India’s textile sector emerging as major job
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday highlighted the rapid transformation of India’s textile sector into a powerful, job-creating and people-centric engine of growth, stating that it reflects the true spirit of Aatmanirbhar Bharat.
The Prime Minister shared an article authored by Union Minister for Textiles Giriraj Singh, which outlines how the sector has evolved from a legacy industry into a modern driver of employment, investment and exports.
In a post on X, PM Modi said, “In this article, Union Minister Shri Giriraj Singh outlines the rise of India’s textile sector from a legacy industry to a powerful, job-creating, people-centric engine of growth, embodying the true spirit of Aatmanirbhar Bharat. He highlights that PM MITRA Parks, PLI schemes and new Free Trade Agreements are creating the next wave of employment.”
In his article, Singh said that India’s textile resurgence is anchored in strong domestic demand and rising consumption. With a population of over 140 crore, India has emerged as one of the world’s most resilient textile markets. The domestic textile market expanded from around ₹8.4 lakh crore to an estimated ₹13 lakh crore over the past five years.
Consumption trends further reinforce this momentum. Per capita textile consumption has nearly doubled over the last decade – from about ₹3,000 in 2014–15 to over ₹6,000 in 2024-25 – and is projected to double again to ₹12,000 by 2030, the minister noted.
Export performance has mirrored this demand-led growth. Textile and apparel exports rose from ₹2.49 lakh crore in 2019-20, the year the COVID-19 pandemic struck, to nearly ₹3.5 lakh crore in 2024-25, registering around 28 per cent growth in the post-Covid period. This rebound, the minister said, highlights India’s ability to rapidly scale manufacturing as global demand recovers and convert export growth into employment across the textile value chain.
The article places particular emphasis on the PM Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel (PM MITRA) Parks scheme. The government expects investments worth ₹18,500 crore to flow into the sector based on proposals received under the initiative, which aims to boost production, employment and exports.
Once operational, PM MITRA Parks are expected to attract investments of around ₹10,000 crore and generate approximately three lakh direct and indirect jobs, significantly strengthening India’s textile manufacturing ecosystem.
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