Publication of notification regarding constitution of development council for textile industry under section 6 of the industries Act 1951

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-22052026-272733 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 2484] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, MAY 19, 2026/VAISAKHA 29, 1948 3591 GI/2026 MINISTRY OF TEXTILES (Textile Policy Division) ORDER New Delhi, the 19th May, 2026 S.O. 2576(E). In exercise of the powers conferred by section 6 of the Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, 1951 (65 of 1951), read with rules 3, 4 and 5 of the Development Councils (Procedural) Rules, 1952, the Central Government hereby establishes the Development Council for Textile Industry and appoints the following members including the Chairman and Member-Secretary of the said Council, for a period of two years from the date of publication of this order in the Official Gazette, namely:- +---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+ | Serial number | Name or Designation | Chairman or member | +===============+================================================================================+====================+ | (1) | (2) | (3) | +---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+ | 1. | Secretary, Ministry of Textiles | Chairman; | | 2. | Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Employment | member; | | 3. | Economic Adviser, Ministry of Textiles | Member-Secretary; | | 4. | Secretary, Textile Committee | member; | | 5. | Secretary, Textiles, Government of Tamil Nadu | member; | | 6. | Secretary,Department of Handlooms, Textiles & Handicrafts, Government | member; | | | of Odisha | | | 7. | Director General, Confederation of Indian Industry | member; | | 8. | President, Indian Spinners' Association | member; | | 9. | President, Association of Manmade FibreIndustry of India | member; | | 10. | Chairman, Manmade and Technical TextilesExport Promotion Council | member; | | 11. | Chairman, Khadi and Village IndustriesCommission | member; | | 12. | President, Federation of All India Textile Manufacturers Association | member; | | 13. | President, Ludhiana Knitters Association | member; | | 14. | Chairman, Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts | member; | | 15. | President, Southern Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry | member; | | 16. | Chairman, Apparel Export Promotion Council | member; | | 17. | President, Indian Textile Accessories and Machinery Manufacturers | member; | | | Association | | | 18. | Director General, Northern India Textile Research Association | member; | | 19. | Head of Department, National Institute of FashionTechnology | member; | | 20. | Dr. Bipin Kumar, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi | member; | | 21. | Technology Expert, Defence Research and Development Organisation | member; | | | (Fibre Science or Advanced Technology Expert) | | | 22. | Head of Department, National Institute of Design | member; | | 23. | President, Handloom Weavers' Cooperative Societies | member; and | | 24. | Director, Federation of RetailerAssociations of India | member; | +---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+ [F. No. 22/09/2025-ED] MRUTYUNJAY BEHERA, Economic Adviser Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054. KUMER CHAND MEENA Digitally signed by KUMER Date: 2026.05.2 3