Parliament Question: National Technical Textiles Mission

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1409 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.07.2026 NATIONAL TECHNICAL TEXTILES MISSION

1409. SHRI CHAVDA VINOD LAKHAMSHI:

SHRI RAMESH AWASTHI:

SHRI KHAGEN MURMU:

Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्रमंत्री

be pleased to state :

(a) the details of total number of international and national conferences organized, so far to attract investment under the Promotion and Market Development component of the National Technical Textiles Mission (NTTM);

(b) whether the domestic technical textiles industry has recorded a net trade surplus, as per the latest Trade Balance data and if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether any strategic roadmap has been formulated to scale up the market value of the domestic technical textiles market as per the global benchmarks by the year 2030; and

(d) if so, the details thereof? उत्तर ANSWER वस्त्र राज् य मंत्री(श्री पबित्र मार्घरे रटा) THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES (SHRI PABITRA MARGHERITA)

(a): The Ministry of Textiles launched National Technical Textiles Mission (NTTM) in the year 2020 with a view to boost technical textile sector in the country. Under Component-II (Promotion and Market Development) of NTTM, a total of 47 National/International conferences have been organized/participated in by the Ministry of Textiles.

(b): Yes, the domestic Technical Textiles industry has recorded a net trade surplus of Rs.

3,420.20 crore in F.Y. 25-26. The details thereof are as under:

Parameters FY 2025-26 (INR in Crore) India Export of Technical Textiles 29,217.60 India's Import of Technical Textiles 25,797.40 Balance of Trade in Technical Textiles 3,420.20

Source: DGCIS, Ministry of Commerce(c) & (d): The National Technical Textiles Mission is focused on promoting indigenous development and commercialisation of value-added Technical Textiles products, including critical segments such as agro-textiles, geo-textiles, medical textiles, industrial textiles, protective textiles, and sportech, among others. The Mission also undertakes creation of awareness among stakeholders, user Ministries/Departments, and the general public regarding the applications and benefits of Technical Textiles through workshops, conferences, exhibitions, and skill development programmes. Further, use of Technical Textiles items has also been recommended for mandatory adoption in specified applications by various end-user Ministries/Departments/State Governments, wherever feasible, to create sustained domestic demand.

The Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Textiles, which covers Technical Textiles as one of its focus segments, has been introduced to enable the textile sector to achieve scale and competitiveness at a global level. The Scheme is designed to address India's structural gaps in the Man-Made Fibre (MMF) and Technical Textiles value chain, and to encourage investment in high value-added segments, thereby enhancing production capacity, technology adoption, and export competitiveness of the sector.

These measures, taken together, are expected to give a significant impetus to the growth of the domestic Technical Textiles industry and to enhance its share in global trade. ******