The Indian government cotton mission named as “Cotton Productivity Mission” is likely to have a longer tenure of 10 years after the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) suggested that the initially proposed 5-year tenure was not enough. The ICAR, which is piloting the Indian cotton productivity mission is awaiting the Agriculture Department’s inputs to finalise it. Notably, the mission was announced in the 2025-26 Budget. Even as the rollout of plan gets delayed, the Ministry of Textiles is said to be insisting on using the funding from the proposed Mission for modernization of ginning factories even after its proposal was negated by the Department of Expenditure as well as Niti Aayog, sources said.
After this, the cotton industry India may get additional fund as the initial plan to put the expenditure of the Cotton Productivity Mission at about Rs 5,000 crore, including about Rs 4,000 crore proposed to be spent by the Department of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, may undergo an up-ward revision, depending on the tenure of its implementation. Once approved cotton farming in India will get a boost with increased budget and a 10-year plan.
5F vision
Cotton Farming in India has always been the priority for Indian Govt. which was further highlighted when during her budget speech for 2025-26, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said: “For the benefit of lakhs of cotton grow-ing farmers, I am pleased to announce a ‘Mission for Cotton Productivity’. This 5-year mission will facilitate significant improvements in productivity and sustainability of cotton farming and promote extra-long staple cotton varieties. The best of science and technology support will be provided to farmers.
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