Guwahati: Guwahati will host a two-day national conference of textiles ministers from January 8, bringing together key policymakers and senior officials to chart a coordinated strategy for strengthening India’s textile sector.
Organised by the Ministry of Textiles in collaboration with the Assam government, the meet is themed ‘India’s Textiles: Weaving Growth, Heritage & Innovation’.
The conference will see participation from Union and state textiles ministers, along with senior officials from the Centre and states.
According to officials, the deliberations will focus on positioning India as a global textiles manufacturing hub, in line with the national goal of building a USD 350-billion textile industry and achieving USD 100 billion in textile exports by 2030.
The inaugural session will be attended by Union Textiles Minister Giriraj Singh, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, and Union Minister of State for Textiles Pabitra Margherita, among others.
The agenda includes sessions on infrastructure development and investment, export expansion, competitiveness, raw materials and fibres, and emerging areas such as technical textiles and research and development.
Special emphasis will also be placed on revitalising traditional textiles, particularly handloom and handicrafts, to better align them with contemporary markets.
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Delegates are expected to exchange best practices, discuss challenges, and offer policy recommendations aimed at strengthening the textile value chain across regions and districts.
A dedicated conclave on ‘Strengthening and Empowering the Textiles Sector of the North-Eastern Region of India’ will be held on the first day of the conference.
The conclave will focus on silk, handloom and bamboo-based textiles, promotion of women-led enterprises, and branding ‘Textiles from North-East’, with the objective of integrating the region’s distinctive textile strengths into national and global value chains.
