The Indian textiles ministry has convened a two day summit to develop a strategy to achieve US $100 billion in textile and garment exports by 2030 in New Delhi.
The event has brought together senior representatives from all 28 states and eight union territories, district administrations, export promotion councils, industry associations, exporters, financial institutions, academia and other stakeholders.
The summit is the culmination of an extensive consultative exercise involving all states and union territories, nearly 200 district-level consultations and participation of more than 5,000 stakeholders.
These extensive consultations resulted in the preparation of 36 State Export Action Plans (SEAPs) and 200 District Export Action Plans (DEAPs).
The Summit seeks to develop a coordinated and actionable roadmap for enhancing India’s global competitiveness in textiles and apparel.
Union Minister of Textiles Shri Giriraj Singh emphasised the importance of district-led export growth, product diversification and target setting of champion and aspirational districts.
He also called on concentrating on technical textiles, creation of branded products, sustainability, skilling and improved market access for achieving the national export target.
Neelam Shami Rao, Secretary, Ministry of Textile laid emphasis on state governments being catalysts for exports, decentralised thought process, value addition, product diversification and brand creation.
During the session, two publications that were released. One was on ‘Leveraging India’s recent FTAs – A Textiles Perspective’ and the second was on ‘How to Export – A Textiles Perspective’.
The first day of the summit featured three sessions. First session was based on intensive policy deliberations on district and cluster-led export strategies, competitiveness and export ecosystem.
The first session provided an in-depth perspective on four major textile clusters—Ludhiana, Tiruppur, Surat, and Bhadohi—drawing insights from a diverse group of speakers.
These included exporters, senior representatives from export promotion councils as well as senior government officials from the respective states.
Second session focused on product and design enhancement, value addition, consumer alignment, material innovation and technical textiles opportunities and brand identity.
The session highlighted the Northeast’s textile identity, with a focus on GI products as markers of heritage, along with successful entrepreneurial initiatives in technical textiles, luxury segments such as Pashmina, and rural cooperatives.
The third session comprised of key export enablers including credit, logistics, infrastructure, PM-MITRA Parks, state-led policy and incentive support, technology adoption, labour compliance and skill development.
The session focused on improving the competitiveness and growth of India’s textile sector by addressing cost disabilities, strengthening logistics and connectivity, and promoting integrated manufacturing ecosystems.
The discussions also highlighted successful state and industry models that demonstrate the role of coordinated policy, infrastructure, and ecosystem development in boosting export competitiveness.
All states and union territories also participated in thematic breakaway sessions to deliberate on region-specific opportunities, challenges and priority interventions emerging from their state and district export action plans.
The recommendations emerging from the Summit will be consolidated into a comprehensive National Textile Export Roadmap 2030.
This roadmap will provide strategic direction for expanding India’s textile exports, strengthening district and cluster ecosystems, promoting sustainable and value-added production, enhancing utilisation of trade agreements and positioning India as a preferred global sourcing destination.
