Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged Indian textile industry to rise to global standards. The Government has been taking comprehensive measures in an integrated manner focused on creating the right ecosystem, enhancing ‘ease of doing business’ and capacity-building through skill development.
He said that to provide an impetus to the textiles industry, the Government has implemented a series of measures to upscale physical infrastructure to global standards.
In its message for the Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI) – Global Textiles Conclave 2021, he stated that the contribution of the textiles sector is vital towards building an Aatmanirbhar Bharat.
Integrating the sector with the latest technology is one area where the Government is particularly focusing. The textiles industry must continue to innovate, as well as research extensively to enable it to tap new markets and deepen the niche in diversity, manufacturing and design.
Inaugurating the event, Minister of Textiles, Smriti Irani appealed to the global investors to come and invest not only in the recently announced seven mega textile parks but also in the currently operational park and capitalise on the inherent advantages of textile industry of India.
She urged the MSME textile players to focus on adopting the global standards so that they can partner with the global sourcing giants in fulfilling the demand of international players.
She further added that India is going to be one of the largest consumers of technical textiles especially Buildtech, Meditech and Oekotech.
The Minister insisted that ‘sustainable textiles’ is the success mantra for the future growth of the textile industry.
