Ravi Sam Elected TEXPROCIL Chairman at 72nd AGM in Mumbai

The 72nd Annual General Meeting of the Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council (TEXPROCIL) was held on 23 September 2026 in Mumbai. Outgoing Chairman Shri Vijay Agarwal delivered the keynote address, presenting the 72nd Annual Report and audited accounts for the year ended 31 March 2026. Vice Chairman Shri Ravi Sam proposed the vote of thanks.

Following the AGM, at the first meeting of the newly constituted Committee of Administration, Shri Ravi Sam, MD of Adwaith Laxmi Industries, Coimbatore, was elected as the new Chairman of TEXPROCIL.

Key highlights included India’s textile and clothing exports reaching USD 36.95 billion in 2025 (up 0.67%), amid global challenges from US reciprocal tariffs, geopolitical tensions, logistics disruptions, subdued demand and rising sustainability mandates. The Council reaffirmed its “Reform, Perform, Transform, and Inform” framework.

Major achievements under Agarwal’s tenure encompassed the Advanced Certificate Programme in International Trade (ACPIT), Generative AI Masterclass Series, and progress on Kasturi Cotton Bharat with over 2 lakh bales certified. Policy advocacy supported the Export Promotion Mission, RoSCTL/RoDTEP extensions, GST 2.0, PM MITRA parks and the Cotton Productivity Mission. TEXPROCIL also backed Bharat Tex 2026 and market diversification across Europe, the UK, Asia, Africa and Latin America.

The meeting underscored resilience, value addition, traceability and industry-government partnership toward Vision 2030 goals of a USD 350 billion textiles sector with USD 100 billion exports.