Sunil Patwari is chairman of Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council (Texprocil). Patwari is a chartered accountant and an alumnus of Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. He is the managing director of Nagreeka Exports.

Texprocil, an apex export promotion body, provides assistance to Indian exporters of cotton textiles as well as supports importers/international buyers sourcing these products from India. Texprocil has completed 68 years. A commemorative function was held at its head office in Mumbai in October2022. Seminars and presentations on topics like sustainability, circularity and traceability were held in the hybrid format during which speakers from India as well as overseas participated. Texprocil released its new brochure highlighting the latest product offerings in cotton textile products that conform to sustainability and circularity norms as per international standards. The council has already launched the General Certificate of Conformity (GCC) program along with Control Union for the Traceability of Indian Farm Cotton. More than 50 companies have already registered as members of this program.

Last year was full of challenges as well as opportunities for the Indian textile and clothing industry. Exports of cotton textiles (including cotton) grew by 54 per cent while overall textile andclothing exports from India grew by 40 per cent in the financial year 2021-2022.