Textiles and Garments

Summary
  • The Textile industry in India is one of the largest in the world with a large raw material base and manufacturing strength across the value chain.
  • India is the 2nd largest producer of MMF Fibre. India is the 3rd largest* exporter of Textiles & Apparel in the world.
  • India is the 6th largest producer of Technical Textiles with a 6% Global Share (12% CAGR), the largest producer of cotton & jute in the world. *
  • India is:
    • The largest producers, consumers and exporters of cotton in the World.*
    • The largest producer of jute in the world.*
    • The second-largest producer of silk in the world with the production of 34,903 MTs.*
    • The second-largest producer of manmade fibres. *
  • The industry contributes to 7% of industrial output in value terms, 2% of India’s GDP and 12% of the country’s export earnings. *
  • Cotton cultivation has been increased by 5% to 125.02 lakh hectare as against 119.10 lakh hectare during last year in 2022.*
  • The Textile industry in India is one of the second largest employment providers in the country. The sector provides employment to 35.23 lakh persons engaged on about 28.23 lakh handlooms.*
  • The domestic apparel & textile industry in India contributes 2.3% to the country’s GDP, 7% of industry output in value terms.
Reasons to Invest
  • The Indian textile exports are aiming to reach the target of $100 bn by 2030. *
  • GOI targets 5 times increase in export of Technical Textiles from USD 2 bn to USD 10 bn in 3 years from 2021. *
  • GOI aims to devise possible strategy to develop a facilitating ecosystem for growth of the Textiles Engineering Industry in India under Make in India & meet 75% of domestic demand by 2026-27. *
  • Government has approved setting up of 7 Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel Parks with a total outlay of INR. 4,445 crore in a period of 5 years to attract cutting age technology and boost FDI and local investment in the sector. *
  • 7 PM MITRA Parks to come up in various states with nearly INR 70,000 cr investment and 20 lakhs employment generation.*
  • The growth of Technical Textiles in India has gained momentum in past 5 years, currently growing at 8 % per annum rate. GOI aims to hasten this growth to 15-20% range during next 5 years. *
  • GOI is committed to take the symbolic story of the handicrafts of Kashmir to all parts of the world. *
  • The Handloom weavers/agencies are facilitated to sell their products online and 23 e-commerce platforms have been associated with Ministry of Textiles under a policy framework. *
  • India offers to the world a complete value chain solution from farm to fashion giving us a competitive edge by shortened lead times to reach our buyers.*
  • GOI has set a target for apparel sector as to double the production and triple the exports to achieve 15% growth.*
  • The global apparel market which was just under 1.5 tn USD in 2013 is expected to generate revenues to the tune of 1.9 tn in 2025 before it closes to 2 tn in 2026.*
  • Textile sector has the potential to grow to INR 20 lakh Cr industry in the next 5 years (2027) with exports of INR 10 lakh Cr.*
  • Government of India wants to create 75 textile hubs like Tiruppur. *

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Key Achievements
  • 30 parks completed under Scheme for Integrated Textile Park (SITP).*
  • India's annual textile and apparel export stood at USD 44.4 bn in FY 2022 with a 41% increase compared to FY 2021. *
  • Western Railways’ Mumbai Division operate 100th Textile Express within span of five months reflects growing confidence of Surat textile sector on Railways. *
  • Out of 56 Textile Parks approved/ sanctioned, 24 parks have been completed as per SITP guidelines. In these parks, a total of 1,757 units are operational, INR 12470 cr (approx) of investment have been mobilized and have generated employment for 95,644 people. *
  • 1,75,208 beneficiaries are covered under Ambedkar Hastshilp Vikas Yojana (AHVY) Scheme.*
  • 100% subsidy is given to women weavers for construction of individual workshed. Kamladevi Chattopadhyay Award has been instituted specifically for women weavers. *
  • Ministry of Textiles clears 20 Strategic Projects in the areas of Specialty Fibres and Geotextiles under the Flagship Programme National Technical Textiles Mission (NTTM). *
  • Total NMG rakes loaded from Chalthan-67 & from Udhna-33. Textile Express fetched total revenue to the tune of INR 10.2 cr to Railways. *
  • Silk Samagra-2 scheme successful in achieving an increase of raw silk export from India to other countries. *
Recent Announcements

09th Aug 2023: Cott-Ally mobile app has been developed for farmers to increase awareness about MSP rates, nearest procurement centres, payment tracking, best farm practices, etc.

