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Historical evidence suggests that the weaving and spinning of cotton existed during the Harappan Civilisation, about 4000 years back. Studies indicate that large quantities of silk from northern parts of India were traded with western countries
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ClothManufacturing-AnEver-EvolvingGrowthSector Howdidcloth manufacturingevolveinIndia? HistoricalevidencesuggeststhattheweavingandspinningofcottonexistedduringtheHarappanCivilisation,about4000yearsback.StudiesindicatethatlargequantitiesofsilkfromnorthernpartsofIndiaweretradedwithwesterncountriesthroughthesilkrouteinChina. TheclothingsectorkeptthrivingduringtheMughalempireandtheBritishRajinIndiaasBengalandGujratemergedasthemainproductionhubs. Cottonyarnandjutecontinuetobethemainstayoftheindustrywithartificialfibres,suchasnylonandpolyesterenteringthemarketintheearly20thcentury. • Whatarethekeycomponentsofthetextile industry in India? • Thebasicstructureoftheclothingsectorcomprisesofthefollowingcomponents: • Spinning:Thisistheprocessofconvertingcottonorartificialfibreintoweavableyarn. • Weaving:Knittingorweavingconvertstheyarnintofabric.Thissectorconsistsof • 3.9millionhandloomsand380000‘powerlooms’. • Fabricfinishing:Theprocessingpriortothemanufacturingofclothincludesdyeing,printing,andotherclothpreparationtechniques.Thereareabout2300processorsinIndia. • Finishedclothing:Thereareapproximately77000domesticmanufacturers,exporters,andsubcontractorsengagedintheproductionofapparel. • Compositemills:Thesearerelativelylargeset-upswherespinning,weaving,andattimesfabricatingaredoneunderoneroof.
WhatisthepresentstateoftheIndianclothingindustry? Afteragriculture,textileisIndia’sforemostindustryemployingaround4.5crorepeople.Therearemorethan35Lakhshandloomworkersspreadacrossthecountry.Thesectorcontributesnearly14%ofthetotalindustrialproductionandaccountsforabout30%oftotalexports. India’sclothingindustryisgrowingataCAGRof10%andisexpectedtotouch $190billionby2025-26 Thelargestcottonproducerintheworld,Indiaproducedmorethan36millionbalesofcottonduringtheproductionseasonof2021-22.Exportsoftextileandapparelstoodatapproximately$44billioninFY22. Theindustryattractedalmost$4billioninFDIfromApr2000-Mar2022. InMay2022,theMSMEministryinauguratedtheCenterofExcellenceforKhadi(CoEK)atDelhitoproduceinnovativefabricsandgarmentsforthedomesticandoverseasmarket. Atotalof$1.62billionwasallocatedtothetextileindustryinthe2022-23unionbudget. IndustryExpertscanguideyouinfindingasuitableclothingmanufacturing companyinIndia.