The delegation also met the Minister for Industries, Thangam Thennarasu and other senior officials.
The Southern India Mills Association (SIMA) Chairman, Ravi Sam and Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI) Chairman, T Rajkumar, SIMA Secretary General, Dr K Selvaraju met the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, M K Stalin at his office in Chennai on Thursday.
They submitted a memorandum seeking increase in cotton production in Tamil Nadu from the current level of 5 lakh bales to 30 lakh bales by bringing the 'Cotton Cultivation Mission' under the TN Government's Department of Textiles and also involving SIMA CD&RA.
An appeal was also made to maintain the status quo on the power front, especially wind power evacuation and banking (including old wind mills), permitting to install rooftop solar panel upto the sanctioned demand, continuing third party power purchase for less than 1 MW, providing net metering facilities for MSME units upto 500 KW rooftop solar power and also to bring 'Samadhaan Scheme' to settle all legal disputes related to electricity and ensure industry-friendly energy policy.
The TN CM reportedly gave a patient hearing and indicated that he would consider all the pleas favourably. The delegation also met the Minister for Industries, Thangam Thennarasu, Principal Secretary to the Government and the Department of Industries, N Muruganandam, Principal Secretary to Government, Department of Handlooms, Handicrafts, Textiles and Khadi, Selvi Apoorva and TANGEDCO CMD Rajesh Lakhoni and handed over the copy of the CM representation, briefed about the discussion with the CM and requested them to do the needful. The Ministers and senior officials reportedly were positive and indicated they would take appropriate actions. 'SIMA' is planning to felicitate the TN Chief Minister, M K Stalin at Coimbatore, during the third week of November.