The Union government has approved the ‘Textiles Focused Research, Assessment, Monitoring, Planning and Start-up (Tex-RAMPS) Scheme’ with an outlay of ₹305 crore to strengthen research, innovation, and competitiveness in the textiles sector.
A press release said the scheme will be effective from 2025-2026 to 2030-2031. Union Minister of Textiles Giriraj Singh said the scheme will bring together research, data, and innovation to empower India’s textile sector and position the nation as a global leader in sustainability, technology, and competitiveness.
Aimed at future-proofing India’s textiles and apparel ecosystem, Tex-RAMPS is designed to address critical gaps in research, data systems, innovation support and capacity development. It will promote advanced research in areas such as smart textiles, sustainability, process efficiency, and emerging technologies to boost India’s innovation capacity.
The scheme also aims to create robust data systems including employment assessments, supply chain mapping, and the India-size study to facilitate evidence-based policymaking. it will strengthen State-level planning, dissemination of best practices, capacity building workshops, and organisation of sectoral events. Incubators, hackathons, and academia-industry collaborations will be supported to nurture high-value textile start-ups and entrepreneurship.
The Confederation of Indian Textile Industry chairman Ashwin Chandran said that once operational, the TEX-RAMPS will contribute significantly to raising the global competitiveness of the Indian textile and apparel sector by strengthening the innovation ecosystem, promoting the rise of more promising startups, and making the quality culture take deeper roots in the sector. ,” Mr. Chandran added.
