Government focusing on high tech, high growth product segment to achieve Textile 2030 vision: Pabitra Margherita
Pabitra Margherita the Minister of State (MoS) for Textile has said that the government is focusing on high tech and high growth product segment to achieve Textile 2030 vision. Margherita said the government is leveraging large scale plug and play infrastructure, keeping sustainability at the core, while ensuring large-scale livelihood opportunities.
He stated the government’s initiatives are providing impetus to traditional sectors including handloom and handicrafts and becoming Atma-nirbhar in raw material value chain by implementing various schemes/initiatives across the country. The major schemes/initiatives include PM Mega Integrated Textile Regions and Apparel (PM MITRA) Parks Scheme which seeks to create a modern, integrated, world class textile infrastructure; Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme focusing on Man Made Fibre (MMF) Fabric.
Besides, he said Ministry of Textiles is implementing National Handicrafts Development Programme and Comprehensive Handicrafts Cluster Development Scheme for promotion of handicraft artisans. Under these schemes, support is provided for marketing, skill development, cluster development, direct benefit to artisans, infrastructure and technology support etc. The textile industry is one of the largest sources of employment generation in the country, employing over 45 million people directly. A total of $35,874 million exports of Textiles & Apparel including Handicrafts were reported during 2023-24.
