Policies

Giriraj Singh Urges TN Textile Industry To Leverage PLI

Textile Insights July 9, 2026

Union Textile Minister Giriraj Singh has called on Tamil Nadu’s textile and apparel industry to accelerate investments in technical textiles and manmade fibre (MMF) manufacturing by leveraging the Centre’s Rs 11,000-crore Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme, while also urging

Export

Tiruppur Posts Record Rs 46,000-Crore Exports, Sets Rs 1 Lakh-Crore Goal By 2030

Textile Insights July 7, 2026

Tiruppur, India’s leading knitwear manufacturing hub, has achieved its highest-ever export turnover of Rs 46,000 crore in FY2025-26, registering a 3% increase over the previous year’s Rs 44,747 crore, despite global trade headwinds, including US tariff uncertainties and geopolitical tensions in West Asia. Announcing the milestone, the Tiruppur Exporters

Industry

TEA Pushes For BHAVYA Apparel Parks, Migrant Worker Housing

Textile Insights July 6, 2026

The Tiruppur textile and apparel industry has urged the Tamil Nadu government to prioritise sustainable manufacturing infrastructure, migrant worker welfare and financial relief for dyeing units to strengthen the State’s export competitiveness. The demands were raised by Kumar Duraisamy, Joint Secretary of the Tiruppur Exporters’ Association (TEA), during a

Technical Textile & Nonwoven

Tamil Nadu Targets Rs 1,000-Crore Technical Textiles Investment By 2030

Textile Insights June 26, 2026

The Tamil Nadu government has set a target of attracting Rs 1,000 crore in investments in the technical textiles sector by 2030, with a focus on expanding manufacturing capacity and promoting MSME participation in high-value textile segments. Announcing the initiative at a technical textiles conference in Coimbatore, the state government said the investment drive will […]

Industry

SIMA Urges Tamil Nadu CM To Address Power Cost Burden On Textile Mills

Textile Insights May 21, 2026

The Southern India Mills’ Association has urged Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay to intervene in resolving mounting power-related issues impacting textile mills across the state. A delegation from SIMA met the Chief Minister on Wednesday and highlighted concerns over rising electricity costs and policy decisions related to non-conventional energy, which the

Industry

TN Handlooms Minister Visits Textile Mills, Reviews Operations And Schemes

Textile Insights May 8, 2025

State Handlooms and Textiles Minister R. Gandhi visited several textile mills in southern Tamil Nadu over two days to review operations and inspect government-supported facilities. On Tuesday, he visited Madura Coats in Madurai and held discussions with the management on best practices, technological advancements, and labour welfare schemes adopted by the company. Earlier,

Textile Park

Mini-Textile Park In Tiruchi Can Make Weaving Sector Profitable

Textile Insights May 20, 2024

Weavers in Tiruchi district of Tamil Nadu could benefit by joining the Mini Textile Park scheme, as it would give them a better chance to streamline production and share facilities. Efforts are believed to be on to expedite the establishment of clusters in Tiruchi in order to give a boost to the textile sector. “Small […]

Export

Tamil Nadu’s Textile & Apparel Exports Dip 10.12% In 2023-24

Textile Insights April 23, 2024

Textile and apparel exports from India’s biggest textiles exporting state Tamil Nadu dipped 10.12 percent to US $7.1 billion in fiscal 2023-24 as against $7.9 billion in the 2022-23 fiscal. This also resulted in share of Tamil Nadu in India’s textile and garment export basket falling to 20.78 percent by value as against 22.58 per […]

Software

Vaibhav Mills Revamps Operations With A.T.E. Solutions

March 19, 2024

Established in 1990, Vaibhav Processing Mills Pvt. Ltd., located in Erode, Tamil Nadu, boasts a strong presence across the textile value chain, with a stellar reputation in dyeing and finishing. The company is also renowned as a reputable retailer of color pigments and various dyed fabrics, including sarees, towels, and lungis. Its board of directors […]

Industry

Tamil Nadu Initiates Textile & Garment Skill Training Program

Textile Insights March 9, 2024

The Tamil Nadu Skill Development Corporation (TNSDC), the South India Textile Research Association (SITRA) and the Department of Textiles have launched a skill development training program. This skill development training has been started at KG Denim in Coimbatore as a part of a scheme to train 8,950 workers across the state for jobs in the […]