Why Tex-RAMPS matters
India’s textiles sector is a major employer and export earner, but it faces structural challenges fragmented data, under-invested research pipelines and limited high-value innovation. Tex-RAMPS seeks to future-proof the industry by combining targeted research, real-time analytics and entrepreneurship support to raise productivity, sustainability and global competitiveness.
Five pillars of the programme
The scheme is organised around five core components designed to create an integrated research-to-market pathway:
- Research & Innovation: Grants and collaborative projects focused on smart textiles, sustainable materials, process optimisation and advanced manufacturing technologies.
- Data, Analytics & Diagnostics: Robust employment surveys, supply-chain mapping and specialised studies such as the India-Size project to inform policy and enterprise decision-making.
- Integrated Textiles Statistical System (ITSS): A real-time platform combining production, trade, employment and quality metrics to enable evidence-based monitoring and strategic interventions.
- Capacity Development & Knowledge Ecosystem: State-level planning support, dissemination of best practices, workshops and sectoral events to upscale skills and institutional readiness.
- Start-up & Innovation Support: Incubator funding, hackathons, industry-academia collaborations and seed support to nurture high-value textile start-ups.
Funding, implementation and timeframe
Tex-RAMPS is a Central Sector Scheme fully financed by the Ministry of Textiles with an approved outlay of ₹305 crore covering FY 2025-26 through FY 2030-31 a period aligned to the upcoming Finance Commission cycle. The central funding model is intended to accelerate coordination among states, academia, research institutions and industry bodies.
Expected outcomes and strategic impact
The scheme aims to deliver measurable benefits: stronger research ecosystems, more precise and actionable data for policymakers, higher value addition in exports, and new employment opportunities across the value chain. By supporting startups and incubators, Tex-RAMPS also aims to move the sector up the value ladder into technical textiles, sustainable fibres and digitised manufacturing.
Officials expect improved policy calibration through the ITSS and the India-Size study — enabling targeted interventions where productivity or skills gaps are largest.
Industry and state collaboration
Tex-RAMPS emphasises collaboration across states and stakeholders. Capacity building and state-level planning will help localise innovation pathways, while industry-academic partnerships will fast-track commercialisation of research outputs. The scheme also envisions periodic sectoral events to promote knowledge exchange and tie up startups with market access and supply chains.
What stakeholders should watch for
Textile manufacturers, exporters, research institutions and incubators should monitor calls for proposals, data releases from ITSS, and the India-Size survey outputs. Startups in smart textiles, sustainable materials and process automation stand to gain from incubation and pilot opportunities announced under the scheme.
