Archive · 11 Jun 2025
India Forms Task Force to Boost Textile Exports
India wants to sell more textiles to other countries.
To help with this, a special group called a task force has been created.
This group includes people from different government departments and industry experts.
They met to discuss how to make selling textiles easier, including things like training workers, lowering costs, and using clean energy.
They are also looking at how to improve the quality of the products and make sure they can be shipped efficiently.
A new task force was formed to address issues across the textile value chain.
The task force's first meeting was held on June 10th.
The task force aims to enhance textile exports and increase India's share in global markets.
Discussions covered skilling, labor, cost competitiveness, and renewable energy.
The task force includes representatives from relevant departments to address inter-ministerial issues.
- Who
- Task force comprising officials from various departments, chaired by Commerce Secretary Sunil Barthwal.
- What
- Formation and first meeting of a task force to boost textile exports.
- When
- First meeting held on June 10th.
- Where
- Not explicitly stated.
- Why
- To enhance textile exports and increase India's share in global markets, and address issues across the textile value chain.
- Task Force Objective
- Enhance textile exports and address issues across the value chain
- Meeting Date
- June 10th
- Key Discussion Points
- Skilling, labor, cost competitiveness, renewable energy, existing schemes
- Participants
- Officials from various departments and stakeholders
- Chairperson
- Commerce Secretary Sunil Barthwal
