Leather Industry

Cattle slaughter crackdown sends ripples through leather industry; small units most hit

Industry officials said the shock of the ban, coming on the heels of the crackdown on abattoirs and attacks against cattle workers, meant business would not easily recover. Companies say the government's leather target would be impossible to meet unless the restrictions are reversed.

Cattle trade restrictions: Don't intend to alter food habits, hit businesses, says Harsh Vardhan

The government does not want to "alter" the food habits of people and put businesses in this sector to trouble, Union minister Harsh Vardhan said

Mamata Banerjee calls Centre's new cattle sale regulation 'unconstitutional', vows to 'challenge it legally'

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday called Centre's new cattle sale regulation as "unconstitutional" and vowed to "challenge it legally"

Leather industry wants restrictions on cattle trade to be revoked, claim exports will decline by $3.5 billion

Leather exporters threatened to take to the streets to protests against the Centre's ban on the sale of cattle from animal markets for slaughter saying that it would adversely affect leather sales

Uttar Pradesh’s anti-abattoir campaign could cripple prime revenue, job generating industries

The closure of Uttar Pradesh’s slaughterhouses could leave a couple of million people jobless in the state, affect its allied industries and choke small but important revenue streams for its poor farmers, especially in drought-prone areas

UP meat-sellers on strike: A crisis is unfolding and Yogi Adityanath must get his act together soon

Yogi Adityanath’s government should have thought through well concerning various consequences of the slaughter ban before implementing the decision

UP's job woes: CM Yogi Adityanath's slaughterhouse ban could see painful days ahead

By destroying jobs, and eroding wealth generating industries, without an alternative solution, UP could see very painful days ahead

Govt may announce package for leather sector in budget

The commerce and industry ministry has asked its finance counterpart to give financial assistance for the Indian Leather Development Programme (ILDP) and for setting up of mega leather clusters in the country, an official said.

Budget 2015: Horrendous labor laws spell death knell for leather industry, says Dilip Kapur of Hidesign

Budget 2015: Excise duty on leather shoes may be cut by half to 6%

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley may consider reducing excise duty on leather shoes from 12 percent to 6 percent in the forthcoming Budget to give a boost to manufacturing.