Centre inks pacts with 15 states to strengthen textile industry data systems

Key Highlights

• “The MoUs create a robust operational framework designed to strengthen the textile data systems across various states and Union Territories.
• Under the Tex-RAMPS scheme, this initiative drives integrated planning for key sectors — including handlooms, handicrafts, apparel, technical textiles, etc — by focusing efforts directly at the cluster and district levels,” an official statement said.
• To support these structural reforms, the ministry is providing financial assistance through a yearly grant of Rs 12 lakh to each state/UT.
• The Ministry of Textiles stated that these MoUs embody the spirit of cooperative federalism.
• By strengthening the textiles statistical system, the government aims to bridge existing data gaps and ensure that the road-map towards a USD 350-billion industry is backed by robust, real-time insights, the statement said.