Guwahati, Jan 8: The two-day national textiles ministers’ conference got underway here on Thursday, bringing together ministers and senior officials from states and Union Territories to deliberate on the future roadmap of India’s textile sector.
Organised by the Union ministry of textiles, the conference, held under the theme “India’s Textiles: Weaving Growth, Heritage and Innovation”, aims to strengthen cooperative federalism and foster coordinated efforts between the Centre and states to position India as a global hub for textiles, apparel and technical textiles.
On the inaugural day, the Ministry of Textiles marked a transformative step toward evidence-based policymaking by signing memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with 15 states.
The MoUs, signed between the Ministry of Textiles and the respective state governments, are part of the “Textiles focused Research, Assessment, Monitoring, Planning and Start-Up (Tex-RAMPS)” scheme.
The central sector scheme is designed to improve the coverage, quality, timeliness and credibility of textile-related statistical products and research.
Addressing the inaugural session, Union minister for textiles Giriraj Singh urged the textile ministers of various states and UTs to formulate investor-friendly policies and emphasised the need to attract greater investment in the textile sector at the state level.
Singh expressed hope that the two-day deliberations at the conference would help pave the way forward.
Speaking on the Northeastern region, the Union Minister said that the Prime Minister has given the highest priority to the growth and development of the region. “The government is working tirelessly to strengthen basic infrastructure and accelerate overall development in the Northeast,” he said.
