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Tex-RAMPS: MoUs with 15 States on textile data

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Battle IAS current affairs title card: Tex-RAMPS: MoUs with 15 States on textile data (GS3 · Industry, 8 January 2026)

What happened

  • The Textiles Ministry signed MoUs with 15 States under Tex-RAMPS at the National Textiles Ministers’ Conference in Guwahati [PIB].

Background

  • Tex-RAMPS is a Central Sector Scheme for textile statistics and research; each State/UT gets ₹12 lakh a year [PIB].

Why it matters

  • Better cluster data makes better policy for handlooms and handicrafts.

How to use this in Mains

GS-III Infrastructure: energy, ports, roads, airports, railways; investment models

  1. As per PIB (2026-01-08): the Textiles Ministry signed MoUs with 15 States under Tex-RAMPS at the National Textiles Ministers' Conference in Guwahati.
  2. Better cluster data makes better policy for handlooms and handicrafts.
Quotable data point

The Textiles Ministry signed MoUs with 15 States under Tex-RAMPS at the National Textiles Ministers' Conference in Guwahati.

PIB: Tex-RAMPS MoUs, 8 Jan 2026

Exam angle

UPSC

Prelims: Tex-RAMPS.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPSC

Tex-RAMPS is a

Answer (b) & explanation

PIB.

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Official source: PIB: Tex-RAMPS MoUs, 8 Jan 2026

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