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India - Knitting the Future
India is among the world's largest producers of Textiles and Apparel
The domestic apparel & textile industry in India contributes approx. 2.3 % to the country’s GDP, 13% to industrial production and 12% to exports. India has a 4% share of the global trade in textiles and apparel.
India is one of the largest producers of cotton and jute in the world. India is also the 2nd largest producer of silk in the world and 95% of the world’s hand-woven fabric comes from India. Currently, India’s textile exports are at $34.43 Bn and are projected to reach $100 billion by 2030.
The textiles and apparel industry in India is the 2nd largest employer in the country providing direct employment to 45 Mn people and 100 Mn people in allied industries.
India has also become the second-largest manufacturer of PPE in the world. More than 600 companies in India are certified to produce PPEs today, whose global market worth is expected to be over $92.5 Bn by 2025, up from $52.7 Bn in 2019.
- India is set to achieve $250 Bn textiles production and $100 Bn exports by 2030.
- The domestic apparel & textile industry in India contributed to 2% to the country’s GDP, 7% of industry output in value terms.
- India has a 4.6% share in global trade of textiles & apparel along with a 10.5% share in India’s overall export basket.
- The production of Mulberry and Tasar silks, increased by 8% and 20% respectively during 2023-23.
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Cotton producer globally
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India is the 2nd largest consumer of cotton globally
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India is the 3rd largest exporter of Textiles & Apparel globally
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One of the largest consumers and producers of cotton in the world.
Second largest manufacturer of PPE and producer of polyester, silk and fibre in the world
Second largest employment provider in India after agriculture
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Industry Scenario
India is the 5th largest producer of technical textiles in the whole world with a market size of nearly $22 Bn, which we hope to build up to $300 Bn when we turn 100 by 2047.
The textiles and apparel industry in India has strengths across the entire value chain from fiber, yarn, fabric to apparel. The Indian textile and apparel industry is highly diversified with a wide range of segments ranging from products of traditional handloom, handicrafts, wool, and silk products to the organized textile industry in India. The organized textile industry in India is characterized by the use of capital-intensive technology for the mass production of textile products and includes spinning, weaving, processing, and apparel manufacturing.
Cotton plays a major role in sustaining the livelihood of an estimated 6 Mn cotton farmers and 40-50 Mn people engaged in related activity such as cotton processing & trade.
India’s trade of technical textile products has been growing strongly and the country has been a net exporter. India’s exports of technical textile products grew from $2.21 Bn in 2020-21 to $2.85 Bn in 2021-22, registering a growth rate of 28.4% (YoY).
- India is a largest cotton producer (23%) in the world and has the highest area under cotton cultivation (39% of world area). Cotton plays a major role in sustaining the livelihood of an estimated 6.5 Mn cotton farmers.
- India produced 92.17 Lakh bales of raw jute in FY 2023-24 as per the 2nd Advance Estimate Of Directorate Of Economics And Statistics (DES).
- The Indian textile and apparel market size is estimated around $165 Bn in 2022, with domestic market constituting $125 Bn and exports contributing $40 Bn.
- The market size of the industry is projected to grow at a 10% CAGR to reach $350 Bn by 2030.
India scaled its highest ever exports tally at $44.4 Bn in Textiles and Apparel (T&A) including Handicrafts in FY 2021-22, indicating a substantial increase of 41% and 26% over corresponding figures in FY 2020-21 and FY 2019-20, respectively.
India's estimated cotton production is 5.84 MMT during 2022-23 i.e. 23.83% of world cotton production of 24.51 MMT. India is also the 2nd largest consumer of cotton in the world with estimated consumption of 5.29 MMT i.e. 22.24% of world cotton consumption of 23.79 MMT.
GROWTH DRIVERS
Presence of world class infrastructure
India’s production is centered on cotton products, which reduces its chances to take China’s current position as the world leader in textile manufacturing.
Increased focus on technical textiles
Due to growth of end-user industries such as automotive, healthcare, infrastructure and oil and petroleum
Abundance of raw material and availability of skilled manpower
Presence of entire value chains and large and growing domestic market
Competitive manufacturing costs and organized retail landscape & e-Commerce
Rising per capita income, higher disposable incomes and preferences for brands
Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme
Government has launched the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme with an approved outlay of INR 10,683 Cr to promote production of MMF Apparel, MMF Fabrics and Products of Technical Textiles in the country to enable Textiles Industry to achieve size and scale and to become competitive. Achievements: • Centre approves 64 applications under the Production Linked Incentive scheme for Textiles. • In the approved 64 applications, the proposed total investment is INR19,798 Cr and projected turnover of INR 1,93,926 Cr with a proposed employment of 2,45,362. • A total of 12 companies have proposed to set-up projects under the said Scheme in Madhya Pradesh, 7 companies in Uttar Pradesh and 4 companies in Rajasthan.
INR 10,683 Cr
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- Apparel Export Promotion Council
- Clothing Manufacturing Association of India
- Confederation of Indian Textile Industry
- Indian Technical Textiles Association
- National Council of Textile Organizations
- Textile Associations of India
- Textile Machinery Manufacturers' Association
- Synthetic & Rayon Textiles Export Promotion Council (SRTEPC)
- Indian Technical Textiles Association (ITTA)