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Textile exports rise: Government outlines measures and schemes to boost competitiveness (PM MITRA, PLI, RoSCTL, RoDTEP, EPM, etc.)

Government reported an increase in India’s textile and apparel exports and listed multiple schemes and measures to boost competitiveness.

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Samachar Pathshala Desk
29 Jul 2026 · 1 min
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Key takeaways
  • RELIEF (Resilience and Logistics Intervention for Export Facilitation) supports exporters facing disruptions due to West Asia/Middle East conflict and Gulf region maritime challenges.
  • RoSCTL Scheme support is extended up to 30 September 2026 to give policy stability and improve export competitiveness for textiles.
  • EPM (Export Promotion Mission) is a textile export promotion effort that includes NiryatProtsahan and NiryatDisha, under which RELIEF was launched.

What happened: textile and apparel export growth with multiple competitiveness measures

The Ministry of Textiles, through a written reply in the Lok Sabha by the Minister of State for Textiles Shri Pabitra Margherita, reported higher India’s textile and apparel exports (including handicrafts) and outlined government schemes aimed at boosting production and export competitiveness.

Export performance reported by the Government

The UPSC angle · GS3 · GS3

UPSC can frame the issue as how India links export performance trends with policy instruments (production capacity, tariff relief for inputs, export-linked support, and logistics facilitation) across different product segments and destinations.

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