Textiles Minister Piyush Goyal says the Indian textile industry is working towards achieving a target of $250 billion by 2030, including exports worth $100 billion; Inaugurates meeting of global cotton producing countries; Also introduced is 'Kasturi Cotton Bharat', a 'blockchain traceable' textile brand
Textiles, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal, while inaugurating the annual global meeting of the UN-recognized body of cotton producing and consuming countries in Mumbai on Saturday, said India will strive to become the largest cotton producer globally.
Addressing the 81st Plenary Session of the International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC), the Minister said India has the largest area under cotton cultivation and is the second largest producer. “We need to become the world's largest producer,” Mr Goyal said, stressing that the Textile Advisory Group on Cotton will work towards improving productivity to the level of countries like Australia.
India will provide leadership in cotton textiles and technical textiles sector. It has two advisory groups – for cotton and man-made fibres. These groups represent the entire textile value chain and take policy decisions with input from sector representatives. India has also launched PM MITRA – a central government scheme to set up mega textile parks and promote the entire value chain.
Shri Goyal said that the National Technical Textiles Mission promotes research and development in technical textiles. These are man-made fabrics that are made for a specific function and are not usually used for apparel or aesthetic appeal.
He said, the Indian textile industry is working towards achieving the target of $250 billion by 2030, which includes exports of $100 billion.
Launching “Kasturi Cotton Bharat”, Shri Goyal said, in a fortnight, the Ministry of Textiles and the Department of Consumer Affairs will open state-of-the-art testing laboratories across the country to ensure that high quality textile products are manufactured and exported from India. To be. The brand, which he claimed would be traceable using blockchain technology, and would be “carbon positive.”
The first set of textile products made from musk cotton was also introduced at the event. The minister said the drone-based pesticide spraying recently launched by Prime Minister Modi will benefit Indian cotton farmers. He said the use of innovation and Internet of Things will benefit Indian cotton farmers.
Delegates from 35 countries are expected to participate in the four-day event on the theme “Cotton Value Chain: Local Innovation for Global Prosperity”.
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