The Ministry of Textiles conducted a National Consultative Webinar with States and Union Territories as part of its preparations for the Departmental Summit on Textiles for Global Markets, scheduled for June 2026. The initiative follows directions from the Cabinet Secretary to strengthen
The Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI) has called on the government to urgently support India’s textile and apparel exporters following the imposition of a steep 25% tariff on Indian imports by the U.S., the highest rate among major suppliers. The U.S., India’s largest export market for textiles, imported goods worth US$ 4.59 billion from […]
The GST Council may soon consider a proposal to impose a uniform 12% Goods and Services Tax (GST) across the entire textile value chain before September, as part of the next phase of tax reforms, a senior government official told Moneycontrol. Currently, cotton is taxed at 5%, yarn at 12%, and synthetic fibres and their […]















