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At a review meeting chaired by textiles minister Giriraj Singh, the ministry assessed the progress of key initiatives aimed at strengthening India's textile ecosystem through technology upgradation, institutional reforms and enhanced industry support.

The textiles ministry on Thursday reviewed its efforts to strengthen the sector through support institutions and technology upgradation, with plans to develop Integrated Textile and Apparel Development Centres (ITADCs) as one-stop facilitation hubs for textile entrepreneurs and micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs).

At a review meeting chaired by textiles minister Giriraj Singh, the ministry assessed the progress of key initiatives aimed at strengthening India's textile ecosystem through technology upgradation, institutional reforms and enhanced industry support.

The revamped ITADCs will provide services such as skill development, testing, design support, technology adoption, entrepreneurship development, credit facilitation, export promotion and market linkages for textile entrepreneurs, MSMEs and other stakeholders across the textile value chain, the ministry said in a statement.

Singh said ITADCs are evolving into innovation and enterprise development centres capable of supporting textile businesses from incubation to market expansion.

He added that these centres will anchor India’s next phase of textile growth by serving as one-stop facilitation hubs for entrepreneurs and industry.

During the first quarter of FY27, the centres trained more than 1,170 people and reached nearly 1,770 textile units through outreach programmes.

The minister also reviewed the implementation of the Amended Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme (ATUFS). According to an independent third-party impact assessment cited by the ministry, the scheme has supported more than 10,000 units with subsidy assistance of Rs 2,776 crore, leveraging investments of over Rs 53,121 crore.

The assessment found that the scheme has facilitated the installation of around 6.7 lakh benchmarked textile machines and generated about 3.6 lakh direct jobs.

Textiles Secretary Neelam Shami Rao emphasised the importance of institutional convergence, saying field formations, the Textile Committee, export promotion councils, textile research associations and industry associations must work in close coordination to maximise the impact of government initiatives.