HYDERABAD: Union minister G. Kishan Reddy on Thursday said the handloom and textile industry was a crucial component of the Indian economy, providing direct and indirect employment to crores of people and contributing significantly to foreign exchange earnings.
In a statement issued on National Handloom Day, Reddy extended greetings to weavers and others associated with the sector. He said the Union Government, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has been implementing the ‘Make in India’ programme and the 5F vision—Farm to Fibre, Fibre to Fabric, Fabric to Fashion and Fashion to Foreign Markets—to strengthen the textile industry.
The minister said the textile sector was among the largest employment‑generating industries after agriculture, providing jobs to nearly five crore people across the country. With the objective of making India a global textile hub, the Centre has set a target of increasing textile exports to ₹9 lakh crore by 2030 and is offering several incentives to achieve the goal.
He said schemes such as the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) programme, PM MITRA parks, the National Handloom Development Programme, the raw material supply scheme and the weavers’ MUDRA scheme were providing weavers with modern looms, raw materials, work sheds, design development, marketing assistance, credit and social security support.
Reddy said the PM MITRA Mega Textile Park was being established in Warangal district, combining traditional practices with modern technology. He also highlighted the contribution of Telangana’s cotton farmers, stating that the Centre had spent more than ₹69,860 crore on procurement under the Minimum Support Price programme.
The Centre was also integrating artificial intelligence, automation and advanced analytics with the handloom and textile sectors to improve productivity, quality and market opportunities, he said.
In a separate statement, BJP Telangana president N. Ramchander Rao called for collective support to the handloom sector in the spirit of ‘Swadeshi’ and Prime Minister Modi’s “Vocal for Local—Local to Global” campaign. Greeting weavers, artisans and their families, he said Narayanpet, Kothakota, Gadwal, Pochampally and Sircilla were internationally renowned for their handloom products. Rao urged people to voluntarily buy and wear handloom clothes to support weaver families and promote indigenous textiles globally.
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