The Union Textiles Minister Smriti Zubin Irani called for a well-coordinated cohesive governance approach, for more effective programme implementation and sectoral outcomes. Noting that many states do not have dedicated Textiles Ministers, the Minister expressed the need for more dialogue and convergence at intra-state, inter-state and Centre-state levels.

Accordingly, in line with the spirit of cooperative federalism, the Minister has ensured that the views and contribution of all states would be reflected in the new textile policy, so that India becomes the textile destination of the world. The Minister was speaking at the concluding session of the one-day Annual Conference of State Textiles Ministers, at DRDO Bhawan, New Delhi.

Earlier, delivering the key note address, the Minister of State for Textiles, Ajay Tamta highlighted various measures taken by the Central Government to boost the growth and remove bottlenecks and challenges facing the sector.

Stating that a huge apparel package has been given by the Government of India, Irani noted that there is need for support of state governments in expanding manufacturing capacity and employment generation capacity.

She said that only this would address the challenges of industry such as cost of power and labour. The Minister called for capacity enhancement in production of textile machinery in the country.

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