Tiruppur Posts Record Rs 46,000-Crore Exports, Sets Rs 1 Lakh-Crore Goal By 2030
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 Association (TEA) also unveiled an ambitious roadmap to double exports, targeting Rs 1 lakh crore by 2030, reinforcing Tiruppur’s pivotal role in India’s textile export strategy.
The announcement was made during a meeting attended by Union Textile Minister Giriraj Singh, who reiterated the Centre’s vision of increasing India’s textile and apparel exports from the current US$ 38 billion to US$ 100 billion by 2030.
According to K. M. Subramanian, Tiruppur contributed nearly 60% of India’s knitwear exports during FY26 while providing employment to more than one million people. He attributed the record performance to robust export demand and the depreciation of the rupee, which improved the competitiveness of Indian apparel in global markets.
To sustain growth and achieve the Rs 1 lakh-crore target, TEA urged the Centre to fast-track key policy measures, including the early rollout of the Textile Expansion and Employment Scheme (TEEM), extension of the Rebate of State and Central Taxes and Levies (RoSCTL) scheme, removal of import duty on cotton and improved worker housing and hostel infrastructure.
Responding to the industry’s demands, Singh assured support for developing worker hostels, creating new industrial clusters and encouraging the adoption of advanced manufacturing technologies. He said India’s expanding infrastructure, ongoing Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) and policy reforms are opening new growth opportunities for textile exporters.
The minister also praised Tiruppur’s transition towards man-made fibre (MMF) and blended apparel manufacturing, describing it as essential for strengthening India’s competitiveness in global markets. He encouraged manufacturers to accelerate investments in sustainable production and modern technologies, aligning with the industry’s goal of achieving a balanced 50:50 cotton-to-MMF product mix.
Speaking at the event, A. Sakthivel, Chairman of the Apparel Export Promotion Council and Honorary Chairman of TEA, said the Ministry of Textiles has been introducing a series of initiatives to strengthen the sector, including the rollout of PM MITRA parks and programmes to promote MMF apparel production.
He also called for faster implementation of the Affordable Housing Scheme, a 50% capital subsidy for MMF processing, simplified import procedures and the establishment of a dedicated green processing centre in Tiruppur.
Under India’s US$ 100-billion textile export target for 2030, Tamil Nadu has been assigned an export target of US$ 21 billion, with Tiruppur expected to contribute US$ 11.5 billion. The figures underscore the city’s growing importance as India’s largest knitwear export cluster and a key driver of the country’s apparel export ambitions.
