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INDIAN TEXTILE INDUSTRY
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India is a traditional textile -producing country with textiles in general, and cotton
in particular, being major industries for the country. India is among the world’s top
producers of yarns and fabrics, and the export quality of its products is ever
increasing. Textile Industry is one of the largest and oldest industries in India.
Textile Industry in India is a self-reliant and independent industry and has great
diversification and versatility.
The textile industry can be broadly classified into two categories, the organized
mill sector and the unorganized decentralized sector.
The organized sector of the textile industry represents the mills. It could be a
spinning mill or a composite mill. Composite mill is one where the spinning,
weaving and processing facilities are carried out under one roof.
The decentralized sector is engaged mainly in the weaving activity, which makes
it heavily dependent on the organized sector for their yarn requirements. This
decentralized sector is comprised of the three major segments viz., powerloom,
handloom and hosiery. In addition to the above, there are readymade garments,
khadi as well as carpet manufacturing units in the decentralized sector.
Strengths of the Textile Industry:
The following are few strengths of the Indian Textile Industry:
· An Independent and self-reliant industry;
· Large and potential domestic and international market;
· Abundant Raw Material availability that helps industry to control costs and
reduces the lead-time across the operation;
· Availability of low cost and skilled manpower provides competitive
advantage to industry;
· Availability of large varieties of cotton fiber and has a fast growing
synthetic fiber industry;
· Promising export potential.
Weaknesses of the Textile Industry:
The following are the few drawbacks of the textile industry, which it has to
overcome.
· The Industry is a highly fragmented Industry.
· It is highly dependent on Cotton.
· There is lower productivity in various segments.
· There is a declining in Mill Segment.
· Lack of Technological Development that affect the productivity and other
activities in whole value chain.
· Infrastructural Bottlenecks and Efficiency such as, Transaction Time at
Ports and transportation Time.
· Unfavorable labor Laws.
· Lack of Trade Membership, which restrict to tap other potential market.
Textiles Organizations:
The following are some governmental, semi-governmental, private bodies and
associations, which are working for the smooth running of the commerce of
textile in India.
The Ministry of Textiles:
A Secretary who is assisted in the discharge of his duties by four Joint
Secretaries and the Development Commissioners for Handlooms and
Handicrafts, Textile Commissioner and Jute Commissioner heads this. The
following are the principal functional areas of the Ministry:
· Textile Policy & Coordination
· Man-made Fiber/ Filament Yarn Industry
· Cotton Textile Industry
· Jute Industry
· Silk and Silk Textile Industry
· Wool & Woollen Industry
· Decentralised Powerloom Sector
· Export Promotion
· Planning & Economic Analysis
· Integrated Finance Matters
· Information Technology