Dhaka, June 1 -- Reports indicate that the government is drafting a new policy with a stronger push to reduce reliance on imported inputs and develop backward linkage industries, aiming for increasing value addition-at least by 50 per cent by 2029. Furthermore, if an exporter fails to meet this requirement, they will lose cash incentives and duty benefits on raw material imports. Consequently, for example, media reports suggest that the minimum value addition for children's garments may double from 15 per cent to 30 per cent. For all knit and woven garments made from cotton and man-made fibers, the threshold could rise from the existing 20 per cent to 30 per cent. Overall, value addition target varies from 30 per cent in ready made garmen...