About District-Led Textiles Transformation Initiative:
- It is a strategic initiative designed to catalyse inclusive and sustainable growth across India's textile landscape.
- Aim: To transform 100 high-potential districts into Global Export Champions and elevate 100 Aspirational Districts into self-reliant hubs.
- Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Textiles
- Key Features of District-Led Textiles Transformation Initiative:
- Under this initiative districts were categorized into Champion Districts and Aspirational Districts based on analysing three key parameters namely Export Performance, MSME Ecosystem, Workforce Presence.
- Champion Districts (Scale & Sophistication): Focus on removing advanced bottlenecks. Interventions include upgrading to Mega Common Facility Centres (CFCs), integrating Industry 4.0, and facilitating direct Export Market Linkages, etc.
- Aspirational Districts (Foundation & Formalization): Build the ecosystem from the ground up in setting up foundation and formalization of workforce which includes basic skilling and certification, establishing Raw Material Banks, and promoting micro-enterprises through Self-Help Groups (SHGs) and Cooperatives, etc.
- Purvodaya convergence: It emphasizes on Purvodaya convergence in east and northeast zones.
- These regions are prioritized for tribal belt development, connectivity improvement, and Geographical Indication (GI) tagging of unique cultural handicrafts.
