Powerloom Development & Export Promotion Council (PDEXCIL) is set up by the Ministry of Textiles, Govt. of India in the year 1995. The Council has been registered under section 25 of the Companies Act 1956 (equivalent to present section 8 of Companies act 2013), having its Registered Head Office at Mumbai, Maharashtra and Regional Office at Erode, Tamil Nadu & New Delhi.
The main objectives of the PDEXCIL is to promote, support, develop, advance and increase powerlooms and export of Powerloom fabrics and made-ups thereof and to carry out any such activity in such manner as may be necessary or expedient.