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India - Knitting the future

India is among the world's largest producers of Textiles and Apparel

The domestic apparel & textile industry in India contributes approx. 2% to the country’s GDP, 7% of industry output in value terms. The share of textile, apparel and handicrafts in India’s total exports was 11.4% in 2020-21. India holds 4% share of the global trade in textiles and apparel.

India is one of the largest producers of cotton and jute in the world. India is also the 2nd largest producer of silk in the world and 95% of the world’s hand-woven fabric comes from India. The Indian technical textiles segment is estimated at $16 bn, approximately 6% of the global market.

The textiles and apparel industry in India is the 2nd largest employer in the country providing direct employment to 45 mn people and 100 mn people in allied industries. 

India has also become the second-largest manufacturer of PPE in the world. More than 600 companies in India are certified to produce PPEs today, whose global market worth is expected to be over $92.5 bn by 2025, up from $52.7 bn in 2019.

  • The textiles industry (including dyed and printed) attracted FDI worth $ 4.03 bn from April 2000-June 2022
  • India’s exports of textiles and apparel are expected to reach $100 bn in the next 5 years, growing at a CAGR of 11%
  • To double the Indian textile and apparel industry size to $190 bn by 2025-26, 7 mega textile parks have been planned
  • The Indian technical textiles market was estimated at $17.6 bn in 2020-21 and grew at a CAGR of 10% since 2015-16
  • The domestic technical textile market for synthetic polymer was valued at $7.1 bn in 2020 and is projected to reach $11.6 bn by 2027, growing at a CAGR of 7.2%, while the technical textile market for wovens is expected to grow at a CAGR of 7.4% to $15.7 bn by 2027, up from $9.5 bn in 2020
  • India has a share of 5% of the global trade in textiles and apparel
  • The export of cotton Textiles was $ 17.2 bn with 39% share registering a growth of 54% and 67% during 2021-22 over FY 2020-21 and FY 2019-20, respectively

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One of the largest consumers and producers of cotton in the world.

Second largest manufacturer of PPE and producer of polyester, silk and fibre in the world

Second largest employment provider in India after agriculture

Industry Scenario

The domestic textiles and apparel industry stood at $152 bn in 2021

The textiles and apparel industry in India has strengths across the entire value chain from fiber, yarn, fabric to apparel. The Indian textile and apparel industry is highly diversified with a wide range of segments ranging from products of traditional handloom, handicrafts, wool, and silk products to the organized textile industry in India. The organized textile industry in India is characterized by the use of capital-intensive technology for the mass production of textile products and includes spinning, weaving, processing, and apparel manufacturing.

India’s ready made garment exports to see a CAGR of 12-13% and surpass $ 30 bn by 2027.

The domestic textiles and apparel industry stood at $150.5 bn in 2019-20. 

  • Cotton plays a major role in sustaining the livelihood of an estimated 5.8 mn cotton farmers and 40- 50 mn people engaged in related activities such as cotton processing and trade
  • India registered $ 41 bn in textile exports in CY 2021, with a CAGR (2.7) marginally higher than the global average
  • The domestic industry is highly dependent upon Imports of apparel grade wool. This makes the domestic Industry dependent on imports. India is importing raw wool from many countries. The top four import markets are Australia, New Zealand, China and Turkey 

The highest contributors to FDI in the Textile sector of India (including dyed, printed) from April 2016 to March 2021 are Japan, Mauritius, Italy, and Belgium. India scaled its highest ever exports tally at $ 44.4 Bn in Textiles and Apparel (T&A) including Handicrafts in FY 2021-22, indicating a substantial increase of 41% and 26% over corresponding figures in FY 2020-21 and FY 2019-20, respectively.

Cotton production supports 5.8 mn farmers and 40-50 mn people in allied sectors. 

Further, the domestic consumption of $75 bn was divided into apparel at $55 bn, technical textiles at $15 bn and home furnishings at $5 bn. While exports comprised of apparel exports at $12 bn; home textiles exports at $4.8 bn; fabric exports at $4 bn; yarn exports at $3.8 bn; fiber exports at $1.8 bn and others at $2 bn. 