Cott-Ally mobile app

 

07th Aug 2023: PM addresses National Handloom Day Celebration in New Delhi, launches Bhartiya Vastra evam Shilpa Kosh - A Craft Repository Portal of Textiles & Crafts

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02nd Aug 2023: National Handloom Development Programme, Raw Material Supply Scheme, National Handicraft Development Programme and Comprehensive Handicrafts Cluster Development Scheme to promote handloom & handicraft sector and welfare of weavers & artisans.

NHD Programme

 

02nd Aug 2023: PEHCHAN scheme to provide new identity to handicraft artisans and help them avail benefits of various schemes

PEHCHAN scheme

 

19th Jul 2023: Shri Piyush Goyal discusses roadmap to achieve the target of $250 billion textiles production and exports of $100 billion by 2030

Ministry of Textiles

Statistics
  • India has the largest acreage with 12.4 mn hectares under cotton cultivation, which is around 36% of the world area of 34.1 mn hectares. *
  • India's exports to Textile and Apparel industry for 2022-23 was USD 28,835 mn.*
  • India's exports to Handicrafts industry for 2022-23 was USD 1451 mn.*
  • Production of cotton in the country reported for FY 2022-23 is 341.91 lakh bales and estimated consumption is 311 lakh bales. **
  • USA is the top export destination accounting for 27% share, followed by EU (18%), Bangladesh (12%) and UAE (6%). *
Growth Drivers
  • Ministry of Textiles issued PAHCHAN cards to 30 lakh+ handicrafts artisans and 30 lakh+ handloom weavers across the country
  • Yarn worth INR 130 cr transported through India Post in FY 22-23 facilitating growth of Handloom industry by easing logistics and transportation costs. *
  • Ministry of Textiles has developed Craft Villages in select Handloom and Handicraft pockets of the country for integrated sustainable development of Handlooms, crafts and tourism with the combined effort of both the State and the Central Governments. *
  • Under the Weavers’ Mudra Scheme, 1,17,678 loans were sanctioned, during the last 5 years.*
  • Eight Craft Villages taken up under ‘Linking textile with Tourism’ to promote craft and tourism at a single location.*
  • The India Handloom Brand (IHB) was launched for branding and promotion of high quality, niche handloom products with zero defects and zero effect on environment. 1714 registrations have been issued as on 31st October 2021. IHB registered holders are also facilitated for participation in domestic and international marketing expos/events for brand promotion. *
  • 74 significant traditional handloom products and 6 handloom logos registered under the Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999 to safeguard their interests against illegal manufacturing / marketing of GI registered handloom products, as on 15th March 2023. *
  • 8 mega handloom clusters have been provided financial assistance for different projects in the country, namely Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh), Sivasagar (Assam), Virudhunagar (Tamil Nadu), Murshidabad (West Bengal), Prakasam& Guntur districts (Andhra Pradesh), Godda & neighbouring districts (Jharkhand) Bhagalpur (Bihar) and Trichy (Tamil Nadu). *
  • Cotton Council of India, under Chairmanship of Shri Suresh Bhai Kotak is being formed to bring out tangible improvement in the field of cotton industry. *
  • The Central Government has lifted price cap of INR 6500/- per quintal for TDS grade of raw jute fixed to help the farmers, Mills and Jute MSME sector wherein over 7 lakhs people are dependent on the jute trade in addition to about 40 lakhs jute farmers.
  • Eight Craft Villages taken up under ‘Linking textile with Tourism’ to promote craft and tourism at a single location. *
FDI Policy
  • 100% FDI is allowed under the automatic route in the Textile Industry in India. 10
  • The cumulative FDI equity inflow in the Textiles (Including dyed, printed) industry is USD 4.16 bn during the period April 2000 to March 2023. *

 

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Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval to introduce the Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme in Textiles Products for Enhancing India’s Manufacturing Capabilities and Enhancing Exports – Atmanirbhar Bharat.

