GeM, Textiles Committee partner to promote recycled and upcycled textile procurement
The Government e-Marketplace and the Textiles Committee have signed an MoU to encourage public procurement of recycled and upcycled textiles made from pre- and post-consumer waste, production scraps and second-hand clothing.
What happened
Government e-Marketplace (GeM) · GeM and the Textiles Committee signed an MoU to promote government procurement of recycled and upcycled textile products made
Why this matters
Textile companies and procurement platforms should assess partnerships or acquisitions in recycling, sorting and traceability capabilities to qualify for emerging government circular-procurement opportunities.
What to watch
- Publication of GeM product specifications, minimum recycled-content thresholds and accepted certification standards.
- Number and value of circular-textile tenders issued by central ministries, state governments and public-sector enterprises.
- Whether price preferences, green procurement targets or reserved procurement quotas are introduced.
- Textiles Committee rollout of testing, verification or labeling protocols for recycled and upcycled products.
- Repeat-order rates for uniforms, furnishings, bags, linen and other institutional textile categories.
- Evidence of quality complaints, delivery failures or recycled-content mislabeling that could slow adoption.
- Textile recyclers and upcyclers should secure GeM registration, product-category eligibility and third-party recycled-content certifications.
- Mills and garment manufacturers should develop tender-ready circular SKUs for uniforms, hospital linen, institutional furnishings, tote bags and protective workwear.
- Waste aggregators should build formal sourcing partnerships with municipalities, brands, collection networks and second-hand clothing channels to ensure feedstock volumes.
- Procurement technology and certification firms should offer batch-level traceability, quality testing and carbon-impact documentation tailored to public tenders.
- Incumbent textile suppliers should assess whether circular-content requirements could become a prerequisite in future government and PSU contracts.