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India’s exports of textiles and garments recover quickly this fiscal from the lows of the pandemic-hit FY21 as shipments continue to be strong due to resurgence…

Covid-19 virus that has thrown the economic activity out of gear across the world has also halted the Indian textile industry to a grinding halt.

Without modernisation of its entire value chain, India can never become global champion in textile sector.

The production of the textile engineering industry (TEI) during 2016-17 recorded a nominal increase of 1 per cent to `6,650 crore as against `6,580 crore achieved during the previous year, mainly due the substantial increase in production of spinning machinery. Spinning machinery sector is expected to raise their production further during 2017-18.

The long awaited new textile policy, which aims to create 35 million new jobs and boost exports to over $300 billion annually over the next decade, is likely to be unveiled, may be within the next two months, according to Santosh Gangwar, Minister of State for Textiles.