India courts Chhattisgarh, Kerala, Jharkhand to widen textile map beyond Tirupur-Surat axis
Ministry of Textiles is wooing three new states and standing up a dedicated PLI interface unit to smoothen the third-round rollout, aiming to dilute concentration in Tirupur, Surat, Panipat and Ludhiana. Sector underpins 45 million jobs and is central to apparel sourcing scale-up.
India's textiles ministry is courting Chhattisgarh, Kerala and Jharkhand to broaden manufacturing beyond Tirupur, Surat, Panipat and Ludhiana, setting up a dedicated PLI interface unit to attract investment and smoothen the third-round PLI rollout.
Why this matters
Builds on the Centre's $100B textile export push for 2030 and recent hank yarn obligation cut, signaling a coordinated state-industry mobilization to scale capacity beyond legacy clusters.
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