Gurgaon: Haryana govt is looking to bring a slice of Surat’s thriving textile industry to the city. The govt is pitching IMT Sohna as a destination for textile and garment manufacturing units, with Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation (HSIIDC) having reached out to textile entrepreneurs in Surat and Ahmedabad.The pitch comes at a time when the city has emerged as one of India’s leading textile and apparel export centres. The city exported textiles, ready-made garments and handicrafts worth Rs 15,104 crore in 2025-26, making it the country’s fourth-largest exporting district in this category. Only Tiruppur, Gautam Budh Nagar and Bengaluru Urban recorded higher exports. Panipat, another Haryana district, reported exports worth Rs 11,448 crore, according to provisional directorate general of commercial intelligence and statistics (DGCIS) data released by the Union ministry of textiles.Now, Gujarat entrepreneurs — consider the backdrop — are being invited to set up manufacturing facilities in the 1,600-acre industrial township and tap into National Capital Region’s (NCR’s) large consumer and export markets. The proposed initiative seeks to connect Surat’s established polyester, synthetic fabric, saree and dress-material manufacturing ecosystem with the city’s garment manufacturing and export-oriented industries.HSIIDC officials recently visited Surat, held discussions with industry representatives and trade associations and briefed entrepreneurs on industrial plots and the land-allotment process in IMT Sohna. They also explored the possibility of sourcing fabric and other raw materials in bulk from Surat for units coming up in Haryana.HSIIDC estate officer Sunil Paliwal said the delegation held discussions with textile entrepreneurs in Surat and Ahmedabad to explore investment opportunities in Sohna. “The outreach focused on manufacturers of polyester and synthetic fabrics, saree and suit materials, as well as garment producers looking to expand their manufacturing base,” said the official.Haryana’s overall textile and apparel exports, including handicrafts, stood at Rs 35,060 crore in 2025-26, up from Rs 34,843 crore in the previous financial year. Haryana ranked among the country’s leading textile-exporting states, behind Tamil Nadu and Gujarat. The figures underline the existing export base that govt hopes to leverage while attracting fresh manufacturing investment.The state’s textile policy already identifies the city for a garment manufacturing cluster, Sirsa for hosiery, Panipat for carpets, Faridabad for dyeing and processing, Mewat for an apparel park and Hisar for an integrated textile park. The policy, extended until Dec 18, also provides for investment, employment, export freight and other incentives to eligible textile units. The Sohna initiative could complement this existing network by bringing fresh investment into the Gurgaon-Manesar industrial belt.Connectivity is another part of the investment pitch. Bulk fabric consignments from Surat can be transported to Sohna through the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway and Kundli-Manesar-Palwal (KMP) Expressway network, connecting the proposed units with industrial areas, warehouses and distribution centres across NCR.Haryana’s recent investment outreach in Gujarat has also generated proposals in textile-related segments. During chief minister Nayab Singh Saini’s Oct 27-28 visit, the state received investment proposals worth nearly Rs 12,000 crore across sectors, including Rs 5,000 crore in defence textiles and Rs 2,000 crore in technical textiles. However, these are proposals across Haryana and should not be construed as confirmed investments in IMT Sohna.
