The Union Minister of Textiles, Shri Giriraj Singh, un
veiled Bharat Tex 2026, India’s flagship global tex
tile event, signalling the country’s growing leadership
in the global textile economy. Addressing stakehold
ers from industry, government, and trade bodies, the
Minister highlighted that Bharat Tex is envisaged as a
single largest global platform that brings together the
entire textile value chain, ranging from fibre and yarn
to fabrics, garments, technical textiles, and sustain
able innovations. Describing it as the largest and most
comprehensive textiles event ever, he commended
the commitment of textile EPCs and other industry
bodies for their relentless efforts and dedication in
bringing the entire value chain of textiles under the
Bharat Tex umbrella. He underlined that Bharat Tex
will reaffirm the attractiveness of India as a reliable,
sustainable sourcing destination as well as an invest
ment destination at scale for textiles. With innovation,
collaboration, and the Make in India spirit at its core,
this event is an embodiment of the 5F vision of the
Hon’ble Prime Minister, he added.
Secretary Ministry of Textiles, Smt. Neelam Shami
Rao, Additional Secretary, Shri Rohit Kansal,
senior representatives of Export Promotion
Councils, and industry leaders were present at
the official launch ceremony.
Building upon the remarkable success of earlier two
editions, Bharat Tex 2026 is poised to be the largest
and most impactful edition to date. Scheduled to be
held from 14-17 July 2026 at Bharat Mandapam, New
Delhi. The edition is expected to witness large scale
participation of over 3,500 business exhibitors, over
7,000 international buyers from more than 140 countries and over 1,30,000 trade visitors. The event
will showcase the entire textile ecosystem, including
fibres and yarns, fabrics, apparel and fashion, home
textiles, technical textiles, handicrafts, handlooms,
and intelligent manufacturing technologies. The
event reflects India’s integrated strength across
manufacturing, design, technology, and trade.
Bharat Tex 2026 builds upon the strong success of its
previous editions in 2024 and 2025 and will offer a
unique convergence of exhibitions, knowledge
sessions, reverse buyer-seller meets, and policy
dialogues, aimed at translating discussions into
actionable outcomes. Special focus areas include
sustainable and circular textiles, technical textiles,
MSME integration, innovation, and global market
access.
The event will provide Indian MSMEs, exhibitors,
start-ups, academia and designers a platform to
showcase their latest textile innovations, connect
global manufacturers and buyers, engage in high
level discussions and establish strategic partnerships.
The event would also showcase the flagship policy
initiatives and reforms undertaken by Central and
State Governments to attract investment, boost trade
and provide long term sustenance to both India’s
manufacturing ecosystem and traditional sectors of
Handlooms.
A key highlight of Bharat Tex 2026 will be the Global
Textile Dialogue, featuring a series of knowledge
sessions bringing together policymakers, global
industry leaders, and innovators to deliberate on
emerging trends such as global trade dynamics,
sustainability and ESG standards, Industry 5.0,
technical textiles, and resilient supply chains,
providing valuable insights for industry stakeholders
and MSMEs.
An Industry led Initiative
The event is an industry led initiative and will be
organised by the Bharat Tex Trade Federation (BTTF) –
an umbrella group of 11 Textile related Export
Promotion Councils (EPCs) and other industry bodies.
Shri Naren Goenka, Chairman BTTF and Shri Bhadresh
Dodia, Co-Chairman BTTF spoke on the activities
proposed in the fair.