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Union Cabinet approves Rs 10,683-crore PLI scheme for textile sector

The scheme will attract fresh investment of over Rs 19,000 crore, a cumulative turnover of over Rs 3 trillion

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Shreya Nandi New Delhi
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for textiles for a budgetary outlay of Rs 10,683 crore to boost domestic manufacturing of man-made fibres (MMF), garments, and technical textiles.

Incentives worth Rs 10,683 crore will be provided over five years for manufacturing these products. The scheme is focused at expanding MMFs and technical textiles' value chain and will help India regain its dominant status in the global textile trade, at a time when India's share of global exports has gradually declined over the years.

It is estimated that the scheme will attract fresh investment of more