The textile industry in India is one of the largest and most important industries. It contributes 14% to industrial production, 4% to GDP, and 17% to export earnings. The textile industry employs over 35 million people directly. The government has implemented various initiatives and policies to promote growth of the textile sector. It aims to increase India's share of the global textile market from 4.5% to 8% by 2020. The technical textiles segment in particular is growing, with the market size projected to increase over time. Major players, investment, and opportunities in the industry are also discussed.

1. C.MEENA
I – MBA
SURYA ENGINEERING
COLLEGE

2. BACKGROUND
India Textile Industry is one of the leading textile industries in the world. India
Textile Industry largely depends upon the textile manufacturing and export. It also plays a
major role in the economy of the country.
India earns about 27% of its total foreign exchange through textile exports. The textile
industry of India also contributes nearly 14% of the total industry production of the country.
It also contributes around 3% to the GDP of the country.
Indian textile industry can be divided into several segments , some of which
can be listed as below:
 Cotton Textiles
 Silk Textiles
 Woolen Textiles
 Readymade Garments
 Hand-Crafted Textiles
 Jute and Coir

3. CURRENT SCENARIO
the sector contributes,
14% - Industrial Production
4% - Gross Domestic Product
17% - Country’s Export Earnings
Provide Direct Employment to 35 million People.
India has the potential to increase its textile and apparel share in
the world trade from the current level of 4.5 % to 8% and reach US$ 80
billion by 2020.

4. ITEMS
2009-10 2010-11
APRIL - OCTOBER
2010 - 11 2011 - 12
MILLION US $ MILLION US $ MILLION US $ MILLION US $
Readymade
Garments
10064.73 10627.99 5512.15 7088.74
Cotton Textiles 5711.41 8360.35 3466.96 4899.36
Manmade
Textiles
3970.88 4643.06 2465.75 3215.49
Wollen Yarn, Fabrics,
MadeupsEtc
470.20 429.75 248.77 324.65
Silk Textiles 596.05 595.19 323.95 282.34
Handloom 264.85 365. 48 185.89 324.14
TOTAL 21078.12 25021.82 12203.47 16134.72

5.  TECHNICAL TEXTILE
SEGMENT
 Technical Textile are an important part of the textile industry.
 The Working Group – 11th 5 year plan – estimated market size of technical
textile increase from US $5.29 Billion in 2006-07 to US $15.16 Billion.
 The Government is set to launch US $44.21 Million Mission for
promotion of technical textiles.
 The Global Technical industry is estimated at US $ 127 Billion and its size
in India is pegged at US $ 11 Billion.

6. Major players in textile industry
 MAJOR PLAYERS IN THE
INDUSTRY

7.  GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES
The Government of India has promoted a number of export promotion
policies for the textile sector in the Union Budget 2011-12 and the Foreign
Trade Policy 2009-14.
 Welfare Schemes.
 E-Marketing.
 Skill Development.
 Credit Linkages.
 Financial Package for waiver of overdues.
 Textile Parks.

8.  RECENT DEVELOPMENT
Along with the increasing export figures in the Indian
Apparel sector in the country, Bangladesh is planning to set up two
Special Economic Zones (SEZ) for attracting Indian
companies, and duty free between the two countries.
The two SEZs are intended to come up on 100-acre plots of
land in Kishoreganj and Chattak, in Bangladesh.

9.  POLICY AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
 Technology Mission on Cotton (TMC),2000
 Jute Technology Mission (JTM),2006
 Development of mega cluster schemes
 CPCDS
 CHCDS
 CHCDS

10.  INVESTMENT
The textile sector has witnessed a spurt in investment during
the last five years.
The Industry (including dyed and printed) attracted foreign
direct investments(FDI) worth US$ 1.04 Billion during April
2000 to November 2012.

11.  OPPORTUNITIES
 Private Sector Participation in Silk Production
 Technical Textiles
 Retail Sector
 Centres of Excellence (CoE) for research and technical
training

12. Indian Textile industry is one of the largest and most important
industries in the Indian economy in terms of output, foreign exchange
earnings and employment generation.
Textile industry has made a major contribution to the national
economy in terms of direct and indirect employment generation and
net foreign exchange earnings