The Ministry of Textiles held a two-day summit in New Delhi on 23 June 2026 to prepare a strategy for achieving USD 100 billion textile and apparel exports by 2030; current exports are about USD 37 billion.
Key Outputs
- Consultations: Covered all 36 States/UTs, ~200 district discussions and participation of over 5,000 stakeholders.
- Action Plans: Prepared 36 State Export Action Plans (SEAPs) and 200 District Export Action Plans (DEAPs) to feed the national strategy.
- Publications released: “Leveraging India’s Recent FTAs – A Textiles Perspective” and “How to Export – A Textiles Perspective”.
- Roadmap: Recommendations to be consolidated into the National Textile Export Roadmap 2030.
Strategic Focus Areas
- Export target: Scale exports from ~USD 37 billion (base) to USD 100 billion by 2030.
- Product mix: Emphasis on product diversification, value addition, branded products and technical textiles.
- MMF shift: Strategic pivot towards man-made fibre (MMF)-based products and technical textiles.
- District-led growth: Use DEAPs to mobilise cluster-level production and exports.
Clusters and Enablers
- Major hubs: Ludhiana (Punjab), Tiruppur (Tamil Nadu), Surat (Gujarat), Bhadohi (Uttar Pradesh).
- Enablers: Access to credit, logistics, technology adoption, labour compliance and PM‑MITRA Parks.
IASPOINT Booster Facts
- PM‑MITRA Parks: Central scheme to establish integrated textile parks with common infrastructure to promote competitiveness and exports.
- Timeline: National Textile Export Roadmap target year is 2030; summit date 23 June 2026.
- Stakeholder scale: 36 SEAPs and 200 DEAPs constitute the district‑to‑national planning architecture for exports.