Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav’s emphatic assertion that “the textile sector commands paramount priority in Madhya Pradesh’s employment centric industrial growth” resonates as both policy declaration and developmental manifesto. Addressing the National Conference of Textile Ministers in Guwahati themed “India’s Textile Industry: The Fabric of Development, Heritage, and Innovation,” he articulated a vision where tradition converges with modernity to propel economic sovereignty.
Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s stewardship, Yadav highlighted, India’s textile tapestry is evolving from heritage preservation to global competitiveness. Madhya Pradesh exemplifies this synergy: from the historic patronage of Maheshwari and Chanderi silks under Lokmata Devi Ahilyabai Holkar to contemporary thrusts in high quality mulberry silk, organic cotton, and technical textiles. The state’s value chain has attracted over Rupees 25,000 crore in investments, poised to generate millions of jobs, particularly empowering women through mills, handlooms, and spindles in tribal heartlands like Khargone and Budhni.
Momentum of PM MITRA and Industrial Synergies
Union Textile Minister Giriraj Singh’s commendation of the swift progress at Dhar’s PM MITRA Park India’s first such facility, foundation laid on the Prime Minister’s birthday elicited thunderous applause. This mega infrastructure, alongside conclaves in Ujjain, Rewa, and beyond, signals Madhya Pradesh’s maturation as an industrial powerhouse. Singh underscored textiles as the second largest employer after agriculture, crediting Modi’s policies for 9% export growth, over three crore jobs nationwide, and accelerated industrial stitching machines.
Yadav’s bold proposal to host the next National Textile Conference in Ujjain Mahakal’s abode and historic textile hub further amplifies this momentum. His readiness to partner for the July 2026 summit underscores inter state collaboration, aligning with “Make in India” and “Vocal for Local.”
Innovation Across the Value Chain
The conference’s deliberations from handlooms and handicrafts to technical textiles, ready mades, and export paradigms promise a comprehensive roadmap. Emphasis on skill development, investment incentives, and novel fibres like linen and milkweed (mudar) heralds sustainable innovation. Madhya Pradesh’s organic cotton and man made fibre prowess positions it as a linchpin in this national fabric.
Yet, realization demands vigilance: equitable skill dissemination to hinterlands, robust IP frameworks for artisans, and green manufacturing transitions. The India Textile Atlas State Compendium 2025’s release augurs data driven policymaking.
A National Tapestry of Shared Prosperity
Inaugurated by Singh and Yadav amid an exhibition celebrating India’s textile heritage, the two day conclave attended by Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma and state ministers fosters experiential exchange and partnerships. Madhya Pradesh emerges not as competitor but convener, leveraging its cultural endowments and policy agility.
This convergence at Maa Kamakhya’s sacred soil charts textiles’ trajectory from cottage craft to economic engine. For Madhya Pradesh, it reaffirms 2026 as a year of developmental resolve interweaving heritage, innovation, and employment into the nation’s prosperity warp and weft.
