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May
Union Minister of Textiles and Commerce has announced the formation of a Cotton Council of India, under the chairmanship of Suresh Bhai Kotak, a renowned veteran cotton man, with representation from the ministries of Textiles, Agriculture, Finance and, Commerce and Industry and the Cotton Corporation of India and the Cotton Research Institute. The first meeting of the council has been scheduled for 28 May. It will discuss, deliberate and prepare a robust action plan for bringing out a tangible improvement in this field.The announcement came during Piyush Goyal’s meeting with stakeholders from the cotton value chain held yesterday. The minister…