Government in order to achieve Textile 2030 vision has
been focusing on high-tech & high-growth product
segments, leveraging inherent strengths, developing large
scale plug and play infrastructure, keeping sustainability
at the core, while ensuring large-scale livelihood opportunities, 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, MMF Apparel and Technical Textiles to boost
large scale manufacturing and enhancing competitiveness;
National Technical Textiles Mission focusing on Research
Innovation & Development, Promotion and Market Development; SAMARTH – Scheme for Capacity Building in Textile
Sector with the objective providing demand driven, placement oriented, skilling program; Silk Samagra-2 for comprehensive development of sericulture value chain; National
Handloom Development Program for end to end support
for handloom sector. Ministry of Textiles is also 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 USD million exports
of Textiles & Apparel including Handicrafts were reported
during 2023-24.
Further, for global branding of Indian Textile, Government
has registered Kasturi Cotton India’s brand as a trademark
to give a unique identity to Premium Quality Indian Cotton.
A successful Global Mega Textile Event BHARAT TEX 2025
was organized in February, 2025 by Textile Export
Promotion Councils (EPCs) and supported by the Ministry of
Textiles, Government of India to showcase, India’s prowess
as a premier textile manufacturing hub, encompassing the
entire value chain from raw materials to finished products.
The event highlighted diversity and richness of Indian
textiles, while emphasizing the industry’s manufacturing
strength, global competitiveness as well as its commitment
to sustainability and circularity.
For upliftment of handloom weavers in Assam, the following
support has been provided during last ten years and current
year:
• 88 Small Handloom Clusters and 2 Mega Handloom
Clusters have been taken up for financial assistance of
Rs.89.45 crore benefitting to 68,652 handloom workers. Out
of these, one Small handloom cluster at Harangajao in
DimaHasao district has been taken up for financial
assistance of Rs.94.23 lakh benefiting 626 handloom
workers.
• To integrate Craft promotion with tourism, Craft
Handloom Village has been set up at Mohpara (Assam).
• More than 1.09 lakh beneficiaries enrolled under
Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana and Pradhan
Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana.
• Total 15.10 lakh kg of yarn supplied under Transport
Subsidy & Price Subsidy benefitting more than 39,000
handloom organisations/weavers.
For the upliftment of artisans need based assistance is
provided under National Handicrafts Development
Programme and Comprehensive Handicrafts Cluster
Development Scheme for end-to-end support through
marketing events, skill development, cluster development,
formation of Producer Companies, direct benefit to artisans,
infrastructural and technology support, research and
development support etc. which benefit the traditional crafts
and artisans throughout the country including of Karbi
Anglong and Dima Hasao districts in Assam.