Current Position of Cotton Textile Industry in India
India’s largest organized sector in modern times is cotton textile and employs about 16 percent of the country’s capital and over 20 percent of industrial labor. At present, there are 1,719 textile mills in India and tens of thousands of small factories.
Cotton Textile Industry in India
The cotton industry in India has been considered to be the second most developed in the textile industry of India following the man-made textile. India is the largest producer of cotton and the cotton industry of India is one of the fastest-growing sectors. About 25 percent of the world’s area under cultivation is under India and includes states like Gujarat, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Punjab and Tamil Nadu. About 4.5 crore people in India have been employed in cotton textile industry of India.