**Executive Summary**
Ms. Neelam Shami Rao, Secretary, Ministry of Textiles, launched the Bharat Tex 2026 Event App to serve as a unified digital platform for India’s largest global textile event. The event is scheduled to take place from July 14–17, 2026, at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, focusing on a digital-first approach to enhance attendee engagement. The app aims to facilitate seamless navigation, business matchmaking, and real-time information access for over 1,30,000 expected visitors.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Digital Features and AI Integration**
* **AI Smart Assistant:** A 24x7 conversational guide that provides information on event schedules, venue directions, and general queries in simple language.
* **Digital Badge and Lead Capture:** Features a "Lead Wallet" and QR-based scanning to allow participants to save contact details and manage digital credentials.
* **Real-time Updates:** Provides participants with instant access to event notifications, live agendas, and session alerts.
**Business and Networking Tools**
* **Matchmaking Modules:** Facilitates B2B meetings by allowing users to discover relevant partners, manage availability, and track confirmed interactions.
* **Exhibitor Discovery:** A structured module enabling users to filter exhibitors by company name, product category, or type to support targeted sourcing.
* **Knowledge Sessions:** Allows participants to view the full conference schedule, create personalized agendas, and engage in policy dialogues.
**Navigation and Venue Support**
* **Wayfinding:** Provides advanced navigation support, including access to floor plans and stall-level directions within Bharat Mandapam.
* **Booth Location:** Enables users to search for specific booths and locate companies across the venue efficiently.
**Event Context and Vision**
* **Organizational Framework:** Organized by the Bharat Tex Trade Federation, a consortium of 11 Export Promotion Councils, supported by the Ministry of Textiles.
* **Strategic Vision:** Inspired by the "5F" vision (Farm to Fibre to Factory to Fashion to Foreign) to position India as a global leader in sustainable and innovation-led textile sourcing.
**Impact Analysis**
**Exhibitors**
**Impact**
Exhibitors gain enhanced visibility through the digital discovery module and can efficiently manage business leads using QR-based scanning.
**Action Required**
Register on the app, set up digital profiles, and use the "Lead Wallet" feature for post-event follow-up and meeting management.
**Buyers and International Delegates**
**Impact**
These stakeholders benefit from streamlined sourcing through targeted search filters and structured networking tools to schedule B2B meetings.
**Action Required**
Download the app via the provided link (https://onelink.to/zcrm4s) to discover partners and coordinate business interactions.
**Speakers and Sourcing Consultants**
**Impact**
They receive personalized access to knowledge sessions, session alerts, and the ability to track industry discussions and policy dialogues.
**Action Required**
Use the app to manage speaking schedules and track relevant knowledge-led engagements.
**General and Trade Visitors**
**Impact**
Visitors benefit from simplified venue navigation and real-time updates regarding the event’s comprehensive showcase of the textile value chain.
**Action Required**
Utilize the app's wayfinding and AI assistant features to navigate the venue and access the live event agenda.
Key Entities Referenced
Bharat Tex 2026: India’s largest global textile event designed to showcase the integrated textile value chain and position the country as a global sourcing destination.
Bharat Tex 2026 Mobile App: A unified digital platform and companion for event participants, featuring AI-powered assistance, B2B meeting scheduling, and exhibitor discovery.
Ministry of Textiles: The primary government department responsible for the launch of the event app and providing overall support for the textile expo.
Bharat Tex Trade Federation: A consortium of 11 textile Export Promotion Councils and industry bodies responsible for organizing the global event.
Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi: The central venue where the Bharat Tex 2026 global textile expo is scheduled to be held.
Ministry of Textiles
Ms. Neelam Shami Rao, Secretary, Ministry of
Textiles launches Bharat Tex 2026 Mobile App
‘Bharat Tex App to enable seamless event navigation,
exhibitor discovery, B2B meetings, digital badge, lead
capture and AI-powered assistance’
A unified digital companion for textile fraternity at India’s
largest global textile event
Bharat Tex 2026 to be held from 14–17 July 2026 at Bharat
Mandapam, New Delhi
Posted On: 20 MAY 2026 2:25PM by PIB Delhi
Ms. Neelam Shami Rao, Secretary, Ministry of Textiles, today, launched the Bharat Tex 2026 Event App,
a unified digital platform designed to enhance the experience of buyers, international delegates, speakers,
sourcing consultants, partners, exhibitors, and visitors at India’s largest global textile event.The official Bharat Tex 2026 App reflects the event’s digital-first approach and will play a key role in
strengthening business matchmaking, improving attendee experience, enabling data-driven engagement
and supporting the overall scale and ambition of Bharat Tex 2026.
The app has been developed as a comprehensive digital companion for Bharat Tex 2026, enabling
registered participants to access event information, discover exhibitors, schedule meetings, navigate the
venue, capture leads, access knowledge sessions and receive real-time updates, all through a single mobile
interface.The app offers personalised access, views and engagement tools curated for all stakeholders namely
exhibitors, speakers, international delegates, overseas buyers, domestic volume buyers, sourcing
consultants and general visitors.
A key highlight of the app is its AI Smart Assistant, designed as a 24x7 conversational guide for attendees.
Users will be able to ask event-related queries in simple language and receive relevant information on the
event, venue, schedule, directions and other key aspects. The feature is expected to support both Indian
and international attendees through a user friendly and responsive digital interface.
The app will also support structured business engagement through its networking and meeting modules.
Exhibitors, buyers and delegates will be able to discover relevant partners, schedule meetings, manage
availability, receive meeting requests and track confirmed interactions. The Lead Wallet and QR-based
lead capture feature will enable exhibitors and participants to scan digital badges and save structured
contact details for post-event follow-up.The app will also offer advanced navigation and wayfinding support across Bharat Mandapam.
Participants will be able to access floor plans, search for booths, locate companies and receive stall-level
directions within the venue.
For global buyers and trade visitors, the exhibitor discovery module will allow structured search and
filtering across various exhibitor categories. Users will be able to search companies by name, product
category and exhibitor type, enabling targeted sourcing and focused business interactions across the textile
value chain.
The app will also provide access to live event agenda and knowledge sessions, allowing participants to
view the full conference schedule, create a personal agenda and receive session alerts. This will support
better participation in policy dialogues, industry discussions and knowledge-led engagements planned as
part of Bharat Tex 2026.
The link for accessing the Bharat Tex App is https://onelink.to/zcrm4s.
Bharat Tex 2026 is being organised by the Bharat Tex Trade Federation, a consortium of 11 textile Export
Promotion Councils and industry bodies, with the support of the Ministry of Textiles, Government of
India. Inspired by the Hon’ble Prime Minister’s 5F vision, Farm to Fibre to Factory to Fashion to Foreign,
the event seeks to position India as a reliable, sustainable and innovation-led global textile sourcing and
investment destination.
Bharat Tex 2026, scheduled to be held from 14-17 July 2026 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, is expected
to bring together over 7,000 international buyers and more than 1,30,000 trade visitors from across the
global textile ecosystem. The event will showcase India’s integrated textile value chain, covering fibres,
yarns, fabrics, apparel, home textiles, technical textiles, handlooms, handicrafts, sustainable textiles and
intelligent manufacturing technologies. More information about Bharat Tex 2026 Expo available at www.b
harat-tex.com
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