**Policy Summary: Ministry of Textiles - Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle of Textile Waste**
In response to Prime Minister's address on textile waste management during the 120th Mann ki Baat on March 30, 2025, the Ministry of Textiles has initiated several measures to address the issue. A study is underway to map the quantum of textile waste generated in India, including its value chain participants such as NGOs, startups, technology providers, and the informal sector. The Ministry has also formed a multistakeholder Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) Taskforce to identify hotspots in the textile value chain and determine interventions to minimize negative environmental and social impacts. In 2024, the Textiles Startup Grand Challenge, in collaboration with Startup India DPIIT, focused on transparency, traceability, and end-of-life management of textiles, recognizing and awarding nine winners at Bharat Tex 2025. The Ministry is facilitating pilot projects in partnership with developmental agencies to manage textile waste, including establishing Textile Recovery Facilities (TRFs), promoting upcycled products, and building stakeholder capacity in textile circularity. 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
Ministry of Textiles: The Indian government ministry responsible for textile policy and initiatives.
Mann ki Baat: A radio program hosted by the Prime Minister of India.
Textile Recovery Facilities TRFs: Facilities for recovering and processing textile waste.
Environmental, Social, Governance ESG Taskforce: A multi-stakeholder platform constituted by the Ministry of Textiles to identify hotspots in the textiles value chain and minimize negative environmental and social impacts.
Textiles Startup Grand Challenge: A competition conducted in collaboration with Startup India DPIIT focusing on transparency, traceability and end-of-life management of textiles.
Startup India DPIIT: A Government of India initiative to promote startups.
Bharat Tex 2025: An event where winners of the Textiles Startup Grand Challenge were recognized.
Rajya Sabha: The upper house of the Parliament of India.
Ministry of Textiles
REDUCE, REUSE AND RECYCLE OF TEXTILE
WASTE
Posted On: 08 AUG 2025 2:34PM by PIB Delhi
Hon’ble Prime Minister in his 120th Mann ki Baat on 30.03.2025, addressed the issue of textile waste. He
also made a mention of the efforts being undertaken to manage textile waste, especially by various start-ups
working on Textile Recovery Facilities (TRFs).
A study has been initiated by the Ministry of Textiles to map the quantum of textile waste generated
and its value chain in the country including NGOs, startups, technology providers and the informal
sector.
The Ministry of Textiles has also constituted an Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) Taskforce, a
multi-stakeholder platform, with the objective of identifying the hotspots in the textiles value chain and
relevant stakeholders and interventions needed to minimize the negative impact on the environmental and
social front.
A Textiles Startup Grand Challenge was also conducted in collaboration with Startup India & DPIIT in 2024
which focused on transparency & traceability and end-of-life management of textiles. 9 winners were
recognized and awarded at Bharat Tex 2025.
A number of pilot projects in collaboration with various developmental agencies are also being facilitated for
management of textile waste including setting up of TRF(s), promoting upcycled products, capacity building
of stakeholders on textile circularity, etc.
The information was provided by THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES SHRI PABITRA
MARGHERITA in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.
MAM/SMP/NM
(Rajya Sabha US Q2397)
(Release ID: 2154075)