri Devi, there was a tie between her and the BJP candidate. However, Padmavathi was elected as the President, through the lottery system.

The then President of the District BJP G Karunakar Reddy had filed a complaint with the Deputy Commissioner to disqualify the membership of these two members who had voted in favour of the opposition party member despite the ‘whip’ to vote for their party candidate.

In the recent elections for the second tenure of the President post of the City Municipal Council, held on December 17, BJP rebel candidate B Kumar Swamy was elected to the President’s post, with the support of Congress members.

Deputy Commissioner S N Jayaram who conducted an inquiry into the matter gave his final verdict and cancelled the membership of these two members, for anti-party activities. The orders would come into immediate effect, the DC has mentioned in the 46-page judgement report.

After the commissioner’s order, the BJP workers expressed their joy by bursting crackers and distributing sweets in the city. However, it is learnt that Mr Kumar Swamy will be appealing to the High Court, questioning the judgement of the DC.

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