India sets roadmap to grow textiles industry to $350 billion by 2030ndia has drawn up a roadmap for generating 4.5-6 crore jobs in the textile sector by 2030 to make its market size grow to $350 billion from around $165 billion at present, India's Textiles Minister Giriraj Singh has said.

Addressing a press conference in New Delhi on Friday on the 100-day programme of the Ministry of Textiles, Singh said: "The 100-day roadmap we have prepared includes (attracting) investment for the creation of 4.5 crore to 6 crore jobs by 2030."

He said the seven integrated mega textile parks approved earlier will have investment to the tune of Rs 70,000 crore when fully functional, thereby creating 21 lakh jobs.

Setting a target of producing 50,000 tonnes in the long run, the minister said cultivation of silk is linked to huge employment generation as around one crore people are connected with the sector.