We cannot survive or grow in isolation. We have to work as a team to achieve the common goal of attracting more business to India for our own benefit. Noida Apparels Cluster has realized this and already initiated various processes under the dynamic leadership of Mr. Lalit Thukral, Executive Member, AEPC & MD, Maharana of India, as President of the cluster. Started in July 2007, the Noida Apparel
Export Cluster (NAEC) has come a long way and today with over 100 members and a strong support from Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC), the Cluster has become a source of strength in terms of knowledge, motivation and trouble shooting for the Apparel exporters in Noida. NAEC has brought Exporters of Noida under one umbrella and is helping foster exchange of ideas and know how amongst its members and also co-ordinating with various Government and non-Government agencies to protect the interests of the Noida Exporters and help in the growth and development of the Industry. Besides organizing innumerable well received workshops and seminars on issues like Quality, Productivity, Forex Risk Management, VAT, Sales Tax, Production Planning to name a few, the Cluster has also initiated long-term development programmes, the latest of which is the modernization of the Power Loom Industry in UP. A pilot run at Tanda is already underway. The cluster has successfully completed a Lean Manufacturing program successfully under the MSME. Very few clusters have been able to achieve this distinction. Village Adoption Scheme is another project undertaken by the Cluster. Under this scheme NAEC is motivating members to adopt villages in an around the Noida belt with the help of NGO’s and the Local Government. Training Centers have already been setup at the Panchayats in some of the villages to impart training to women in Sewing, Inspection of garments and even Supervisory skills depending on their capabilities. They are being brought daily to work in the factories by transport arranged by the Factories who have adopted the villages. The strategy is to engage around 100 villages to create maximum employment besides fulfilling the needs of the Industry. As of today, Noida is completely devoid of child labour and the Cluster is very vigilant on the issue. Noida Apparel Export Cluster (NAEC) invites all the Apparel Manufacturers, Exporters & Buying Agents of Noida and nearby regions to become a member of the Cluster and participate in the various activities being organized by the cluster and provide us with your valuable ideas and suggestions for the overall growth of the Industry besides allowing us the opportunity to help in addressing issue of common interest like interaction with Government agencies, Labour and Union related problems, sharing technology, knowhow, capacity etc.
