Union Textile Minister Giriraj Singh praised Rajasthan Textile Policy
Jaipur, 9 January. In the National Textile Ministers’ Conference in Guwahati, Assam, Union Textile Minister Giriraj Singh has described the Rajasthan Government’s textile policy as ideal and advised all the states to prepare a similar roadmap for the development and investment of their textile industry. In the programme, he was given a copy of Rajasthan Textile and Apparel Policy-2025, read it carefully, showed interest in it, took feedback from the concerned people and appreciated this policy.
In this two-day conference, textile ministers and senior officials from states and union territories across the country have gathered to discuss the future roadmap of the textile sector. In this, a delegation of Rajasthan Government, Minister of State for Industry and Commerce K.K. Vishnoi, along with senior additional commissioner SS Shah and other officials.
MoU between Textile Ministry and Rajasthan—
At the conference, the Union Textiles Ministry has taken a revolutionary step towards evidence-based policy making by signing Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with 15 states including Rajasthan. The MoUs signed between the Ministry of Textiles and the respective State Governments are part of the “Textile Focused Research, Evaluation, Monitoring, Planning and Start-up (TEX-RAMPS)” scheme. This scheme of the Central Government has been created to improve the coverage, quality, timeliness and reliability of textile related statistical products and research. Through these MoUs, a strong operational framework has been created to strengthen textile data systems in various States and Union Territories. Under the TEX-RAMPS scheme, this initiative promotes integrated planning for key sectors including handloom, handicrafts, apparel, technical textiles etc. by focusing efforts directly at the cluster and district level.
To support these structural reforms, the Textiles Ministry is providing a financial grant of Rs 12 lakh per year to each state. This includes an additional grant of Rs 1 lakh per year for each district, which will be distributed based on the development and implementation of specific district action plans.
Proud moment for Industries Department – Commissioner
Industries and Commerce Commissioner Suresh Kumar Ola said that it is a matter of pride for Rajasthan that its policies are being appreciated at the national level and other states are being suggested to make such policies. Under the leadership of Chief Minister Shri Bhajanlal Sharma, many new policies including Rajasthan Textile and Apparel Policy-2025 have been implemented by the state government, which will yield positive results in the future.