Giriraj Singh urges India to build global textile brands on quality, heritage; ₹9 lakh crore export goal by 2030

At Bharat Tex 2026, the textiles minister pushed for globally competitive textile and lifestyle brands rooted in quality, heritage and sustainability. Officials flagged e-commerce, omnichannel and stronger designer houses as enablers, with exports at ₹3.16 lakh crore in 2025-26 targeting ₹9 lakh crore by 2030.

— Filed Fri, 17 Jul, 2026, 01:23 IST · Source ET Small Business · Updated

At Bharat Tex 2026, textiles minister Giriraj Singh urged India to build global textile and lifestyle brands via quality, heritage and sustainability. Officials cited e-commerce, omnichannel, stronger designer houses and supply chains as enablers, targeting ₹9 lakh crore exports by 2030.

Why this matters

Reinforces Bharat Tex 2026's positioning as India's flagship textile platform, following reports of 69,000 footfalls, 7,000 overseas buyers and 1,600+ exhibitors converging in New Delhi.

Retail-brand theme is accelerating, up +314000% QoQ.