Union Budget 2026–27: Major Push to Employment-Intensive Textile Sector through Integrated Programmes, Mega Parks and Export Facilitation

• Union Budget 2026–27 announces an Integrated Programme for the Textile Sector anchored on five sub-components covering fibre, clusters, handlooms, sustainability and skilling.
• Strategically positions textiles as a labour-intensive, export-oriented pillar of "fibre to fashion" value-chain integration, complementing PM MITRA Parks (₹4,445 cr / 7 parks, up to 2027–28).
• UPSC relevance: GS-III (industry, employment, exports), Prelims (scheme names, ministries, outlays).