India Tex Expo: Maharashtra govt signs Rs 380 crore MoUs

Maharashtra government signed Rs 380 crore worth MoUs at the ongoing India Tex Expo 2025 an official statement said on SaturdayIt said thatthese agreements will create employment for over two thousand people in the state said Sanjay Savkare the statersquos Textile MinisterThe India Tex Expo 2025 is being held at Pragati Maidan New Delhi from February 14 to 17Maharashtra is participating as the knowledge partner stateSeveral MoUs were signed today in the presence of Minister SavkareMaharashtra government has made several facilities available for textile industry investors which has resulted in signing of Rs 380 crore worth MoUs at the ongoing India Tex Expo 2025 the statement saidThe event was attended by Textile Minister Sanjay Savkare Secretary of the Ministry of Textiles Neelam Shamiara State Secretary of the Textile Department Virendra Singh Textile Commissioner Sanjay Daineacute and Director of the Silk Directorate Dr Vinay MoonSpeaking at the Expo Savkare highlighted that the textile industry is the largest provider of employment in the state He mentioned that the Maharashtra government has been working hard to attract more investment into the textile sector by creating new policies and providing essential resources such as electricity land and subsidies As a result the textile industry in Maharashtra is growing rapidly Savkare also acknowledged the full support of the central government for the statersquos efforts the statement saidSavkare also urged traditional business owners in the textile industry to focus more on marketing and presentations to expand the reach of their products He noted that Maharashtrarsquos textile policy has inspired new hope among those working in the sectorThe Maharashtra government plans to launch an Urban Hub in Nagpur within 100 days where textile artisans and weavers will be able to sell their products yearround at a single location A Mitra Park for the textile industry will be developed in Amravati he addedCentral Textile Secretary Neelam Shamiara praised Maharashtra for its efforts in the traditional textile sector particularly in places like Ichalkaranji which has over a lakh power looms She shared the central governmentrsquos plan to replicate Ichalkaranjirsquos success in other parts of India and assured that the central government would continue to support Maharashtrarsquos textile industrySecretary Virendra Singh expressed that the passionate workers in the textile sector could achieve even greater success with the right encouragement from the government and he acknowledged Maharashtrarsquos efforts in this directionAt the event Maharashtras Technical Textile Industry Mission was launched along with a web series titled Kargha in collaboration with Prasar Bharati focusing on handloom weavers in the state The first episode on the traditional Himroo weaving was screened and will be available on Prasar Bharatis OTT platform from February 28 the statement further saidIt said that the Maharashtras government set up five stalls at the Expo showcasing various organizations such as Maharashtra State Handloom Cooperative Maharashtra State Handloom Corporation Maharashtra State Power Loom Corporation Silk Directorate and Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation