1st Meeting of Task Force on Textiles Exports held under Chairmanship of Commerce Secretary, Shri Sunil Barthwal
1st Meeting of Task Force on Textiles Exports held under Chairmanship of Commerce Secretary, Shri Sunil Barthwal
The first meeting of the Task force on Textiles Exports was held under the Chairpersonship of Commerce Secretary, Shri Sunil Barthwal at Vanijya Bhawan in Delhi on 10th June 2025 to discuss issues & strategies for enhancing textiles exports from India.
Shri Sunil Barthwal mentioned that the primary objective of the Task Force is to create a unified platform for addressing critical issues concerning the textile sector by involving all relevant stakeholders. He mentioned about the rich history of the Indian textiles sector and the current need for active collaboration amongst all stakeholders to help in resolving issues and formulation of strategies for enhancing India’s share of Textiles exports in Global markets.
Special Secretary, Department of Commerce, Shri Rajesh Agrawal mentioned that there is a need to focus on innovations keeping in view the latest trends in order to garner a higher share of the exports market. Special Secretary, Shri L Satya Srinivas mentioned that Textiles is one of the key focused sectors identified by the Department of Commerce for exports. He mentioned that while the Government is continuously working on Trade Agreements with various countries to remove tariff disadvantages, the industry should work on formulating plans to utilize them more effectively.Additional Secretary, Shri Rohit Kansal mentioned about the various schemes of Textiles Ministry, such as the PM MITRA, to support Textile Industry in the country.
The discussions during the meeting covered matters and issues pertaining to the entire textiles value chain. This included skilling, labour, cost competitiveness, use of renewable energy, sustainability, scale of manufacturing, current schemes of the Government for supporting textiles sector, Quality Control Orders, logistics, promotion of GI products, productivity enhancement of natural fibres such as jute and matters pertaining to the Export Promotion Mission being set up by Department of Commerce.
The meeting was attended by Special Secretary, Department of Commerce, Shri Rajesh Agrawal, Special Secretary, Department of Commerce, Shri L Satya Srinivas, Special Secretary & Financial Advisor, Department of Commerce Ms Arti Bhatnagar, Additional Secretary and Director General, DGFT, Shri Ajay Bhadoo, Additional Secretary Ministry of Textiles, Shri Rohit Kansal and Economic Advisor, Department of Commerce, Ms Renu Lata along with officials from related Departments & Ministries, Export Promotion Councils, Industry Associations and Exporters.
Representatives of the various Textiles Export Promotion Councils and Industry Associations along with their Exporter members provided their views and suggestions on these matters. It was further decided that sub task forces will be set up for these led by the concerned Ministry along with participants from Export Promotion councils and the Industry to work on and provide suitable recommendations to the Task Force. The meeting concluded with a shared commitment to work collaboratively towards creating a road map for achieving the Textiles Export targets of USD 100 billion by 2030–31 and the Viksit Bharat Vision for 2047.
