From the hands of over 45 million artisans and workers, India weaves a colossal textile tapestry, being the world's second-largest cotton yarn producer and exporting over USD 44 billion in fabrics and apparel annually.
Key Takeaways
- India is the second largest producer of cotton yarn accounting for 20% of global production in 2022
- Production of cotton fabric in India reached 6,614 million sqm in FY 2022-23
- India's man-made fibre production stood at 7,390 thousand tonnes in FY2022
- India's textile and apparel exports grew by 20% to USD 16.2 billion in H1 FY24 from USD 13.5 billion in H1 FY23
- USA is the largest market for Indian textiles with USD 4.2 billion exports in FY23
- EU imports from India textiles worth USD 8.5 billion annually
- The textiles sector employs over 45 million people directly in India as of 2023
- Handloom sector provides employment to 3.5 million people
- Powerloom workers number around 5.5 million in India
- India's textiles industry contributes 2% to national GDP and 12% to exports in FY23
- Total market size of textiles sector is USD 220 billion in 2023
- Apparel market in India valued at USD 75 billion growing at 10% CAGR
- Technical textiles mission INR 1,500 crore outlay
- 7 PM MITRA mega textile parks approved with INR 4,445 crore support
- PLI scheme for MMF apparel attracts INR 5,000 crore investment
India leads global textile production with massive output and export growth.
Employment Statistics
- The textiles sector employs over 45 million people directly in India as of 2023
- Handloom sector provides employment to 3.5 million people
- Powerloom workers number around 5.5 million in India
- Garment industry employs 4 million workers
- Cotton farming employs 6 million farmers directly
- Women constitute 70% of workforce in apparel sector
- Technical textiles sector to create 3.5 million jobs by 2025
- Jute industry employs 3.7 million people
- Silk sector employment is 9.8 million including sericulture
- Home textiles employ 2 million workers
- Decentralized sector accounts for 80% of employment in textiles
- Spinning mills employ 1.2 million people
- Weaving sector jobs total 7 million
- Processing industry employs 1.5 million
- Khadi and village industries employ 1.7 million
- Organized sector employs 5 million in textiles
- Skill development trained 1 million textile workers under SAMARTH scheme by 2023
- MSME textiles units employ 35 million
- Carpet industry jobs 2 million artisans
- Denim sector employs 500,000 workers
- Leather textiles employ 4 million
- Embroidery units employ 1 million
- Average wage in garment factories is INR 12,000 per month
- Youth employment in textiles is 40% of total workforce
- Migrant workers in textiles number 10 million
Employment Statistics Interpretation
India’s textile industry is a colossal, humming loom of humanity, where the threads of nearly one in every thirty working Indians—from the cotton farmer to the haute couture seamstress—are woven into a fabric of economic survival that is as delicate as it is vast.
Export Statistics
- India's textile and apparel exports grew by 20% to USD 16.2 billion in H1 FY24 from USD 13.5 billion in H1 FY23
- USA is the largest market for Indian textiles with USD 4.2 billion exports in FY23
- EU imports from India textiles worth USD 8.5 billion annually
- Readymade garments exports stood at USD 16.1 billion in FY23
- Cotton yarn exports were USD 2.1 billion in 2022-23
- Home textiles exports reached USD 4.6 billion in FY23
- Man-made textiles exports grew 15% to USD 7.8 billion in FY23
- Jute products exports valued at USD 510 million in FY23
- Silk exports from India were USD 170 million in 2022
- Technical textiles exports targeted USD 10 billion by 2025
- Apparel exports to Bangladesh reached USD 1.2 billion in FY23
- Floor coverings exports stood at USD 1.1 billion annually
- Made-ups exports were USD 8.9 billion in FY23
- Handicrafts textiles exports USD 2.5 billion
- Organic textile exports grew 25% to USD 500 million
- Denim exports from India USD 1.5 billion yearly
- Terry towels exports USD 1.8 billion in FY23
- Bed linen exports to US alone USD 800 million
- Curtain exports valued at USD 600 million annually
- Carpet exports to EU USD 400 million
- Leather apparel exports USD 300 million
- Embroidered garments exports USD 2 billion
- Printed fabrics exports USD 1.2 billion yearly
- Handloom exports reached USD 350 million in FY23
- Khadi exports USD 100 million annually
- Wool products exports USD 250 million
Export Statistics Interpretation
Even as India's textile industry weaves a global tapestry, sending everything from $800 million in bed linen to America to $2 billion in embroidered finery worldwide, its true ambition is stitching together not just fabric, but a $10 billion future in high-tech textiles.
