The Ministry of Textiles, on June 15, 2026, issued a new notification under the Textiles (Development and Regulation) Order, 2001, superseding the earlier Hank Yarn Packing Notification of April 17, 2003. The notification aims to protect the handloom sector by ensuring the availability of yarn in hank form at reasonable prices and prescribes revised obligations for yarn producers.
Under the revised framework, every producer of yarn packing yarn for domestic consumption must pack at least 20% of the total yarn packed for domestic consumption in hank form in each quarterly period commencing from July–September 2026. Further, at least 80% of the required hank yarn quantity must consist of counts 80s and below. The notification also provides mechanisms for fulfillment of obligations through reeling by other producers or independent reeling units, transfer of obligations between mills, and limited carry-forward of shortfalls or excess packing to the immediately succeeding quarter.
The notification mandates quarterly online reporting through the Textile Commissioner’s portal, prescribes conditions for exemption of relief undertakings, and introduces compliance and information-sharing obligations. The notification will come into force on July 1, 2026, and remain effective until June 30, 2029, unless superseded earlier.
[Notification No. S.O. 3189(E)]
