The Tamil Nadu government has favored setting up of the Cotton Corporation of Tamil Nadu with a public-private partnership (PPP) model and a separate commission to buy cotton and sell it directly to spinning mills will be considered at an "appropriate time".
Handlooms and Textiles Minister R Gandhi said in the assembly on Friday, we will consult with the Chief Minister. During the Question Hour in the House, DMK MLA K. Selvaraj (Tiruppur South) was replying to a question.
“It would be good if the Cotton Corporation of Tamil Nadu is set up in PPP model jointly with representatives of private spinning mills, organizations like Southern India Mills Association (SIMA) and representatives of cooperative mills.
Speaking on the issue, DMK's I.P. Senthil Kumar (Palani) argued that such a separate commission would help cotton farmers get a fair price. Pointing out that cotton is being procured from other states and spinning mills are badly hit by the cost, Mr Kumar said such a commission would greatly benefit the cotton farmers as well as the spinning mills .
