Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Bharat Tex 2024, one of the largest-ever global textile events to be organized in the country, at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi on 26 January 2024. The Prime Minister also took a walkthrough of the exhibition showcased on the occasion.
Bharat Tex 2024 is being organized from 26-29 February. The event has a unified farm to foreign via fiber, fabric and fashion focus, covering the entire textiles value chain. It is showcasing India’s prowess in the textile sector and reaffirms India’s position as a global textile powerhouse.
Organized by a consortium of 11 textile export promotion councils and supported by the government, Bharat Tex 2024 features over 65 knowledge sessions with more than 100 global panelists discussing various issues faced by the sector. It also has dedicated pavilions on sustainability and circularity, an ‘Indi Haat’, fashion presentations on diverse themes such as Indian Textiles Heritage, sustainability, and global designs, as well as interactive fabric testing zones and product demonstrations.
Several roadshows were held across India in the run-up to the eventOver 3,500 exhibitors, over 3,000 buyers from over 100 countries, and more than 40,000 business visitors, besides textiles students, weavers, artisans and textile workers are taking part in Bharat Tex 2024 along with policymakers and global CEOs. With more than 50 announcements and MoUs expected to be signed during the event, it is envisaged to provide further impetus to investment and trade in the textile sector and help push up exports.
Addressing the gathering, the prime minister welcomed everyone to Bharat Tex 2024 and said that today’s occasion is special because the event is taking place in two of the largest exhibition centers in India namely Bharat Mandapam and Yashobhoomi. He acknowledged the association of more than 3000 exhibitors and traders from about 100 countries, and around 40,000 visitors as he underlined that Bharat Tex provides a platform to all of them.
 Union Minister for Commerce & Industry and Textiles, Shri Piyush Goyal and Union Minister of State for Textiles, Smt. Darshana Jardosh was present on the occasion among others.
