Government Initiatives Boosting The Textile Sector
The Indian government has implemented various schemes and policies to strengthen the textile industry, ensuring sustainable growth and global competitiveness. These initiatives focus on modernisation, financial support, and skill development to enhance exports and employment opportunities.
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PM Mega Integrated Textile Regions & Apparel (PM MITRA) Parks Scheme
Businesses launching under the PM MITRA Parks Scheme set out to build internationally recognised textile facilities which draw financial investments from across the world and establish new job opportunities. These parks will make the Indian textile value chain more competitive through their modern facilities and advanced infrastructure.
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Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme
The PLI Scheme operates through man-made fibre (MMF) fabrics, apparel and technical textiles by providing financial rewards to support large-scale manufacturing. The initiative works toward increasing home-based textile manufacturing while lowering import reliance which improves India's international market position in the textile sector.
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National Technical Textiles Mission
The mission expresses dedication to speciality fibre research and application-based textile development through geotextiles, medical textiles, and sports textiles over the period from 2020 to 2026. This government initiative supports the use of biodegradable clothing textiles that are made from unusual natural fibres like bamboo and milkweed which follow present global sustainability standards.
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SAMARTH – Scheme For Capacity Building In The Textile Sector
The demand-based programme SAMARTH functions as a skill development initiative with job placement services to supply skilled employees for the textile sector. The government programme exists to develop worker capabilities because it prepares employees for both present-day textile sector requirements and future expansion.
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Amended Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme (ATUFS)
Under ATUFS the programme gives financial support through capital investment subsidies which cover benchmarked textile machinery products. This programme works to enhance production output together with product quality while strengthening textile sector performance.
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Trade Agreements And Export Incentives
India's export potential receives support from Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) and Preferential Trade Agreements (PTAs) that cover 14 agreements including links with the UAE as well as Australia and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA). Indian textiles and apparel benefit from these agreements which expand their market opportunities to promote sector development. The rebate system including RoSCTL and RoDTEP serves the industry by increasing competitiveness and maintaining zero-rated exports.
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Conclusion
The Indian textile and apparel exports achieved a 7% increase due to sustained government efforts that modernised facilities and improved production capacity while expanding international markets. India stands strong to advance its position as a global textile leader because the industry maintains its dedication to innovation while adopting sustainable practices.
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