Immense opportunities in Punjab textile sector: CM to investors at BharatTex 2026
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann pitched the state as a promising destination for textile investment at BharatTex 2026.
Mann highlighted that Punjab attracted ₹2 lakh crore of investment and generated five lakh employment opportunities in the last four years.
The state government introduced a new Industrial and Business Development Policy with time-bound approvals through single window and single pen systems.
The Red Card system ended bureaucratic harassment, and the government treats entrepreneurs as partners in growth.
Punjab accounts for approximately 95% of woollen knitwear production and around 65% of hosiery production.
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