A total of 67 applications have been received. Government has approved 64 applications with a proposed total investment is INR 19,798 cr and projected turnover of INR 1,93,926 crore with a proposed employment of 2,45,36 persons. *

Financial Outlay- INR 10,683 cr

Products- Man-Made Fibre Segments and Techincal Textiles

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Sector Policy
  • No restriction on exports of Dalbergia sissoo timber-based items in a single consignment for shipment without CITES permits if the weight of each individual item of this consignment is less than 10 kg. *

Wool Development Scheme*

  • Ministry of Textiles approved Pashmina Wool Development Scheme under Integrated Wool Development Programme (IWDP) with a budget allocation of INR 29.25 Cr for 2021-22 to 2025-26.

  • Provision has been made to provide financial assistance in form of Revolving Fund for procurement/marketing of pashmina wool in UT of Ladakh and UT of J&K. A project to set up Dehairing plant along with ancillary machines at Leh, UT of Ladakh with project cost of INR 19.75 Cr. has been sanctioned and out of it INR 12.92 Cr. has been released. 

Integrated Wool Development Programme*

  •  Ministry of Textiles has approved the implementation of IWDP from 2021-22 to 2025-26 with total financial allocation of Rs. 126 Crore.

Wool Processing Scheme*

  • The Central Wool Development Board has sanctioned a new project for wool processing machines with a total cost of INR 2.19 cr. Due to this, the wool growers/farmers were benefited by getting better prices of wool.

Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme*

  • Hon’ble Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval to introduce the Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme in Textile and Garments Sector through the Ministry of Textiles of with a financial outlay of INR 10,683 cr over a five-year period for Enhancing India’s Manufacturing Capabilities and Enhancing Exports – Atmanirbhar Bharat.

Toy Manufacturing*

  • In order to make India Toy manufacturing hub various initiatives have been taken so far.In order to make India Toy manufacturing hub various initiatives have been taken so far.
  • 13 toy clusters have been identified.
  • A National Action Plan for Indian Toy Story has been made with the collaboration of 14 Ministries/ Dept. of Govt. of India
  • The scheme is being implemented throughout the country to make available Yarn to Handloom weavers at reasonable price.
  • Under the Scheme, freight charges are reimbursed for all types of yarn; and component of 15% price subsidy is there for cotton hank yarn, domestic silk, wool and linen yarn and blended yarn of natural fibres, with quantity caps.

Raw Material Supply Scheme

  • The scheme is being implemented throughout the country to make available Yarn to Handloom weavers at reasonable price.
  • Under the Scheme, freight charges are reimbursed for all types of yarn; and component of 15% price subsidy is there for cotton hank yarn, domestic silk, wool and linen yarn and blended yarn of natural fibres, with quantity caps. 

 

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Financial Support
  • 168 energy-intensive textile units notified in the Perform, Achieve, Trade (PAT) scheme

Union Budget 2023-24

  • The allocation of the Textiles Sector in Budget 2023-24 is INR 4,389.34 cr.* 

Jute Smart: *

  • Jute-Smart (Jute Sacking Supply Management and Requisition Tool) is an e-Governance Initiative for Procurement.
  • The JUTE-SMART software has become operative since 01 November 2016. Indents for a total quantity of around 85.6 lakh bales, worth INR 21.97 thousand cr (approx.), have already been placed through JUTE-SMART, from the month of November to October 2019. 
  • Jute Packaging Materials- This scheme aims at enabling the jute industry to receive steady orders. For the current jute year 2020-21, 100% of the foodgrains and 20% of sugar are required to be mandatorily packed in jute bags. The total purchase of jute bags under this mechanism constitutes 70.16% of the total jute goods production. 
  • The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved reservation norms for mandatory use of jute in packaging for the Jute Year 2021 -22 (1st July, 2021 to 30th June, 2022). It provide for 100% reservation of the foodgrains and 20% of sugar to be compulsorily packed in jute bags.

Upgradation Fund Scheme: *

  • There is a provision of one-time capital subsidy for eligible benchmarked machinery for the following:
    • For garments and technical textiles segments, at the rate of 15%, with a cap of USD 4.6 mn
    • For weaving, processing, jute, silk and handloom segments, at the rate of 10%, with a cap of USD 3 mn
  • An outlay of USD 2.7 bn has been approved for seven years to meet the committed liabilities of USD 1.9 bn and USD 800 mn for new cases under ATUFS.

