Archive · 1 Oct 2026
India Plans Cabinet Approval for Four Textile Schemes Soon
The Indian government is preparing several new plans to help the textile industry grow.
The Union Cabinet may approve most of the plans within the next one or two months.
The plans are part of a programme announced in the 2026-27 Budget.
They are designed to improve fibres, textile factories, environmental sustainability and worker training.
The government also wants India to make more industrial sewing machines at home.
A Taiwanese company is expected to open a production facility near Coimbatore.
Officials say credit for textile businesses has begun to improve gradually.
India hopes its textile industry will become much larger in the coming decades.
The Union Cabinet is expected to approve four textile-programme components within one or two months, according to Textiles Minister Giriraj Singh.
The Integrated Programme for textiles was announced in the 2026-27 Union Budget and comprises five sub-components requiring individual approvals.
The National Fibre Scheme, TEEM, Tex-Eco Initiative and Samarth 2.0 will address fibre production, cluster modernisation, sustainability and skills.
India plans to begin domestic production of industrial stitching machines at a facility near Coimbatore established by a Taiwanese company.
The government aims to grow the textile and apparel industry from about $190 billion to $350 billion by 2030 and $2.4 trillion by 2047.
- Who
- The Union Cabinet, Textiles Minister Giriraj Singh and the Ministry of Textiles are involved in the programme.
- What
- The Cabinet is expected to approve four key components of the Integrated Programme for the textile sector, while the programme overall has five sub-components.
- When
- Approval is expected within one or two months; the programme was announced in the 2026-27 Union Budget.
- Where
- The announcement was made at a Textile Conclave; a planned stitching-machine facility will be located near Coimbatore, India.
- Why
- The government seeks to provide funding and operational clarity, improve domestic manufacturing and expand India’s textile and apparel industry.
- Expected approval
- Within one or two months
- Budget source
- India’s 2026-27 Union Budget
- Programme structure
- Five sub-components, with individual Cabinet approvals required
- Industry target for 2030
- Grow from about $190 billion to $350 billion
- Export target for 2030
- Increase from about $40 billion to $100 billion
- Long-term industry target
- Reach $2.4 trillion by 2047
- Industrial stitching machines
- Domestic production is expected to begin at a facility near Coimbatore