LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday highlighted the state’s wealthy textile heritage and industrial potential, saying Uttar Pradesh has expert manpower, a big market, trade, entrepreneurship and the world’s youngest workforce.He stated textiles produced in India, significantly in Uttar Pradesh, had traditionally been in demand in markets internationally.Addressing the two-day ‘UP Textile Conclave-2026’, Uttar Pradesh CM stated, “Previously, the textiles that India used to supply, particularly these made in Uttar Pradesh, had been in demand in markets world wide, within the cultures of Rome and Greece.”The Chief Minister stated Varanasi’s silk sarees, Bhadohi’s carpets, Lucknow’s chikankari, and Kanpur’s textile, leather-based and industrial manufacturing ecosystem replicate Uttar Pradesh’s wealthy heritage and industrial capabilities.He additionally highlighted the potential for technical textiles and sports activities items in Meerut.“Whether or not it is the silk sarees of Varanasi, the carpets of Bhadohi, the chikankari of Lucknow, the textile, leather-based and industrial manufacturing ecosystem of Kanpur, or the chances of technical textiles together with sports activities items in Meerut, these are usually not simply clusters of Uttar Pradesh however the heritage of Uttar Pradesh’s textiles and totally different phases of Uttar Pradesh’s industrial functionality,” he additional stated.The Chief Minister additional stated Uttar Pradesh has the mandatory sources and ecosystem to strengthen its textile sector.“Now we have talent, now we have human sources, and we even have the nation’s largest market. Now we have trade, now we have entrepreneurship, and we even have the world’s youngest workforce,” CM Yogi stated.
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“Over the previous 6 years, there was a rise of roughly 56 % within the export of textiles, attire, and handicrafts from the state,” he stated.He additionally held a gathering with main textile and attire entrepreneurs.The 2-day UP Textile Conclave-2026 (UP-TEX 2026) is being held from September 8 to 9 on the Indira Gandhi Pratishthan in Lucknow and was inaugurated by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi.