Guwahati: The National Conference of Textiles Ministers will be held in Assam’s Guwahati from January 8 to 9 with a focus on positioning India as a global textile manufacturing hub, an official said on Sunday.
The two-day event, organised by the Union Ministry of Textiles in association with the Assam government, will be held under the theme “India’s Textiles: Weaving Growth, Heritage & Innovation”.
Union and State Textiles Ministers, along with senior officials from the Centre and various states, will participate in the conference to deliberate on a coordinated national strategy for the sector.
The discussions will align with the national target of building a USD 350 billion textile industry and achieving USD 100 billion in textile exports by 2030, the official said.
The inaugural session will be attended by Union Textiles Minister Giriraj Singh, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and Union Minister of State for Textiles Pabitra Margherita, among others.
The conference agenda includes sessions on infrastructure development and investment, export growth, global competitiveness, availability of raw materials and fibres, and emerging areas such as technical textiles, research and development.
Special focus will also be placed on reviving traditional textiles, including handloom and handicrafts, to make them more competitive in domestic and international markets.
Delegates are expected to exchange best practices, discuss challenges and offer policy inputs to strengthen the textile value chain at regional and district levels.
On the first day, the conference will also host a conclave titled “Strengthening and Empowering the Textiles Sector of the North-Eastern Region of India”. The conclave will focus on silk, handloom and bamboo-based textiles, promotion of women-led enterprises, and branding “Textiles from North-East” to integrate the region’s strengths with national and global value chains.