[ Announced the establishment of a "Textile City". ]

TheGovernment Initiatives.

The Indian government has come up with several export promotion policies for the textile sector. It has also alloTwed 100% FDI in the sector under the automatic route.

Other initiatives taken by the Government of India are:

Secretary of the Ministry of 
Textiles, Ms. Rachna Shah, announced 
that India's technical textiles market 
has great potential, with a notable 
growth rate of 10% and ranking 
as the 5th largest in the world.
A tripartite Memorandum of 
Understanding (MoU) 
Ministry of Textiles, the Government 
e Marketplace (GeM) under the 
Ministry of Commerce and Industry, and 
the Standing Conference of Public 
Enterprises 
(SCOPE) to promote upcycled products 
made from textile waste and scrap.
Mr. Piyush Goyal also discussed 
the roadmap to achieve the target of 
US$ 250 billion in textiles 
production and US$ 100 billion 
in exports by 2030.
In July 2023, 43 new implementing 
partners were empanelled under the 
SAMARTH scheme and an 
additional target of training around 
75,000 beneficiaries has been allocated.
1,83,844 beneficiaries trained across 
1,880 centres under Samarth.
In June 2023, the Government 
approved R&D projects 
worth US$ 7.4 million (Rs. 61.09 crore) 
in the textile sector.In February 2023, 
the union government approved 
1,000 acres for setting up a 
textile park in Lucknow.
In February 2023, according to 
the Union Budget 2023-24, 
the total allocation for the 
textile sector was Rs. 4,389.24 crore 
(US$ 536.4 million).Out of this,
Rs. 900 crore (US$ 109.99 million) 
is for Amended Technology Upgradation 
Fund Scheme (ATUFS), Rs. 450 crore 
(US$ 54.99 million) for National 
Technical Textiles Mission, 
and Rs. 60 crore (US$ 7.33 million) 
for Integrated Processing Development 
Scheme.In December 2022, 
a total of 44 R&D projects 
were started, and 23 of them were 
successfully completed. 9777 people were 
trained in a variety of activities 
relating to the silk industry.
In December 2022, a total of 
US$ 75.74 million (Rs. 621.41 crore) 
in subsidies was distributed in 
3,159 cases under the Amended Technology 
Upgradation Fund Scheme, with special 
campaigns held in significant clusters 
to settle backlog cases.
In December 2022, a total of 73,919 
people (SC: 18,194, ST: 8,877, and 
Women: 64,352) have received training, 
out of which 38,823 have 
received placement under SAMARTH.
The establishment of 7 (seven) PM Mega 
Integrated Textile Region and Apparel 
(PM MITRA) Parks with a total investment 
of US$ 541.82 million (Rs. 4,445 crore) 
for the years up to 2027–28 was approved  
by the government.
In the academic year 2022–23, 
the opening of a new campus of the 
National Institute of Fashion 
Technology (NIFT) in Daman. Moreover, 
new campus buildings are being 
constructed in Bhopal and Srinagar.
Under the National Technical Textile 
Mission (NTTM), 74 research projects for 
speciality fibre and technical textiles 
valued at US$ 28.27 million 
(Rs. 232 crore) were approved. 
31 new HSN codes have been 
developed in this space.
In November 2022, Tamil Nadu 
Chief Minister Mr. M. K. Stalin 
announced the establishment 
of a "Textile City" in Chennai 
as part of Tamil Nadu's strategy 
to become a major participant 
in the global textile industry. 
Additionally, the state will
build a 1,500-acre textile park in 
the Virudhunagar district, for which 
SIPCOT will buy land.In June 2022, 
Minister of Textiles, Commerce and 
Industry, Consumer Affairs & Food and 
Public Distribution,Mr.Piyush Goyal, 
stated that the Indian government wants 
to establish 75 textile hubs, similar 
to Tiruppur, which will greatly increase 
employment opportunities while promoting 
the export of textile products and 
ensuring the use of sustainable technology.
In June 2022, Amazon India signed a 
MoU with the Manipur Handloom & Handicrafts 
Development Corporation Limited (MHHDCL), 
a Government of Manipur entity, to 
encourage the development of weavers and 
artisans throughout the state.
In June 2022, the Kerala government announced 
that it would provide free training to 1,975 
candidates under the SAMARTH scheme of the 
textile industry.The Sustainable Textiles for 
Sustainable Development (SusTex) project by 
the United Nations Climate Change entity 
enhances the employment and working 
circumstances of textile artisans while 
promoting the sustainable production and use 
of environmentally friendly textiles.
In May 2022, Minister of Micro, Small and 
Medium Enterprises, Mr. Narayan Rane, 
inaugurated the Center of Excellence for 
Khadi (CoEK) at NIFT, Delhi. In order to 
produce innovative fabrics and apparel 
that will meet the needs of both domestic 
and foreign consumers, the CoEK will seek 
to introduce the newest designs and adopt 
procedures that adhere to international 
standards.
In April 2022, Minister of Commerce and 
Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public 
Distribution and Textiles, Mr. Piyush Goyal, 
said that new Economic Cooperation and 
Trade Agreements with Australia and the 
UAE would open infinite opportunities for 
textiles and handloom. Indian 
textile exports to Australia and the UAE 
would now face zero duties, and he expressed 
confidence that soon Europe, 
Canada, the UK and GCC countries would also 
welcome Indian textile exports at zero duty.
In March 2022, the Tamil Nadu government 
included,a Sustainable Cotton Cultivation
Mission in its,agriculture budget by 
allocating US$1.86 million(Rs 15.32 crore) 
to enhance the yield of organic 
cotton.In March 2022, the Ministry of 
Textiles, in collaboration with the 
Confederation of Indian Industries (CII), 
organized a day-long 
International Conference on 
Technical Textiles with the theme: 
Creating the Winning Leap in 
Technical Textiles.
The Khadi and Village Industries 
Commission (KVIC) 
achieved turnover of Rs. 1.15lakh crore 
(US$ 14.68 billion) in FY22, a growth of 
20.54% YoY, and more than any Indian 
FMCG company managed in FY22.
The Government of India has earmarked a 
corpus of Rs. 1,000 crore (US$ 127.72 million) 
dedicated for research and development of 
the technical textiles sector.In March 2022, 
the Bihar government submitted a proposal 
to the Ministry of Textiles to set up a 
mega hub under the PM Mitra Mega Textile 
Park.In March 2022, Tamil Nadu Chief 
Minister Mr. MK Stalin announced that 
the State Industries Promotion Corporation 
of Tamil Nadu Ltd (SIPCOT) will set up a 
mega textile park in the Virudhunagar district.
For export of handloom products globally, 
the Handloom Export Promotion Council (HEPC) 
is participating in various international 
fairs/events with handloom exporters/weavers 
to sell their handloom products in the 
international markets under
NHDP.
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In November 2021, Minister of Textiles, 
Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs & 
Food and Public Distribution, 
Mr. Piyush Goyal,stated the desire 
to target a 3-5x time increase in the 
export of technical textiles 
worth US$ 10 billion over the next three
years.
The Indian government has notified 
uniform goods and services tax rate at 12% 
on man-made fabrics (MMF), MMF yarns, MMF 
fabrics and apparel, which came into effect 
from January 1, 2022.
Minister of Textiles, 
Commerce and Industry,
Consumer Affairs & Food and 
Public Distribution, Mr. Piyush Goyal, 
announced a mega handloom cluster 
in Manipur and a handloom and handicraft 
village at Moirang in Bishnupur.The mega 
cluster will be set up at an estimated 
cost of Rs. 30 crores($ 4.03 million) 
under the National Handloom 
Development Programme (NHDP).


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