**Policy Summary: Growth of Textile Industry in 2025**
The Ministry of Textiles reports that the overall exports of the Textiles and Apparel Industry, including Handicrafts, grew by 5% in 2024-25, reaching USD 37,754 million, compared to USD 35,874 million in 2023-24. To further enhance investments, employment, and exports, the government has implemented the Scheme for Integrated Textile Park (SITP) to support the establishment of textile parks with advanced infrastructure in textile hubs nationwide, including West Bengal. The SITP is now integrated under the Textile Cluster Development Scheme (TCDS) for ongoing projects. Two textile parks were sanctioned for West Bengal, with the Ministry of Textiles releasing a total of Rs. 56.85 crore under SITP. Furthermore, the government has finalized the establishment of PM Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel (PM MITRA) Parks at seven sites: Virudhnagar (Tamil Nadu), Warangal (Telangana), Navasari (Gujarat), Kalaburagi (Karnataka), Dhar (Madhya Pradesh), Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh), and Amravati (Maharashtra), with a total outlay of Rs. 4,445 crore for seven years, up to 2027-28. This information was provided by the Minister of State for Textiles, Shri Pabitra Margherita, in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha.
Key Entities Referenced
Textiles Apparel Industry: Sector encompassing textiles and apparel manufacturing and trade.
Scheme for Integrated Textile Park SITP: Government scheme to support the establishment of textile parks with infrastructure.
Textile Cluster Development Scheme TCDS: Umbrella scheme under which SITP is now subsumed, for operation of ongoing projects.
West Bengal: State in India where textile parks were sanctioned under SITP.
PM Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel PM MITRA Parks: Government initiative to establish large-scale, integrated textile and apparel parks.
Tamil Nadu Virudhnagar: One of the sites selected for setting up PM MITRA Parks in Tamil Nadu.
Telangana Warangal: One of the sites selected for setting up PM MITRA Parks in Telangana.
SHRI PABITRA MARGHERITA: Minister of State for Textiles who provided the information to Rajya Sabha.
Ministry of Textiles
GROWTH OF TEXTILE INDUSTRY IN 2025
Posted On: 01 AUG 2025 2:20PM by PIB Delhi
The overall exports of Textiles & Apparel Industry (including Handicrafts), achieved a growth of 5% during
2024-25 (USD 37,754 Mn) as compared to preceding year 2023-24 (USD 35,874 Mn.).
With a view to enhance investments, generating employment opportunities and boosting exports in the textile
sector, the Government implemented the Scheme for Integrated Textile Park (SITP) to provide support for
setting up textile parks with world-class, state-of-the-art infrastructure in textile hubs across the country
including in the state of West Bengal. The SITP is now subsumed under the umbrella Scheme of Textile
Cluster Development Scheme (TCDS) for operation of ongoing projects only. Two (2) textile parks were
sanctioned for the state of West Bengal and a total Rs.56.85 crore has been released by M/o Textiles under
SITP.
In addition, the Government has finalized setting up of PM Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel (PM-
MITRA) Parks at 7 sites viz. Tamil Nadu (Virudhnagar), Telangana (Warangal), Gujarat (Navasari),
Karnataka (Kalaburagi), Madhya Pradesh (Dhar), Uttar Pradesh (Lucknow) and Maharashtra (Amravati) with
an outlay of Rs. 4,445 cr for a period of seven years up to 2027-28.
This information was provided by THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES SHRI SHRI PABITRA
MARGHERITA in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.
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MAM/SMP
(Rajya Sabha US Q1598)
(Release ID: 2151226)