When appointment at the level of Commissioner is done in a Ministry like Textiles, a number of factors are taken into consideration. Moreover, as the textile industry in India traditionally, after agriculture, is the industry that generates huge employment for both skilled and unskilled labour in textiles, the appointment becomes even more crucial. When the Government of India appointed Dr. Kavita Gupta, a PhD in Economics from Prescott University, London, all the aspects were taken into consideration.
Dr. Kavita Gupta has a tremendous record in academics as she has four Masters. She did M.Sc. in Physics/Engineering from IIT Delhi and M.Tech in Behavioral and Social Sciences, again from IIT, Delhi. Dr. Gupta has also done Masters in International Law and International Economics from World Trade Institute, Berne, Switzerland. With glorious academic records like her, she is doing great justice to the textile industry that continues to be the second-largest employment generating sector in India.
Dr. Kavita Gupta is keen on bringing positive changes in the entire textile sector and bring in efficiencies in the Textile Sector so that it can help India increase its global share and at the same time generate employment and wealth for the nation.
Dr. Gupta has always been a learner and learned not just through the regular courses but also through Executive Education Program at Harvard Kennedy School, USA where she was awarded a Certificate on Infrastructure in a Market Economy: Public-Private Partnerships in a Changing World. Such advanced courses have enriched her to handle all the challenges that her jobs bring to her, solving issues that the textile industry faces . Her capabilities are unmatched.
As the Textile Commissioner of India, Ministry of Textiles as Additional Secretary to Government of India, she has a number of programs and policies for the sector. She aims to revive the sector and make India a leader in exporting textiles which it has traditionally been for centuries. She is paying massive importance to the technical textiles which she is convinced would improve the infrastructure of the country including roads, buildings, provide water reservoir linings, slope stabilisation measures, agricultural productivity, and even defence security. According to her, this needs lots of interfaces from different departments as well as from state governments to maximize the benefits for the entire sector.
