Debates are on to judge success or failure of ‘Make In India’ that seem to be one of the pet projects of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The initiative aimed at putting impetus on the Indian manufacturing sector is expected to have a lasting impact on the textiles sector that has witnessed ups and downs over the years. While the mechanized textile sector in some small pockets of the country has seen traction from global players, the vast talent India possessed since ages continued to remain neglected. In addition to bringing in large scale FDIs into the sector, many wish the Make In India campaign revives the lost talent of India that weaved magic in the past era.
In addition to bringing in FDI and latest technology into the textile industry, ‘Make In India’ should enable leading designers from India and word over extend training support to the weavers communities located at Varanasi, Solapur, Medak, Agra etc. and help better the textile products made in these locations. Experts feel, more than Made In India, the objective has to be to build ‘Designed In India’ brand!
Such efforts to improve the skill of talent weaver communities across India will not just help revive the vast talent that has been on the waning; it will also provide the much needed livelihood to these sections of the population who are reduced to suffer in abject poverty. Hope leaders in the textile industry extend their focus beyond numbers and technology and provide support to the large numbers of the families who’s generations have been adding glory to the Indian textile sector that always strived to promote traditional and ethnic attires.
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