In pics: PM Modi inaugurates Bharat Tex 2024, India's largest-ever global textile events

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Bharat Tex 2024, one of the largest-ever global textile events held in India, at Bharat Mandapam in Delhi. (Photo: Agencies)

Bharat Tex 2024 acts as a stage to exhibit the rich handloom and handicraft traditions from several states such as Gujarat, Maharashtra, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, and Madhya Pradesh. (Photo: Agencies)

PM Modi pledged full assistance to the textiles sector highlighting its pivotal role in propelling India towards becoming a developed nation by 2047, coinciding with the completion of a hundred years of independence. (Photo: Agencies)

The premier global textile event featured state pavilions from Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and Assam, highlighting the vibrant textile ecosystems across different regions of India. (Photo: Agencies)

PM Modi stressed importance of his five F vision - farm to fibre, fibre to factory, factory to fashion, and fashion to foreign. (Photo: Agencies)

Addressing the inauguration PM Modi said "Today, India is one of the largest producers of cotton, jute and silk in the world. Lakhs of farmers are engaged in this work. Today the government is supporting lakhs of cotton farmers, purchasing lakhs of quintals of cotton from them. The Kasturi Cotton launched by the government is going to be a big step towards creating India's own identity..." (Photo: Agencies)

"During the last 10 years, there has been a 25 per cent rise in the production of yarn, fabric, and apparel. The government is very much focused on quality control in the textile sector," PM Modi said. (Photo: Agencies)

Bharat Tex 2024 was expected to witness participation of policymakers and global CEOs, over 3,500 exhibitors, over 3,000 buyers from over 100 countries, and more than 40,000 business visitors, besides textiles students, weavers, artisans and textile workers.