Udhayanidhi Stalin, Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, inaugurated the 1st International Textile Summit–360 today (29 January 2026) at the CODISSIA Trade Fair Complex in Coimbatore.
The Department of Textiles, Government of Tamil Nadu, and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) are jointly organising the grand textile-sector event. The three-day summit will continue until 30 January 2026.
During the inauguration, a recorded video message from M.K. Stalin, Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, was screened.
On the occasion, Udhayanidhi Stalin launched the Integrated Textile Policy 2026 at the 1st International Textile Summit–360.
Gandhi, Minister for Handlooms and Textiles, Government of Tamil Nadu; Senthilbalaji, MLA, Karur, DMK; Pavankumar G. Giriyappanavar, District Collector, Coimbatore; Ranganayaki, Mayor of Coimbatore; heads of the Department of Handlooms, DMK leaders, and other government officials graced the event.
Sakthivel, Honorary Chairman of the Tiruppur Exporters’ Association (TEA); Durai Palanisamy, Chairman, Southern India Mills’ Association (SIMA); Nandini Rangaswamy, Managing Director of the Chandra Group; heads of textile industries from Tamil Nadu and across India; and global textile delegates were also present.
In his address, Udhayanidhi Stalin made an important announcement that the Government of Tamil Nadu will make necessary amendments to the guidelines of the 6% interest subvention scheme.
This will enable the extension of benefits to pre- and post-spinning machinery and will also allow the industry to apply under the scheme up to three times. The move comes in response to requests from spinning mills in Tamil Nadu.
At the event, textile exporters of Tamil Nadu were honoured for their exemplary performance in exports during the financial year 2024-25. The Government also announced and presented subsidies of over ₹1,200 crore to develop and strengthen the textile sector.
During the summit, textile industries signed MoUs with the Tamil Nadu Textile Department, further boosting collaboration and growth in the sector.
