SIMA urges Union textile minister to intervene in cotton trading policies of CCI - 14th January 2020
The Southern India Mills’ Association (SIMA) has urged the Union textile minister Smriti Zubin Irani to intervene in the cotton trading policies of Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) and direct CCI to avoid holding the cotton and sell the cotton at market price on a regular basis to arrest price escalation.
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