The Textile Industry is committed to achieving the US$100 billion export target by 2030. Kashi and Tamil Nadu will play a major role in this. They are going to achieve the USD 100 bn targets and they are going to become the largest creator of jobs and employment and work opportunities in this country after agriculture.

Textile is a sector where margins of 5 per cent are very important to become competitive, adding, “With the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with countries we are insisting that we get duty-free access for Indian textiles. Both in UAE and Australia textile sector assures me that the possibilities for growth are huge. We are working on FTAs which will all give a boost to the textile sector.