The Indian textiles industry is set to get a fillip with the Indian government pitching Textiles India as the next big thing to generate employment, ramp up manufacturing and boost exports. The scale in terms of participation at the Textiles India 2017 at Gandhinagar in Gujarat was matched by the presence of senior functionaries of the government, leading one to conclude that Indian textiles would be the government's trump card for Make in India. The event was not only inaugurated by Prime Minister himself, besides having the conspicuous presence of Union textiles minister and her minister of state, the active involvement of a number of other ministers was clearly indicative of the fact that the government is looking at inter-ministerial efforts in order to boost the textiles and apparel industry.
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