Examine the major challenges hindering the Indian textile industry from achieving its full potential in the global value chain.

Major challenges of Indian textile industry: Lack of technological upgradation. Eg: Indian textiles sector skills gaps in herealone. Informatization of the sector. Eg: More than 70% of industries are unframed in smaller. Majority are MSMEs unable to scale up. Eg: Lack of capital and membership for integration in export sector. Inverted duty structure of government. Eg: Slab immovable cost for textile sector. SME competition from via other developing countries. Eg: Bangladesh has on average 100 machines as compared to India's 70. Bangladesh and Vietnam get benefit under Atom for Europe market support. Measures taken to tackle challenges: Institutional support. Harvesting of textile as a dedicated ministry. Supporting in export promotion. Eg: PM - MITRA scheme. Technological upgradation. PLI scheme for synthetic textiles. Integration in global supply chain. Eg: Bilateral treaties with UK, UAE. Negotiations on global platforms. Eg: WTO against unfair trade practices of developed countries.