New Delhi celebrated India’s growing strength in apparel exports as the Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) hosted the Excellence Honours – Entrepreneurship and Business Success Awards for 2023–24 and 2024–25 on December 20, 2025. The event brought together senior policymakers, industry leaders and exporters to recognise outstanding performance across global exports, entrepreneurship and sustainability.
The Hon’ble Vice President of India, Shri C. P. Radhakrishnan, attended the ceremony as Chief Guest and highlighted the Government of India’s sustained, multi-dimensional support to the textiles and apparel sector under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. He emphasised that textiles and apparel remain a cornerstone of the vision for a Viksit and Aatma Nirbhar Bharat, driven by exports, innovation and large-scale employment generation. On the occasion, the Vice President also released a coffee table book titled Threads of Time: Story of India’s Textiles, showcasing the rich heritage and evolution of the Indian textiles industry.
A key highlight of the evening was the strong presence of Tiruppur-based exporters, underlining the cluster’s position as India’s knitwear export powerhouse. SCM Garments Pvt Limited – India secured first place in the Highest Global Exports (Knits) category, while Best Corporation Pvt Ltd and Poppys Knitwear Pvt Ltd – India were awarded second and third positions respectively.
The leadership teams of the award-winning companies were felicitated in the presence of AEPC Chairman Shri Sudhir Sekhri and Padma Shri Dr. A. Sakthivel, Vice Chairman of AEPC and Honorary Chairman of the Tiruppur Exporters’ Association (TEA). The recognitions reaffirmed Tiruppur’s critical role in strengthening India’s global apparel footprint and advancing the country’s export-led growth ambitions.