New Delhi: The textiles ministry has identified more than 4,000 textile-based startups that would be aided to scale up and get export ready in the next three-four years.The initiative aims to bring these businesses together, help them scale and build a pipeline of potential exporters, an official said.“We need to actually create an aggregation of these businesses so that they can act as a multiplier to propel demand, take businesses to the remotest parts of the country and identify those with the potential to enter the export markets in the next three to four years,” the official said.The ministry plans to engage with startups and small businesses across the sector, including social media-led ventures, provided that they are registered, particularly under the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade framework.The proposed engagements are expected to help establish what support these enterprises need to move from small-scale operations to larger, export-oriented businesses.Live EventsThese consultations are expected to begin in late November or early December, followed by a national startup conclave in December to bring textile entrepreneurs together.