India’s Textile & Apparel Exports Cross ₹3.25 Lakh Crore in FY26, Government Expands Export Support
By jayesh chouhan 2026-07-31 11:17:41
India's Textile and Apparel Exports (Including Handicrafts) Cross ₹3.25 Lakh Crore in 2025-26
New Delhi. India's exports of textiles and apparel (including handicrafts) stood at ₹3,25,339 crore in the 2025-26 fiscal year, marking a 1.8 percent increase compared to the ₹3,19,573.2 crore recorded in 2024-25. During this period, growth was registered in exports to over 100 countries. The government states that this growth signals the Indian textile sector's rising global competitiveness and export potential.
The government has implemented several schemes to enhance the global competitiveness of the textile and apparel sector. These include the PM Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel (PM MITRA) Park scheme, the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme, the National Technical Textiles Mission, the SAMARTH scheme, and measures such as market access support and interest subsidies under the Export Promotion Mission.
In recent months, the government has also launched several new initiatives. These include extending the 'Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products' (RoDTEP) scheme until September 30, 2026; providing temporary customs duty relief on key raw materials for the cotton and man-made fiber (MMF) value chains; rationalizing GST rates to address the inverted duty structure in the MMF sector; and launching the 'Resilience and Logistics Intervention for Export Facilitation' (RELIEF) initiative to assist exporters affected by geopolitical conditions in West Asia.
The tenure of the RoSCTL scheme, operational since March 2019, has also been extended until September 30, 2026, ensuring that exporters of garments and made-ups continue to benefit from the reimbursement of state and central taxes and levies. Additionally, the government has adopted an export promotion strategy focused on 40 priority countries. Currently, India has 16 Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) in force, while recent trade agreements with the European Union and New Zealand are also expected to open up opportunities for the Indian textile industry in new markets.
The Ministry of Textiles has established six Textile Export Facilitation Centres (TEFCs) and launched the 'India Immersive Experience Program' through NIFT. In the year 2025-26, textile and handicraft products were exported from over 500 districts across the country. The government states that these initiatives have fostered diversification in export markets, strengthened supply chains, improved market access via e-commerce, and boosted competitiveness, particularly for MSMEs.
