Budget 2026: FM Sitharaman proposes key components to promote labour intensive textile sector
Feb 01, 2026
For the labour-intensive textile sector, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman proposed an integrated programme with key components. The Minister emphasised that the first pillar of her plan, the National Fibre Scheme, is aimed at "achieving self-reliance in natural fibres like silk, wool, and jute, as well as man-made and new industrial-age fibres."