Union Minister of Textiles, Smriti Zubin Irani, while unveiling the Fabric of Unity on the occasion of birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in Gurugram, exhorted AEPC to spread the concept in its offices. Minister urged the AEPC to put together the entire history and the textile designs of the then princely states which were united into the Indian Union by Sardar Patel.
The minister also flagged off Unity March. Smriti Zubin Irani administered the Unity Pledge to the office bearers, staff of Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) and students of Apparel Training and Design Centre (ATDC).
Speaking on the occasion, she referred to Rs 6,000 crore package launched by the government in 2016 for the growth of apparel and garment sector to bring in more skilled labor in the organized sector.
