INDIAN TEXTILE INDUSTRY |
- Largest Gross and Net foreign exchange earner
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- 31% of the total Export earnings with practically no
import content(cotton yarn contributing 13%)
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- 21 % of the industrial production
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- Direct employment to nearly 3 crore (30 million) of
people.
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PROFILE OF INDIAN TEXTILE INDUSTRY |
| Organised sector |
Installed capacity |
| No. of Mills |
1875 |
| Ring spinning |
36 mn spindles |
| OE spinning |
3,79,579 rotors |
| Looms |
1,19,033 (mill sector) |
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SSI SECTOR |
| No. of Mills |
861 |
| Ring spinning |
1.65 mn spdls |
| OE spinning |
37,702 rotors |
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PRODUCTION PARTICULARS |
Yarn 2808 mn
kgs |
Fabric
36000 mn sq. m. |
SECTORWISE SHARE OF CLOTH PRODUCTION |
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No country in
the world produces such a
wide range of counts as India (1s to 120s) |
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