New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) The Ministry of Textiles on Thursday said it signed MoUs with 15 states on the inaugural day of the ‘National Textiles Ministers’ Conference’ in Guwahati, marking a transformative step towards evidence-based policymaking.The MoUs are part of the “Textiles focused Research, Assessment, Monitoring, Planning and Start-Up (Tex-RAMPS)” scheme. This scheme is designed to improve the coverage, quality, timeliness, and credibility of textile-related statistical products and…
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Kolkata, Jan 7 (IANS) Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha member Ritabrata Banerjee on Wednesday wrote to Union Minister of Textiles Giriraj Singh, opposing the decision to permit the large-scale use of plastic bags for food grain procurement.In his letter, Banerjee described the permission granted by the Union Ministry of Food and Public Distribution to use plastic bags for food grain procurement as “a state-sanctioned dilution of jute, carried out by the explicit concurrence of the Ministry of Te…
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) With an aim to provide a platform for deliberations on policy, investment, sustainability, exports, infrastructure development, and technological advancement in the textile sector, a two-day ‘National Textiles Ministers’ Conference 2026’ will be organised in Assam, it was announced on Wednesday.Organised by the Ministry of Textiles, in collaboration with the Government of Assam, the event will commence from January 8 in Guwahati.The conference will be held under the…
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) The government on Friday announced to extend the deadline for submission of fresh applications under the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for textiles up to March 31, 2026.According to the Ministry of Textiles, the extension follows the significant response received since the application portal has been re-opened in August 2025, with proposals being submitted by textile companies across priority areas, including Man-Made Fibre (MMF) apparel, MMF fabrics, and Techn…
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) on Tuesday approved a major bureaucratic reshuffle involving over 40 senior officers from the IAS and Allied Services for various posts in the ministries and departments at the Centre. The list includes the appointment of a Special Secretary and several Additional Secretaries. The reshuffle also includes temporary upgradations of posts to some officers as part of the administrative restructuring.The postings at the Special …
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) India’s textiles sector recorded a surge in investment and exports during 2025, fuelled by government incentive schemes and economic reforms to facilitate the ease of doing business.The government approved setting up of seven PM Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel (PM MITRA) Parks with world-class infrastructure, including plug and play facility with an outlay of Rs 4,445 crore for a period of seven years up to 2027-28. These parks are coming up in Tamil Nadu (V…