India’s Jharkhand state has unveiled the draft versions of the Jharkhand Textile, Apparel & Footwear Policy 2026 and the Jharkhand Industrial Investment Promotion Policy 2026, seeking feedback from stakeholders.
The latter aims at aligning with key national initiatives, enabling the state to integrate into global value chains and promote high-value segments like tech textiles and MMF products.
The Jharkhand Textile, Apparel and Footwear Policy 2026 aims at leveraging the state’s inherent strengths while aligning with key national initiatives such as PM MITRA Parks, Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme, SAMARTH and the National Technical Textiles Mission, enabling the state to integrate into global value chains and promote high-value segments like technical textiles and man-made fibre-based products, the draft policy document said.
Recognising the labour-intensive nature of the sector, the policy seeks to unlock substantial employment potential, with a target of generating over 20,000 additional jobs and mobilising investments exceeding ₹10 billion (~$100 million).
It also aims at enhancing Jharkhand’s contribution to national textile exports by improving competitiveness, quality standards and innovation.
The state aspires to position itself as a leading textile, apparel and footwear hub in eastern India, driving industrial growth, strengthening livelihoods and contributing to inclusive socio-economic transformation, the draft document noted.
The state shall adopt a cluster-based development model to improve efficiency, reduce costs and enhance competitiveness.
Textile clusters shall be supported with common infrastructure, access to modern technology and shared services including testing, design and marketing.
Existing industrial areas shall be upgraded under a brownfield approach with both physical infrastructure and soft support, ie, skill development, branding and capacity building.
Recognising technical textiles as a high-growth sector, the state shall promote investment in non-woven and specialised textile products that have significant applications in strategic sectors like healthcare, infrastructure and defence.
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