Govt Extends PLI Scheme Textile Applications Deadline

• Deadline for textile PLI applications extended to 31st December 2025
• India aims for ₹9 lakh crore in textile exports by 2030
• Complementary schemes support large-scale manufacturing and global competitiveness

Recent statements from the Ministry of Textiles have conveyed that the federal government has extended the application period for the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Textiles Until 31 December 2025.

Due to the positive and strong engagement from the industry, the government has recognized the need for more time for companies and investors to join the scheme. The PLI Scheme Textiles has extended the PLI textiles application deadline to encourage broader participation.

This extension demonstrates the government's commitment to incentivising investment in the textile sector and increasing domestic production capacity in India. This government PLI scheme extension aims to boost textile manufacturing India and enhance India textile incentives for investors and companies.

Since the call for applications in August 2025 (which garnered a wide interest from representatives of all the sectors, including MMF Apparel, MMF fabrics and Technical Textiles), interested applications may now submit their submissions to the online portal.

The PLI Scheme is part of a larger program to facilitate competitiveness, promote large-scale manufacturing and encourage India to become a global hub for textiles. The ministry has been working toward a long-term target of ₹9 lakh crores in textile exports by 2030.

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The statement read, "Encouraged by the growing industry interest, the Government is offering another opportunity to prospective investors to participate and benefit from the Scheme".

India achieved FY 2024-25 year-on-year textile and apparel exports about 5.2% higher than the previous period, making India the world's sixth largest exporter.

India’s textile industry has inherent advantages based on the substantial raw material base (cotton, silk, wool, jute, man-made fibres, etc.) and end-to-end manufacturing capabilities from fibre to finished garments. In order to strengthen global competitiveness, the government has entered into 15 Free Trade Agreements (FTAs).

Recently, the CETA was signed with the UK. Also noteworthy is that the newly formed government has begun several initiatives, including PM MITRA Parks, the National Technical Textiles Mission, Samarth, Silk Samagra 2, and various handloom and handicraft schemes.

The extension of the application window for PLI shows increasing investor confidence in India's textile industry. Furthermore, it reflects the government taking proactive steps to sustainably grow the industry, while creating a large-scale manufacturing and export potential towards the world.