Blitz Bureau
NEW DELHI: India’s textile and apparel exports, including handicrafts, increased from Rs 2,97,004 crore in 2023–24 to Rs 3,25,339 crore in 2025–26, registering a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) growth of 4.7 per, the Parliament was informed on July 28.
While the US, Bangladesh, the UAE, the UK and Germany were the top five destinations, the exports registered growth across more than 100 countries in 2025–26 compared with 2024–25, Minister of State for Textiles Pabitra Margherita stated in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha.
The minister further said that the Government is regularly monitoring India’s export of textile and apparel and continues to work with all stakeholders, including exporters and industry, to mitigate the impact of any challenges and takes various measures to boost production and competitiveness of exports in the textile sector.
The government is implementing various schemes and initiatives to boost the Indian textile and apparel sector and enhance its competitiveness, and these measures are contributing to the growth of exports from the country.
The major schemes include PM Mega Integrated Textile Regions and Apparel (PM MITRA) Parks Scheme; Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme; National Technical Textiles Mission; SAMARTH – Scheme for Capacity Building in Textile Sector; Silk Samagra-2; National Handloom Development Programme; National Handicrafts Development Programme; Comprehensive Handicrafts Cluster Development Scheme; Rebate of State and Central Taxes and Levies (RoSCTL) Scheme, the minister informed.
