India Targets $100 Billion Textile Exports by 2030

India has unveiled an ambitious roadmap to achieve $100 billion in textile exports by 2030, with sustainability, innovation, and effective utilization of Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) emerging as the key pillars of its long-term growth strategy.

The vision was reinforced during the recently concluded Textiles Summit 2026, where policymakers, industry leaders, state governments, and academia outlined actionable measures to strengthen the country’s global textile competitiveness.A central focus of the summit was the growing importance of sustainability in international trade. Industry stakeholders emphasized that future export growth will increasingly depend on traceability, circular economy practices, recycling technologies, and compliance with evolving global environmental regulations.

Recommendations included adopting Digital Product Passports (DPPs) for enhanced supply chain transparency, building robust textile recycling ecosystems, and simplifying sustainability compliance for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs).
Addressing the summit, Union Minister of Textiles Giriraj Singh stressed that India must now move beyond policy discussions and concentrate on implementing district and state-level textile development plans. He called for a stronger focus on value addition, an appropriate product-market strategy, niche product development, and adherence to international sustainability standards to strengthen India’s export competitiveness.

Textiles Secretary Neelam Shami Rao highlighted that the recommendations received from state governments, districts, Export Promotion Councils (EPCs), and industry stakeholders would be consolidated into a comprehensive National Textile Export Roadmap. The roadmap will prioritize high-value textile segments, quality enhancement, innovation, sustainability, and improved institutional coordination to support export growth.During a special session, Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal urged exporters to capitalize on market access opportunities created through India’s recently concluded Free Trade Agreements. He also encouraged states and Union Territories to actively participate in the revived District as Export Hubs (DEH) initiative, which aims to strengthen export capabilities at the local level.

The summit also identified several strategic priorities to enhance India’s textile exports. These include improving ease of doing business, diversifying export markets, attracting anchor investors, expanding the production of man-made fibres (MMF), strengthening in-house design capabilities, and responding to changing global consumer preferences.Participants further emphasized the need to build globally competitive Champion MSMEs, improve export finance availability, strengthen risk mitigation mechanisms, and expand strategic market access initiatives to promote Brand India in international textile markets.

With sustainability becoming a decisive factor in global sourcing decisions and FTAs opening new export opportunities, India’s textile industry is positioning itself to become a leading global supplier of innovative, high-quality, and environmentally responsible textile products by the end of the decade.