Tamil Nadu's textile sector is being urged to seize Union government's ₹11,000 crore Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme,especially for technical textiles and manmade fibers. Union Textile Minister Giriraj Singh made this appeal at a Tiruppur meeting Sunday,organized by Tiruppur Exporters Association (TEA).
Singh stressed government has relaxed PLI scheme rules to boost investment in these areas. He outlined plans including $21 billion textile export target for Tamil Nadu by 2030. “We have factored in everything—machinery,employment,and other aspects,” he said,hoping for state-central collaboration .
He also urged industry to invest in regions with ample labor. Silk production in India jumped from 26,000 tonnes in 2014 to 43,000 tonnes now,with goal of 60,000 tonnes by 2030. Singh pushed for more exports of silk-based garments blended with other fibers.
A . Sakthivel,chairman of Apparel Export Promotion Council,noted Textile Ministry is launching new initiatives every two months,with all seven PM MITRA parks now operational. TEA president called for quick implementation of Textile Expansion and Employment Scheme (TEEM) and asked for extended benefits under Rebate of State and Central Taxes and Levies for three more years.
Later,Singh talked with textile machinery makers and met South India Textile Research Association (SITRA) officials in Coimbatore. Responding to requests for extending TEEM scheme benefits for spinning and cotton ginning machines,he asked industry reps for detailed proposals for Ministry review .
Singh urged Tamil Nadu textile industry to triple exports and invest in making local machinery for knitting,weaving,and processing. He opened a GM Testing Laboratory for cotton and cotton materials at SITRA. Lab aims to meet growing demand for traceability,quality assurance in global cotton trade.
Lab will help exporters meet organic standards like GOTS and OCS,requiring qualitative GM cotton screening. Recently accredited by NABL,the lab aims to strengthen region's position in competitive textile market…
