Essay On Textile Industry In India

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1. OVERVIEW OF TEXTILE INDUSTRY IN GUJARAT Introduction: The textile industry is mainly concerned with the production of yarn and cloth, then its fraudulent design, cloth manufacturing and finally its distribution. Textile industries use either natural raw material or the synthetic using products that are manufactured by chemical industry. Indian textile industry is one of the leading textile industries in the world, but the situation was not the same before 1991. After the liberalisation policy of Indian economy in 1991, the scenario changed and this opening up gave a starting fire to the Indian textile industry which has now become one of the largest textile industries in the world. Gujarat is one of the leading industrial states in India and the textile industry has mainly contributed a good way in the state’s …show more content…

Since the inception of liberalisation policy in Indian economy, textile industries have seen a different face of its growth. Known as ‘The Textile state of India’, Gujarat is well known for the development of cotton, Ginning processing, power looms, spinning units and processing houses. Gujarat’s Bandhani or Bandhej is one of the best tie and dye fabrics in the country. Dhamadka is the art of printing fabrics with blocks of wooden. Mashru is a fabric mix, which is woven with a combination of cotton and silk. It being prohibited to wear pure silk, was used by Muslim men originally. The state’s progress across various segments in the textile chain is not constant. In 2011-12, Gujarat produced the highest cotton output of 120 lakh bales in India. In spite of this, the state ranked 6th in cotton yarn production due to inadequate spinning capacities and unavailability of skilled manpower. These factors limit the ability of textile industries in Gujarat.

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