The Ministry of Textiles has reviewed the transformation of existing Powerloom Service Centres into Integrated Textile and Apparel Development Centres (ITADCs), which are being developed as one-stop facilitation hubs for textile entrepreneurs, MSMEs and stakeholders across the textile value chain.
The initiative was reviewed during a high-level meeting chaired by Union Textiles Minister Giriraj Singh, with Textiles Secretary Neelam Shami Rao, Textile Commissioner Vrunda Manohar Desai, and senior ministry officials in attendance.
The revamped ITADCs are designed to provide integrated services including skill development, testing, design support, technology adoption, entrepreneurship development, credit facilitation, export promotion and market linkages. According to the ministry, the centres will function as innovation and enterprise development hubs, supporting businesses from incubation through to market expansion.
During the first quarter of FY 2026-27, ITADCs trained more than 1,170 individuals and reached nearly 1,770 textile units through various outreach programmes. The centres also facilitated institutional credit, strengthened e-commerce linkages, promoted product-led entrepreneurship, and encouraged the commercialisation of emerging fibres such as bamboo, hemp, flax, banana and pineapple fibres.
The minister also reviewed the progress of the Amended Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme (ATUFS), which has provided subsidy assistance of ₹2,776 crore to 10,061 textile units, leveraging investments exceeding ₹53,121 crore.
According to an independent third-party impact assessment cited by the ministry, the scheme has enabled the installation of nearly 6.7 lakh benchmarked textile machines while generating approximately 3.6 lakh direct jobs across the sector.
The assessment further highlighted that every ₹1 crore of subsidy mobilised nearly ₹19 crore in private investment, reflecting the scheme’s effectiveness in encouraging capital expenditure within the textile industry.
The report also noted that 46% of the total subsidy was utilised by the weaving sector, while composite units accounted for nearly 1.7 lakh jobs, representing 46% of the total employment generated under the scheme. The findings underscore ATUFS’ contribution to technology upgradation, productivity enhancement and employment generation across India’s textile industry.
