Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], April 4 (ANI): Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, together with Ministers D Sridhar Babu and Tummala Nageswara Rao, inaugurated the thirteenth Asian Textile Conference (ATEXCON 2026) on Friday, a premier world summit for the textile and attire trade collectively organised by the Telangana authorities and Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI).
The CM highlighted Telangana’s imaginative and prescient to turn into the textile capital of South Asia by 2047. He mentioned the federal government can provide industrialists and traders the most effective of infrastructure, land, energy, water, incentives, and fast execution.
‘As a part of Telangana Rising imaginative and prescient and the purpose to turn into one trillion dollar financial system by 2034 and a 3 trillion dollar financial system by 2047, now we have insurance policies that may match the most effective globally and most significantly, We have the most effective human assets,’ the CM mentioned.
Mentioning Telangana’s well-known Pochampally Ikats, Gadwal sarees, Warangal durries and the weaves of Narayanpet, the CM acknowledged that ‘textile isn’t just an trade however a lifeline for the state’s weaving communities.’
‘There are historic the reason why Telangana is a frontrunner in textiles. We are one of many largest producers of cotton in India. Our cotton is thought globally for high quality and richness.’
He added that India has a wealthy historical past and custom of making the most effective material. For centuries, artwork and tradition helped India excellent its conventional textiles, he defined.
‘As per our custom, as Chief Minister of Telangana, I carry divine gown for Lord Sri Rama at Bhadrachalam temple on Sri Rama Navami,’ he mentioned, additionally touching upon the wealthy historical past of commerce through the rule of Nizams, stating that merchants from everywhere in the world got here to purchase garments and pearls in Hyderabad.
The Chief Minister added that Telangana has each ‘ability and can’ to turn into a high textiles vacation spot. ‘We have established Kakatiya Mega Textile Park at Warangal with many attire parks. We are leaders in lots of verticals, from deep-tech to pharma and life-sciences, from aero-space to defence, from manufacturing to vitality.’
He appealed to the large viewers of over 1,200 delegates from textile hubs throughout India and the globe: ‘If you may have a imaginative and prescient, we’re your excellent companions for world success. Together, we will create an end-to-end textile ecosystem which could be a game-changer for the world.’
‘The CM defined that Telangana could be a main associate throughout the worldwide worth chain. From the cotton fields of Telangana to style exhibits in London, New York, Paris, Milan, Tokyo or Dubai, we will probably be your companions throughout the worth chain,’ he added.
‘Hyderabad is a movie manufacturing vacation spot for not solely India however the world. Recently, Netflix opened Eyeline studios right here,’ he mentioned, including, ‘We have Tollywood and Bollywood utilizing Hyderabad as a base – and now, Hollywood has made its debut. We will encourage the movie trade to supply their style additionally from us.’
The CM expressed the federal government’s imaginative and prescient to create inexperienced textile hubs, giving high precedence to environmental sustainability. ‘We will probably be skilling our youth, particularly girls’s workforce, to allow them to mix conventional data with the newest instruments in designing, slicing and stitching,’ he defined.
He laid out the success story of Telangana in producing vaccines and medicines for your complete world. The CM additionally highlighted that Telangana is now a producing hub for Apple EarPods, stating that the state now goals at manufacturing style put on for the world.
The ATEXCON convention, structured across the theme ‘Reimagining the Future of Global Textiles’, consists of thematic panel discussions.
The classes centered on three areas: Fibres & Fabrics, Manufacturing & Supply Chains (AI/Automation), and Markets & Trade. (ANI)