The Leather & Footwear Industry Stakeholder Interaction with Hon'ble Commerce and Industry Minister (HCIM), Government of India (GoI), Mr. Piyush Goyal was attended by FDDI on 24th July 2024.
The interaction which was held at Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi aimed to solicit feedback and insights on Implementation of Quality Control Orders, FDI, Manufacturing Capabilities, Export Promotion, Domestic Production, Ease of Doing Business, Policy Support, Employment Generation, Minimum Import Price and multiple touch points relevant to the industry.
The HCIM encouraged the industry to aim for a bigger vision and scale up the Leather and Footwear industry to the tune of USD 50 Billion by 2030. He encouraged the industry to showcase world class products with a large-scale exhibition, inviting participation from domestic and international brands. He called for synergy within the industry to develop Design Studio with state of art infrastructure and developing globally competitive footwear designs.
From FDDI, Dr. Sumeet K. Jarangal - Managing Director, Colonel Pankaj Kumar Sinha - Secretary, Ms. Pragya Singh - Executive Director – Banur campus, Mr. Anil Kumar - Executive Director – Jodhpur campus, Mr. Sharad Srivastava - Chief Faculty, Mr. Vikas Teotia - Sr. Faculty, Dr. Renu Sharma - Sr. Faculty, Mr. Anoop Rana - Sr. Faculty, Mr. Sanjeev Mishra - Sr. Faculty, Mr. T Lognathan – Faculty, Dr. Raghuraj Panwar – Faculty, Mr. PSA Deepak - Assistant Manager participated in the interaction.
The Secretary FDDI made a presentation on Footwear & Leather Product Sector wherein he briefed about the significant role of FDDI in strengthening the Indian component sector, UpSkilling and Upscaling, need of National Policy for footwear to address complete eco system, and recommended for a separate Task Force for strategic intervention plan for machine making etc.
The interaction saw a participation of more than 120 stakeholders including representatives from bodies like Council of Leather Exports (CLE), Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI), National Productivity Council, Invest India, Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), Bihar Industrial Area Development Authority (BIADA), representatives from associations like Confederation of Indian Footwear Industries (CIFI), Indian Footwear Component Manufacturers Association (IFCOMA), representatives of Retailers Association of India (RAI). Some of the prominent industry heads/leaders who attended the Interaction included Puma, Nike, Adidas, Reebok, Bata, Skechers, Liberty, Metro Shoes, Red Tape, Reliance, etc.
