Will Salman get the sack... Yeh andar ki baat hai

Will Salman get the sack... Yeh andar ki baat hai
Friday, March 04, 2011 19:33 IST
A ten percent excise duty imposed on readymade garments in the general budget has forced innerwear manufacturers to reconsider using celebrities as brand ambassadors

Who better from Bollywood to promote a men's innerwear brand than Salman Khan? The man who is prepared to give anyone the shirt off his back, and not just metaphorically, has been the brand ambassador of Dixcy Scott for over a year. But soon Salman and a few other celebrities like him maybe forced to button up.

That's because readymade cloth manufacturers claim that the industry is leading towards a dead end and after the levy of 10 per cent excise duty on garments in this budget, they may soon have to shut shop. Undergarment producers have expressed that they are finding it hard to sustain the rising production costs along with the huge expenses on brand ambassadors and advertising.

Industry insiders don't sound too optimistic. "The entire industry is badly hit as the cost of cotton and raw material required for the production has gone up by 130 per cent in the past one year. So far we have not increased the price but after this 10 per cent excise, we won't be able to run the companies.

We cannot cut down on number of labourers or their salary as both are not feasible. It is true that big brands need big celebrities. But if things continue in the same vein, the undergarment industry may not be able to afford the high-priced stars," said Prem Prakash Sikka, Managing Director of Dixcy Textile Pvt Limited. Sikka is heading the protest against the burden on the industry in Tirupur.

Similarly, other market leaders are holding demonstrations at various parts of the country to make themselves heard. "The condition is so bad that our stocks are piling up as previous goods remain unsold.

This is also going to leave a direct impact on customers as costs will increase by about 75 per cent leaving them with no options. Advertising is very important for any company and brand, but yes we may see sharp decline in brand endorsement.

All celebrities have contracts with companies but we would not be able to pay hefty amounts to known faces," said KB Agarwal, Managing Director, Rupa & Company Limited. He is heading a protest in Eastern India, being President of Federation of Hosiery Manufacturers of India.

In view of the recent development regarding the levy of 10 per cent excise duty on garments traders have called for a bandh on 4th of March 2011. The associations and their members along with employees and workers will stage a protest against the newly passed taxation law. It is estimated that around one lakh people will gather at Jantar Mantar.
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