PM Modi to address Bharat Tex fair 2025, over 110 nations participating

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Sunday address the 'Bharat Tex 2025', a global textile fair which seeks to bring together the entire industry value chain.

 

The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said the "mega global event", being held from February 14-16, brings together the entire textile value chain ranging from raw materials to finished products including accessories under one roof. 

Bharat Tex is the textile industry's largest and most comprehensive event comprising a mega expo spread across two venues and showcasing the entire textile ecosystem, it added.

 

The event also features a global scale conference with over 70 conference sessions, round-tables, panel discussions, and master classes.

 

Besides, it will include exhibitions featuring special innovations and startup pavilions. The event will also host a hackathon-based startup pitch fest and innovation fests, tech tanks and design challenges, providing funding opportunities for startups.

 

The PMO said Bharat Tex 2025 is expected to attract policymakers and global CEOs, over 5,000 exhibitors, 6,000 international buyers from over 120 countries among various other visitors.

 

Over 25 leading global textile bodies and associations from across the world, including International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF), International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC), EURATEX, Textile Exchange, and US Fashion Industry Association (USFIA), among others, will also participate in the event.

  Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) on Saturday said that more than 110 countries, including Japan, UAE, Iran, USA, Spain, and the UK, are participating in the Bharat Tex 2025, a global event being held from February 14-17 at Bharat Mandapam here.

AEPC Chairman Sudhir Sekhri said that a large number of global brands and retail chains have come to attend the fair.

"Japan has the largest number of apparel buyers represented in this show, followed by UAE, Iran, USA, Spain, UK, South Africa, Russia and Australia," he said, adding, "the presence of international delegations will further strengthen India's positioning as a reliable partner in the global textile market."  Minister of Textiles Giriraj Singh inaugurated the fair on Friday.

Minister of State for Textiles Pabitra Margherita, Textiles Secretary Neelam Shami Rao, and Additional Secretary Rohit Kansal were also present during the inauguration.

Sekhri said that the event is showcasing sustainable innovations, including organic fabrics, recycled materials and energy-efficient production technologies.

The expo covers the entire value chain of textiles including fibre, yarn, fabrics, garments, made-ups, home textiles and technical textile.