The Ministry of Textiles (MoT), Government of India, and the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER) today formally entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) during a signing ceremony held at GPOA 3, Netaji Nagar, New Delhi. The agreement was signed by Sh. Akhilesh Kumar, Deputy Director General (MoT), and Dr. Shekhar Aiyar, Director & Chief Executive (ICRIER).
The partnership underscores the Government’s commitment to formulating data-driven and analytically robust textile sector policies. This partnership aims to leverage ICRIER’s technical expertise to provide research support, textile data strengthening, data-driven analysis for policy formulation within India’s Textile & Apparel (T&A) sector, which remains a vital contributor to the nation’s manufacturing output, exports, and employment.
