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Textiles. The state is one of the largest producer of textile yarns and finished garments, accounting for more than 70% of the national output. The department is responsible for the management of entire textile supply chain including facilitating resources including materials, land and labour, textile machinery, education and research and promotion. [13]
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]
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The textile industry in Salem, especially the handloom industry, is one of the most ancient cottage industries in Salem district of Tamil Nadu, India. [1] [2] [3] Salem was one of the primary handloom centers of south India. [4] Sari, dhoti and angavasthram are made out of silk yarn and cotton yarn. [5]
Colours of India — silk yarn waiting to be made into sarees, Kanchipuram. In India, about 97% of the raw mulberry silk is produced in the Indian states of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal. [1] Mysore and North Bangalore, the upcoming site of a US$20 million "Silk City", contribute to a majority of silk production. [2]
Madurai Sungudi is a design from Madurai, in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, which is an exclusive textile product traditionally produced using tie and dye (using natural dyes) method by the Saurashtrians, who migrated to Madurai under the patronage of King Thirumalai Naicker in the 17th century. [1]
The Southern India Mills Association, also known as the acronym SIMA, is a Textile mill association, which was established in 1933 at Coimbatore, India, by late Sir R.K. Shanmukham Chetty, the first finance minister of independent India, to represent the entire South Indian textile value chain.
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.