Market and Economic Statistics
- India's textiles industry contributes 2% to national GDP and 12% to exports in FY23
- Total market size of textiles sector is USD 220 billion in 2023
- Apparel market in India valued at USD 75 billion growing at 10% CAGR
- Domestic textiles market size USD 150 billion annually
- Technical textiles market USD 16 billion in 2022, projected USD 40 billion by 2024
- MMF segment market share 45% of total fibre consumption
- Cotton textiles hold 55% market share in India
- Organized retail textiles turnover INR 5 lakh crore
- E-commerce textiles sales USD 10 billion in 2023
- Home textiles market INR 1.5 lakh crore
- Sustainable textiles market growing at 15% to USD 5 billion
- Denim market size USD 8 billion in India
- Luxury textiles segment USD 2 billion
- FDI in textiles USD 12 billion since 2000
- Industry growth rate 10% annually projected to USD 350 billion by 2030
- Contribution to industrial output 4%
- Turnover of top 100 textile companies INR 3 lakh crore
- Per capita textile consumption 12 kg in India vs global 25 kg
- Import of textiles USD 7 billion annually mainly MMF
- PLI scheme allocation INR 10,683 crore for textiles
- RAMP scheme outlay INR 4,847 crore for sector development
- PM MITRA parks to attract INR 1 lakh crore investment
- TUFS scheme disbursed INR 1.2 lakh crore since inception
- FDI equity inflow USD 3.9 billion in last 5 years
- Government schemes employ 1 crore people target by 2025
- Export promotion councils budget INR 1,000 crore annually
- Skill India Mission for textiles INR 1,300 crore
- Handloom budget allocation INR 900 crore in FY24
- Powerloom cluster development INR 500 crore
- Jute ICA package INR 900 crore for sector
- Silk Samagra scheme INR 681 crore
Market and Economic Statistics Interpretation
India's textiles industry, a vibrant tapestry woven from a robust $150 billion domestic market, technical textiles sprinting towards $40 billion, and a 10% growth stitch, is meticulously threading the needle—balancing cotton's enduring 55% reign with surging synthetic fibres and e-commerce, all while government schemes ambitiously pattern the fabric of its future into a projected $350 billion masterpiece by 2030.
Policy and Investment Statistics
- Technical textiles mission INR 1,500 crore outlay
- 7 PM MITRA mega textile parks approved with INR 4,445 crore support
- PLI scheme for MMF apparel attracts INR 5,000 crore investment
Policy and Investment Statistics Interpretation
India is giving its textiles industry the triple-threat treatment: a mission for high-tech fabrics, parks for mega-scale production, and a cash incentive to stitch up the man-made fiber market, threading billions of rupees into its economic fabric.
Production Statistics
- India is the second largest producer of cotton yarn accounting for 20% of global production in 2022
- Production of cotton fabric in India reached 6,614 million sqm in FY 2022-23
- India's man-made fibre production stood at 7,390 thousand tonnes in FY2022
- Jute production in India was 1.2 million tonnes during 2022-23 season
- Silk production in India achieved 38,099 MT in 2022-23
- India produced 1,086 million spindles in cotton yarn sector in FY23
- Wool production in India was 49.6 thousand tonnes in 2021-22
- Handloom sector produced 6,456 million sqm of fabric in FY22
- Powerloom sector output was 5,940 million metres in FY2023
- India's total textile exports including apparel were USD 44.4 billion in FY23
- Garment production capacity in India is over 3,000 million pieces annually
- Synthetic yarn production reached 4,200 million kg in 2022
- Cotton consumption in mills was 5,829 million kg in FY22
- Terry towel production stands at 1,200 million pieces per year
- Home textiles production value is INR 1.2 lakh crore annually
- Technical textiles production targeted at USD 40 billion by 2024
- India's spindle capacity is 58 million, second largest globally
- Rotor spinning capacity is 2.5 million in India
- Total installed looms capacity is 9.5 million
- Khadi production volume was 421 million sqm in FY23
- Ready-made garments production is 4,500 million units yearly
- Denim fabric production capacity is 300 million metres per annum
- Bed linen production is 250 million sets annually
- Curtain production stands at 150 million panels per year
- Carpet production value is USD 2 billion
- Leather garments production is 100 million pieces yearly
- Embroidered fabric output is 500 million sqm annually
- Printed fabric production reached 2,000 million metres in FY23
- Dyed yarn production is 1,500 million kg per year
- Organic cotton production was 155,000 bales in 2022
Production Statistics Interpretation
While India's textile industry weaves an impressive global tapestry—from dressing the world in cotton to carpeting its floors—its true fabric is the sheer, mind-boggling scale of making nearly everything for everyone, everywhere, all at once.
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