Karnataka is ready to become India’s textile and clothing powerhouse by enacting a Textile and Garment Policy 2025–2030.
In his remarks at the Invest Karnataka 2025 GIM, Textiles Commissioner K Jyothi mentioned the government’s plan to implement the strategy in the next months and pledged more chances for technological textiles and incentives for investors. There will soon be two technological textile units, she said.
“I have held many rounds of meetings with various stakeholders, including at the taluk level, and the policy is presently in draft form. Before the beginning of the following fiscal year, it would shortly be implemented, she said.
The country is looking at the Chinese model and trying to imitate the “sock city” of Datang, which is only focused on making socks, according to Sanjay Arora, PM Mitra Park’s transaction adviser.
Eighty percent of the 1.6 lakh workers in one city, which produces 1.35 billion pairs of socks annually, are foreigners. “We will try our own approach instead of copying it as a cut-and-paste model,” he said.
He pointed out that consumers now purchase seasonally rather than only during festivals, demonstrating the maturity of the Indian fashion business. Additionally, people are changing their clothes three to five times a day, and the textile sector is prepared to take advantage of this trend.
In his presentation, he predicted that by 2030, India may attract US $100 billion in investments, some of which will go to Karnataka. He predicted that India’s exports would increase from US$37 billion to US$100 billion by 2030, while its domestic revenue, which was US$184 billion in 2024, would reach US$350 billion.