The textiles ministry launched a nationwide exercise to boost India’s textile and apparel exports to $100 billion by 2030, convening a two-day summit on Tuesday involving states, industry bodies and exporters.
Industry representatives and policymakers discussed strategies to expand exports from key textile hubs such as Tiruppur, Surat, Ludhiana and Bhadohi. Deliberations focused on emerging opportunities in technical textiles, man-made fibre products, GI-tagged goods and premium segments, while also discussing issues related to logistics, infrastructure, technology adoption and market access.
The summit follows consultations across 36 states and union territories and nearly 200 districts, resulting in state and district export action plans aimed at strengthening India’s position in global textile markets.
Addressing the summit, Union Minister of Textiles Giriraj Singh highlighted the importance of district-led export growth, product diversification, value addition, target setting for champion and aspirational districts, technical textiles, creation of branded products, sustainability, skilling and improved market access for achieving the national export target.
“The summit is being organised under the Cabinet Secretariat’s initiative on Departmental Summits to strengthen Centre–State collaboration and foster cooperative federalism in achieving national development goals,” the ministry said in a statement.
The recommendations from the summit will feed into a National Textile Export Roadmap 2030, which will serve as a framework for strengthening the textile value chain, improving export competitiveness and leveraging trade agreements to tap new markets, as the country seeks to significantly scale up its presence in global textile trade.
