Office of the Textile Commissioner – Home

The Office of the Textile Commissioner was established in 1943, during the Second World War, to arrange the supply of cloth to the defence forces and the civilian population. After the war, the Textile Commissioner was given the regulatory role of administering the prices, distribution and control of certain varieties of cloth for civilian use during the post-war scarcity.

Over time, the office has taken on a developmental role and has contributed to the modernisation and all-round growth of a diversified, broad-based textile industry. It formulates and implements Government schemes in an industry-friendly manner.

The office's main strength is its technical and economic wing, staffed by professionally qualified and experienced officers. It reaches the industry through 9 regional offices and 15 Integrated Textile and Apparel Development Centres (ITADCs) located in major textile clusters. The regional offices, in coordination with the head office, provide technical support to the industry, particularly the decentralised sector, to help it meet the challenges of a globalised economy.

Through its proactive and industry-friendly role, the office has helped the textile industry become a sunshine industry.