From India's booming cotton fields to its humming powerloom factories, a nation of 223 million spindles is weaving a global success story with over 45 million hands.
Key Takeaways
- India produced 5,709 million kg of cotton yarn in FY 2022-23, marking a 4.2% increase from the previous year
- The installed capacity of spinning sector in India stands at 223 million spindles as of March 2023, with 99% utilization rate
- India's man-made fibre (MMF) production reached 6,986 million kg in FY 2022-23, up 7.8% YoY
- Textile exports from India reached USD 44.4 billion in FY 2022-23, with ready-made garments contributing USD 16.2 billion
- USA accounted for 27% of India's textile exports valued at USD 11.95 billion in FY 2022-23
- EU nations imported USD 9.68 billion worth of textiles from India in FY 2022-23
- India's textile industry employs over 45 million people directly and 60 million indirectly as of 2023
- Handloom sector provides employment to 3.5 million weavers in India
- Powerloom workers number 5.2 million across 25 lakh looms in 2023
- India's textile market size was USD 220 billion in 2023, projected to reach USD 350 billion by 2030
- Domestic consumption of textiles is 60% cotton and 40% MMF as of 2023
- Apparel market value stands at USD 75 billion in India 2023
- PLI scheme allocation for textiles is INR 10,683 crore for MMF
- PM MITRA Park scheme approves 7 parks with INR 4,445 crore investment
- TUFS disbursed INR 22,000 crore subsidies in last 5 years to 2023
India's textile industry is vast and growing, employing millions and producing diverse fabrics for export.
Employment Statistics
- India's textile industry employs over 45 million people directly and 60 million indirectly as of 2023
- Handloom sector provides employment to 3.5 million weavers in India
- Powerloom workers number 5.2 million across 25 lakh looms in 2023
- Garment industry employs 4.5 million workers in organized sector alone
- Spinning sector employment stands at 4 million workers as of 2023
- 75% of textile workforce in India is women, particularly in spinning and weaving
- Tamil Nadu employs 2.5 million in textiles, highest in India
- Gujarat textile employment is 1.8 million workers in 2023
- Maharashtra has 1.2 million textile jobs
- Uttar Pradesh employs 1.5 million in handlooms and powerlooms
- Technical textiles sector to create 3.5 million jobs by 2025
- Jute mills employ 3.7 lakh workers directly
- Silk industry provides jobs to 9.7 million people in 2023
- Wool sector employment is 1.2 million across shearing to weaving
- Apparel export houses employ 2 million skilled workers
- Home textiles sector jobs total 2.5 million
- Denim industry employs 0.5 million workers in 2023
- Terry towel sector has 0.8 million jobs
- Carpet manufacturing employs 2 million artisans
- Leather textiles employ 4 million in MSMEs
- Embroidery sector jobs are 1 million
- Dyeing and printing employs 3 million workers
- Processing sector workforce is 2.2 million in 2023
- Skill development programs trained 1.2 million textile workers in 2022-23
- Youth employment in textiles is 35% of total workforce
- Migrant workers constitute 40% of textile labor force
Employment Statistics Interpretation
While these statistics weave an impressive national tapestry of 45 million direct and 105 million total livelihoods, the true pattern reveals a vast, interconnected human ecosystem—predominantly women, often migrant, and spanning from ancient handlooms to futuristic technical textiles—that holds the fabric of India's social and economic resilience together by a thread.
Export Statistics
- Textile exports from India reached USD 44.4 billion in FY 2022-23, with ready-made garments contributing USD 16.2 billion
- USA accounted for 27% of India's textile exports valued at USD 11.95 billion in FY 2022-23
- EU nations imported USD 9.68 billion worth of textiles from India in FY 2022-23
- Bangladesh imported USD 1.2 billion textiles from India in 2023
- UAE received USD 2.1 billion textile exports from India in FY 2022-23
- Cotton yarn exports stood at USD 2.58 billion in FY 2022-23
- RMG exports to UK were USD 1.85 billion in 2023
- Home textiles exports reached USD 4.12 billion in FY 2022-23
- Man-made apparel exports grew 12% to USD 5.6 billion in FY 2023
- Technical textiles exports hit USD 2.8 billion in 2023
- Jute products exports were USD 0.45 billion in FY 2022-23
- Silk exports from India valued USD 0.32 billion in 2023
- Woollen garments exports to EU reached USD 0.18 billion in FY 2022-23
- Handloom exports stood at USD 0.35 billion in 2023
- Denim exports from India were USD 1.1 billion in FY 2023
- Terry towels exports hit USD 1.2 billion annually
- Carpet exports reached USD 0.95 billion in 2023
- Leather apparel exports were USD 0.42 billion in FY 2022-23
- Made-ups exports grew to USD 9.5 billion in FY 2023
- Fabrics exports valued USD 3.8 billion in 2023
- Accessories exports stood at USD 1.5 billion annually
- Socks exports from India reached USD 0.25 billion in 2023
- Bed linen exports were USD 2.1 billion in FY 2022-23
- Curtain exports hit USD 0.8 billion in 2023
- Embroidered exports valued USD 1.3 billion annually
- Printed fabric exports were USD 0.9 billion in FY 2023
- Yarn exports to China stood at USD 1.4 billion in 2023
Export Statistics Interpretation
While America and Europe wrap themselves in our ready-made garments, the true fabric of India's textile export story is a meticulously stitched patchwork of everything from humble jute to high-tech textiles, proving we don't just clothe the world, we carpet, curtain, and towel it too.
