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The textile industry continues to be the second-largest employment generating sector in India. It offers direct employment to over 35 million people in the country. [1] India is the world's second largest exporter of textiles and clothing, and in the fiscal year 2022, the exports stood at US$44.4 billion. [2]
[2] [3] Coimbatore is often referred to as the Manchester of South India due to its cotton production and textile industries. [4] [5] As of 2022, Tiruppur exported garments worth $480 billion, contributing to nearly 54% of the all the textile exports from India and the city is known as the knitwear capital due to its cotton knitwear export.
The textile industry in India traditionally, after agriculture, is the only industry that has generated huge employment for both skilled and unskilled labour in textiles. The textile industry continues to be the second-largest employment generating sector in India. It offers direct employment to over 35 million in the country. [25]
The Ministry of Textiles is an Indian government national agency responsible for the formulation of policy, planning, development, export promotion and regulation of the textile industry in India. This includes all natural, artificial, and cellulosic fibers that go into the making of textiles, clothing and Handicrafts.
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National Textile Corporation is a central public sector undertaking under the ownership of Ministry of Textiles, Government of India. [1] It owns 23 working textile mills which produce yarn and fabric. The company was incorporated in April 1968.
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