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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]
The following is a list of countries by textile exports. Data is for 2022, in billions of United States dollars, as reported by The Observatory of Economic Complexity. [1] Currently thirty countries, as of 2022, are listed.
Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel(MITRA) was announced in 2021 by Government of India to encourage the Textile Industry. [1] [2] [3] Shortlisted places in the states can set up Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel either at brownfield (which has been built on) sites or at greenfield (not earlier been built on) sites.
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]
[6] [7] As of 2015, the textile industry in the state accounted for 17% of the total invested capital in all the industries. [8] As of 2021 [update] , 40% of leather goods exported from India worht ₹ 9,252 crore (US$1.1 billion) are being manufactured in the state.
Today, auto majors with a growing presence in India source both major components and sub-assemblies from the city. Several international automotive manufacturers source components ranging from exhaust systems to braking systems, seating, electronic and electrical components, mechanical engine parts, body components and suspensions and radiators ...
Mumbai, the capital of Maharashtra and often described as the New York of India or Manhattan of India, [18] is the financial capital and the most populous city of India with an estimated city proper population of 12.5 million (1.25 crore). [19] The city is the entertainment, fashion, and commercial centre of India. Mumbai hosts the largest ...
Post-independence focus on revival of traditional textile and design led to the rise of "ethnic chic". The history of clothing in India dates back to ancient times, yet fashion is a new industry, as it was the traditional Indian clothing with regional variations, be it the sari, ghagra choli or dhoti, that remained popular until the early decades of post-independence India. [1]