Jakarta, July 17 -- The Ministry of Industry, in collaboration with the Indonesian Batik Foundation (YBI), will hold the 2025 Gelar Batik Nusantara (GBN) to encourage young people to preserve batik and stimulate growth in the domestic textile industry.

"In 2025, GBN is held again (in collaboration with) YBI to reach younger generations, strengthen industry networking, and expand access to the domestic market," Budi Setiawan, director of chemicals, textiles, and handicraft small and medium industries at the ministry, said here on Wednesday.

He emphasized that the event also aims to remind all Indonesians to continuously wear and preserve batik as a symbol of national identity.

Meanwhile, GBN 2025 organizing committee chairperson Gita Ra...