Market and Economic Statistics
- India's textile market size was USD 220 billion in 2023, projected to reach USD 350 billion by 2030
- Domestic consumption of textiles is 60% cotton and 40% MMF as of 2023
- Apparel market value stands at USD 75 billion in India 2023
- Home textiles market size is USD 12 billion domestically in 2023
- Technical textiles market valued INR 2.35 lakh crore in FY23
- MMF consumption grew to 7,500 million kg in FY 2023
- Cotton consumption in India was 23 million tonnes in 2022-23
- Per capita textile consumption is 7.6 kg annually in India 2023
- Organized retail share in apparel is 15% valued USD 11 billion
- E-commerce textiles sales hit USD 15 billion in FY23
- FDI inflow in textiles was USD 4.5 billion from 2000-2023
- MSME contribution to textiles is 45% of output, employing 80%
- Value addition in textiles is 12-14% of manufacturing GDP
- Polyester market share is 40% in fibre consumption 2023
- Denim market size USD 8 billion in India 2023
- Terry towel market valued USD 3.5 billion domestically
- Carpet market is USD 2.2 billion in 2023
- Activewear market grew to USD 5 billion in FY23
- Sustainable textiles market projected USD 10 billion by 2025
- Luxury apparel segment valued USD 1.2 billion in 2023
- Kids wear market size USD 6 billion annually
- Innerwear market reached USD 4.5 billion in 2023
- Ethnic wear dominates 45% of apparel market
Market and Economic Statistics Interpretation
From its dominant, comfortable cotton roots to the booming, versatile MMF branch, India's textile industry is a colossal economic tree, valued at $220 billion and climbing, whose every fiber—from denim to activewear to home textiles—is woven into the nation's GDP, employment, and global ambition.
Policy and Sustainability Statistics
- PLI scheme allocation for textiles is INR 10,683 crore for MMF
- PM MITRA Park scheme approves 7 parks with INR 4,445 crore investment
- TUFS disbursed INR 22,000 crore subsidies in last 5 years to 2023
- RAMP scheme allocates INR 4,261 crore for textiles reforms 2023-28
- 5% GST on MMF apparel up to INR 1,000 to boost sector, effective 2022
- National Technical Textiles Mission targets USD 40-50 bn market by 2024
- Samarth scheme trained 3.2 lakh workers under skill program till 2023
- Handloom Reservation Act protects 114 items for handlooms
- Jute Packaging Materials Act mandates 100% jute for food grains
- Silk Samagra scheme outlay INR 2,301 crore for 2021-26
- Zero Defect Zero Effect scheme covers 500 clusters for sustainability
- RECL scheme provides credit at 6% interest for exports till 2024
- ATUFS offers 10% capital subsidy for technical textiles
- 20% incentive under RoDTEP for textiles exports from 2021
- Sustainable Packaging Mission promotes jute use in e-commerce
- Gati Shakti plan integrates 100 textile clusters
- EPCG scheme imports machinery duty-free for 6 years export obligation
- 16% duty drawback on apparel exports in 2023
- BioE3 Policy targets enzyme-based textiles by 2030
- 30% incentive for SC/ST entrepreneurs in handlooms
Policy and Sustainability Statistics Interpretation
While the government is weaving a safety net of subsidies and training schemes to support traditional fabrics, it's also aggressively stitching up ambitious incentives for high-tech textiles and man-made fibers, hoping the entire industry can tailor itself into a global export powerhouse without dropping the delicate thread of its handloom heritage.
Production Statistics
- India produced 5,709 million kg of cotton yarn in FY 2022-23, marking a 4.2% increase from the previous year
- The installed capacity of spinning sector in India stands at 223 million spindles as of March 2023, with 99% utilization rate
- India's man-made fibre (MMF) production reached 6,986 million kg in FY 2022-23, up 7.8% YoY
- Cotton fabric production in India was 61,080 million sqm in FY 2022-23
- India ranks 2nd globally in polyester filament yarn production with 2.5 million tonnes annually as of 2023
- Jute production in India achieved 10.1 million bales in 2022-23 season
- Silk production volume in India was 38,099 MT in 2022-23, with mulberry silk dominating at 36,993 MT
- Wool production in India stood at 49.9 million kg in 2022-23
- Handloom sector produced 6,412 million sqm of cloth in FY 2022-23
- Powerloom sector output reached 59,684 million sqm of fabric in FY 2022-23
- India's garment production capacity is 1,500 million pieces per year for knitwear as of 2023
- Synthetic yarn production grew to 8,200 million kg in FY 2023
- Technical textiles production in India valued at INR 2.35 lakh crore in FY 2023
- Agrotech segment produced 1.2 million tonnes of textiles in FY 2022-23
- Packtech textiles output was 0.8 million tonnes in 2023
- India's cotton production was 31.49 million bales in 2022-23
- Ready-made garments production hit 4.5 billion pieces in FY 2022-23
- Home textiles production volume reached 1,200 million sqm in 2023
- Denim fabric production capacity is 300 million meters annually in India as of 2023
- Terry towel production was 450 million kg in FY 2022-23
- Socks production in India stands at 500 million pairs per year
- Bed linen production output is 800 million sets annually
- Curtain fabric production reached 600 million meters in 2023
- Carpet production volume was 150 million sqm in FY 2022-23
- Leather garments production is 50 million pieces per year
- Embroidered fabrics production hit 2,500 million sqm in 2023
- Printed fabrics output was 15,000 million sqm annually
- Dyed yarn production volume reached 1,200 million kg in FY 2022-23
- Blended yarn production was 2,800 million kg in 2023
- Open-end spinning capacity is 8.5 million rotors as of 2023
Production Statistics Interpretation
India is weaving its economic future with astonishing speed, from field to fabric to fashion, as these numbers reveal an industry spinning cotton, polyester, and ambition into a tapestry of truly colossal scale.
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