BOOSTING GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS OF INDIAN TEXTILES

• India is the world's second-largest textile producer/exporter; the sector contributes ~2.3% to GDP, ~13% to industrial production and ~12% to exports, making "global competitiveness" a flagship industrial-policy goal.
• The Centre's strategy rests on a 5F vision (Farm-Fibre-Factory-Fashion-Foreign) operationalised through PM MITRA Parks, PLI for Textiles, National Technical Textiles Mission (NTTM) and mega trade fair Bharat Tex.
• Examinable for scheme-mapping (Prelims) and for GS-III industrial policy / employment / exports (Mains).