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Several schools have currently decided to let the students wear casual shoes till they manage to purchase new school shoes.
We have already started placing fresh orders,” said Wang Lei , a footwear trader on Bentinck Street.In most schools, separate pairs are required for sports.
So, most parents will have to buy at least two pairs of shoes for their children.
“I went to purchase shoes for my daughter who is in UKG and there was a huge rush of parents in the shop who had come for the same purpose,” said Dipti Rajgaria , a resident of Lake Town.Close to 5 million people in the state are associated with the trade, which includes retailers, manufacturers, workers, sweatshop owners and raw material suppliers.
“We have already received a big order from a branded company to manufacture school shoes to be delivered by the middle of March,” said Ashraf Ali , a factory owner in Topsia who manufactures footwear for established brands.

Indian Footwear and Leather Development Programme (IFLDP) (erstwhile IFLADP) has been approved for continuation from 2021-22 with an approved financial outlay of ₹1,700 crore, said the ministry of commerce in a statement on Saturday.
The programme was approved by the cabinet on 19 January for continuation till 31 March 2026, or till further review, whichever is earlier.
“IFLDP aims at the development of infrastructure for the leather sector, address environmental concerns specific to the leather sector, facilitate additional investments, employment generation and increase in production,” the statement read.
Sub-schemes approved under the programme include sustainable technology and environmental promotion; integrated development of leather sector (IDLS); establishment of institutional facilities; Mega Leather Footwear and Accessories Cluster Development; brand promotion; and development of design studios.
Under the IDLS, with a proposed outlay ₹500 crore, assistance would be provided to the sectoral units for their modernization/capacity expansion/technology up-gradation on or after 1 January 2020.

Super Tannery Limited has reported Consolidated financial results for the period ended December 31, 2021.
43.4256 crores during the period ended December 31, 2021 as compared to Rs.
The company has posted net profit / (loss) of Rs.
0.6627 crores for the period ended December 31, 2021 as against net profit / (loss) of Rs.
0.06 for the period ended December 31, 2021 as compared to Rs.

Kazarmax launched its accessories line six months ago with categories like socks, belts, and hairbands quickly becoming top sellers,” she says.
Its target audience is teenagers and young professionals who are looking for trendy and stylish athleisure footwear for everyday wear.
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In addition, Kazarmax is a PETA-certified brand with no animal product used in the manufacturing of its footwear.
According to Simran, Kazarmax footwear currently has a 97.8 percent share in the women’s open footwear in the Rs 600-900 category on Amazon.

GD Ramani, President of Agra Shoe Factories Association, said the association of 5000 traders in the city feel that GST increase on shoes from 5 to 12 per cent has broken the backbone of the industry.
The leather business has already taken a toll after the closure of several tanneries in Kanpur and it has moved to Bangladesh, say several shoe traders in Hing Ki Mandi area of Agra, which is the wholesale shoe market in the city.
Then came GST and since Jan 2022, shoes below Rs 1000 has been brought under 12 per cent tax bracket from 5 per cent.
WATCH |”BJP government has done good work in the state but turned out to be bad for the shoe industry in Agra.
“The issue is that the proposal was to impose 12 per cent tax on both garments and shoes under Rs 1000.

Or if it’s a luxury brand, they unremorsefully burn the excess to ashes rather than selling it at markdowns.
And a designer who is headlining this movement is Cierra Boyd, who is upcycling discarded shoes into retro-futuristic garments with her label, Frisk Me Good.
Sure, sports giants like Nike and Adidas have been using yarn made from recycled plastic to make their apparel.
Back home, Abraham & Thakore, too, teamed up with R|Elan to make clothes that are completely made out of recycled PET.
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English Script: Fuzaila KhanVideo Editor: Sandeep SumanIn poll-bound Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur, traders and labourers of the tannery industries are feeling the heat of demonetisation, implementation of GST (Goods and Services Tax), and the successive waves of coronavirus.
Located in the Jajmau area, the owners of the factories allege facing a tough time and getting no support from the government or the concerned authorities.
As a result, traders claim that only 25 percent of the industry is functional.

Agra The Union budget presented by union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Parliament on Tuesday, has disappointed footwear and tourism sectors of Agra.
People associated with the industry were expecting some sops from the Union budget but they said that it did not meet expectations.
“In her budget speech, the Union finance minister set out “Amritkal” being positive for the growth of the country but we feel that government should have taken steps to save the tourism industry already passing through the “Vishamkal”, he added.
Gagan Dass Ramani, president of Agra Shoe Factors Association, questioned the claims the finance minister’s claim that footwear would be cheaper.
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The Budget announcement of import duty exemption on certain products such as embellishments and wet blue chrome tanned leather by bonafide exporters will help in boosting the outbound shipments from the sector, CLE said on Wednesday.
Council for Leather Exports (CLE) Chairman Sanjay Leekha said that this is major support that will reduce the cost of import of critical inputs /embellishments, which are imported as per requirements of overseas buyers and will promote export of value-added products from the country.Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her Budget speech said that to incentivise exports, exemptions are being provided on items such as embellishment, trimming, fasteners, buttons, zipper, lining material, specified leather, furniture fittings and packaging boxes that may be needed by bonafide exporters of handicrafts, textiles and leather garments, leather footwear and other goods.
“The budget has announced major support measures, which will provide a fillip to the growth of exports from the leather and footwear industry ,” Leekha said.He also said that the extension of the date for commencement of manufacturing operations for newly incorporated domestic manufacturing companies from March 31, 2023, to March 31, 2024, for availing concessional corporate tax of 15 per cent will promote investments in the sector.
“Extension of Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme ( ECLGS ) scheme will enable MSMEs to get additional credit at concessional interest rates,” he noted.The leather and footwear industry is looking to expand its export turnover from USD 5.09 billion in 2019-20 to USD 10 billion by 2025-26 and the domestic industry turnover from USD 12 billion in 2019-20 to USD 20 billion by 2025- 26, he said.
“The announcements made in the Union Budget 2022-23 will immensely help in achieving these targets,” Leekha said.

Sharpening competitive edge in a crowded market means evolving to reflect the ever-changing wants and needs of consumers – and for athletic footwear brands such as HOKA, its evolution takes form in dynamic versatility.
More from Footwear NewsSo naturally, brands are following suit.
Matt Powell, sports industry advisor at NPD Group, said that the multihyphenate fitness consumer has led to notable changes in footwear sales.
Story continuesZack Paris, Senior Product Line Manager at HOKA, told Fairchild Studio that the Kawana is praised for its protean prowess.
A wide platform makes for a very stable base, great for support while running and beyond.