Question 6How can technological interventions help in transforming the textile sector in India? What are the initiatives that the government has taken in this regard?GS3GS1

भारत में बुनकर क्षेत्र को रूपांतरित करने में तकनीकी हस्तक्षेप किस प्रकार मददगार हो सकते हैं? इस संबंध में सरकार ने क्या-क्या पहले कदम उठाए हैं? (उत्तर 150 शब्दों में दीजिए) / How can technological interventions help in transforming the textile sector in India? What are the initiatives that the government has taken in this regard? (Answer in 150 words)

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Introduction

India's textile sector is important as it catalyses rural development and has high employment elasticity 35x than software

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Main Body

Scope of textile sector includes: (1) FarmFibreFabricFashionForeign (2) Cotton, jute textiles (3) Manmade, technical textiles

Technological Interventions to transform:

1Promote Parachute, anti size costume → Manmade technical textiles

2Capital and machinery → enhanced productivity

3Use of IoT, sensors → better output at farm level

4Technology → ensure certification and standardization (eg. cashmere cotton) → high value in market

5Increase value addition → currently India's focus more on export of yarn → not fabric

6Modern technology → enhance breathability of fabric (eg. Drytech)

7Competition in export market (eg. with Bangladesh)

Government initiatives:

1PM MITRA / textile parks based on technology

2ATUFS mission to modernise our textile mills

3Capital subsidy for using machinery in makeup yarn

4Handholding to geo-textile → mission for technical textile

5No import duty on textile technology

presently India's focus more on export of yarn'not fabric'

6Modern technology → enhance breathability of fabric (eg. Drytech)

7Competition in export market (eg. with Bangladesh)

Government initiatives:

1PM MITRA / textile parks based on technology

2ATUFS mission to modernise our textile mills

3Capital subsidy for using machinery in makeup yarn

4Handholding to geo-textile → mission for technical textile

5No import duty on textile technology

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Conclusion

Technology transformation can enhance textile sector across value chain ensuring better competiveness, promotion of better quality and enhancing overall rural development

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Diagram

Scope of textile sector shown as a diagram with three main branches: (1) Farm → Fibre → Fabric → Fashion → Foreign (2) Cotton, jute textiles (3) Manmade, technical textiles

Clear structure with scope diagram showing value chain
Comprehensive coverage of technological interventions across multiple levels
Specific examples provided (Drytech, cashmere cotton, Bangladesh competition)
Distinct separation between technological interventions and government initiatives
Links technology transformation to rural development outcome

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Topper

Akansh Dhull

AIR 3

Subject & Paper

GS3GS1

Topic

Resource Distribution & Industries

Textile Sector

Technological Intervention in Textile Manufacturing

Writing Stats

260

Total words

Paragraphs

Formal, analytical, structured with bullet points

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