USA was the top export destination accounting for 27% share, followed by EU (18%), Bangladesh (12%) and UAE (6%).

Exports of RMG of all Textiles values at $ 988.72 mn in October 2022 and exports of Handicrafts excl. hand made carpet values $ 98.05 mn in the same period. Exports of Cotton Yarn/Fabs./Madeups, Handloom products etc values at

nbsp;719.03 mn in October 2022.

A total of 1,77,825 Weavers and Artisans are registered on Government-e-Marketplace (GeM).

GROWTH DRIVERS

  • Abundance of raw material

  • Presence of entire value chains

  • Competitive manufacturing costs

  • Availability of skilled manpower

  • Large and growing domestic market

  • Rising per capita income, higher disposable incomes and preferences for brands

  • Organized retail landscape & e-Commerce

  • Increased focus on technical textiles due to growth of end-user industries such as automotive, healthcare, infrastructure and oil and petroleum

  • Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme in Man-made fiber and technical textiles with financial outlay of INR 10,683 cr under Atmanirbhar Bharat package

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Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval to introduce the Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme in Textiles Products for Enhancing India’s Manufacturing Capabilities and Enhancing Exports – Atmanirbhar Bharat. 1. A total of 61 applicants have been approved under Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme For Textiles out of 67 applications received. 2. Government reduces import duty of cotton to zero. 3. The scheme has two parts, Part 1 where minimum investment is INR 300 crore and minimum turnover required to be achieved for incentive is INR 600 crore; and Part-2, where minimum investment is of INR 100 crore and minimum turnover required to be achieved for incentive is INR 200 crore.

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What are the ATUFS benchmarked machineries?

TUFS benefit is available for TUFS benchmarked machinery covering the following activities:-
a) Cotton ginning and pressing.
b) Silk reeling and twisting.
c) Wool scouring, combing and carpet industry.
d) Synthetic filament yarn texturising, crimping and twisting.
e) Spinning.
f) Viscose Staple Fibre (VSF) and Viscose Filament Yarn (VFY).
g) Weaving, knitting and fabric embroidery.
h) Technical textiles including non-wovens.
i) Garment/design studio/made-up manufacturing.
j) Processing of fibres, yarns, fabrics, garments and made-ups.
k) Production activities of Jute Industry.

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What are the subsidies under Amended Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme (ATUFS)?

Capital Investment Subsidy is available under ATUFS under this scheme for eligible segments @10%/ 15% with an upper limit on investment amount.

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What is certificate of exemption and endorsement of GSP in Export Promotion & Quality Assurance?

An exemption certificate is issued to enable quota/duty free entry of the eligible items of Handloom origin at the importing end. GSP certificates (Form A) is issued for the eligible items for the following tariff preference giving (donor) countries:

Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland, Turkey, United States of America (USA), Republic of Belarus, Russian Federation, and European Union.

The European Union includes 28 countries Viz. Austria, Belgium,Czech Republic, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands (Holland), Republic of Bulgaria, Romania, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and United Kingdom (UK).

Note: 
1) For Australia, the main requirement is exporter’s declaration on the normal commercial invoice. Form A accompanied by the normal commercial invoice is an acceptable alternative, but official certification is not required.

2) In case of Canada and New Zealand, Official Certification is not required.

3) The United States does not require GSP Form A. A declaration setting forth all pertinent detailed information concerning the production or manufacture of the merchandise is considered sufficient only if requested by the district collector of the Customs.

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What is Amended Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme (ATUFS)?

ATUFS is set up to incentivise production and employment in the garmenting sector. The scheme would facilitate augmenting of investment, productivity, quality, employment, exports along with import substitution in the country.

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What does the MSS Scheme stands for?

MSS stands for Marketing Support & Services scheme. The Scheme has been introduced to promote and provide financial assistance to artisans to participate in domestic and international craft exhibitions/seminars in metropolitan cities/state capitals / places of tourist or commercial interest/other places.

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