TRADITIONAL TEXTILES UNITS

• "Traditional Textiles Units" refers to clusters of handloom, handicraft and small-scale textile producers (handloom weavers, artisans, khadi/silk units) that the Ministry of Textiles supports through cluster, FTA-utilisation and export-facilitation interventions.
• The topic sits at the intersection of rural livelihoods, MSME exports, and FTA market access (UAE CEPA, Ind-Aus ECTA) and feeds the 5F vision — Farm to Fibre to Factory to Fashion to Foreign.
• UPSC relevance: GS-III (industry, exports, MSMEs), GS-II (govt schemes), GS-I (art & culture — handlooms/handicrafts).