Integrated Skill Development Scheme: *

  • The Ministry of Textiles is implementing the Integrated Processing Development Scheme (IPDS) to enable the textile processing sector in meeting environmental standards. This will be achieved through appropriate technology including marine, riverine and Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD).
  • The Government of India provides financial assistance up to 50% of project cost for Common Effluent Treatment Plants (CETPs) subject to a ceiling of USD 11.5 mn.
  • A total of 11.14 lakh persons trained in various diverse segments of Textiles under the comprehensive Integrated Skill Development Scheme.

Integrated Scheme for Development of Skill Industry: *

  • Integrated Scheme for Development of Silk Industry is implemented with an outlay of USD 300 mn from 2017-18 to 2019-20. The Scheme has 4 components:
    • Research & Development (R&D), training, transfer of technology and IT initiatives
    • Seed organizations and farmers’ extension centres
    • Coordination and market development for seed, yarn and silk products
    • Quality Certification System (QCS) by creating amongst others a chain of silk testing facilities.

Infrastructure Development Scheme: *

  • Scheme for Integrated Textile Park (SITP) 
  • Integrated Processing Development Scheme (IPDS)
  • Scheme for Additional Grant for Apparel Manufacturing Units under SITP (SAGAM)
  • Scheme for Incubation in Apparel Manufacturing (SIAM)
  • Scheme for Textile Industry Workers’ Accommodation (STIWA)

Skill Development Scheme: *

  • The Government has approved a skill development scheme titled SAMARTH, a Scheme for Capacity Building in Textile Sector, covering the entire value chain of the textile sector, excluding Spinning and Weaving in the organized sector, on pan India basis, including the state of Tripura, for a period of three years from 2017-18 to 2019-20, with an outlay of INR 1300 cr to train 10 lakh, persons.
  • A total of 242.5 cr has been allocated for the SAMARTH scheme.

Yarn Supply Scheme: *

  • Yarn Supply Scheme (YSS) is being implemented throughout the country through National Handloom Development Corporation to make available all types of yarn at Mill Gate Price.
  • Under the Scheme, freight charges are reimbursed for all types of yarn and a component of 10% price subsidy also exists on hank yarn, which is available for cotton, domestic silk, wool and linen yarn with quantity caps.

MSP Operations for Cotton *

  • CCI has made adequate arrangements in all 11 major cotton-growing states by opening 474 procurement centres in 143 districts, to meet any eventuality of MSP operations. The Government extends full price support to CCI for undertaking MSP operations in cotton.
Investment Opportunities
  • The Textile industry in India has a robust presence in the entire value chain.
  • All levels of textile value chain i.e. from fibre/ filament to garment/speciality fabrics manufacturing at large scale are available.
  • India has an extensive custom of textile and apparel manufacturing with infrastructure spread across the country in numerous clusters.
  • Fabric processing set-ups are for all kind of natural, synthetic and speciality textiles.
  • Opportunities for investments in retail brands are immense.

 

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Sector Reports
  1. Annual Report 2021-2022
  2. Year-End- Review of Department of Textiles– 2022
Foreign Investors
  • Rieter (Switzerland)
  • TrUtzschler (Germany)
  • Soktas (Turkey)
  • Zambiati (Italy)
  • Bilsar (Turkey)
  • Monti (Italy)
  • CMT (Mauritius)
  • E-land (S. Korea)
  • Nissinbo (Japan)
  • Marubeni (Japan)
  • Skaps (USA)
  • Ahlstorm (USA)
  • Terram (UK)
  • Strata Geosystems (USA)
  • Marks & Spencer (UK)
  • Zara (Spain)
  • Mango (Spain)
  • Promod (France)
  • Benetton (Italy)
  • Espirit (USA)
  • Levi’s (USA)
  • Forever 21 (USA)
Agencies

1. Development Commissioner (Handicrafts)
2. Jute Commissioner
3. Ministry of Textiles
4. Office of Development Commissioner (Handlooms)
5. Office of the Textiles Commissioner
6. Textiles Committee

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