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India Textile Industry Statistics

India’s textile exports, powerloom strength, and expanding technical textiles are driving rapid growth despite strict effluent rules.

India’s textile industry spans clusters of manufacturing and weaving, from powerloom hubs in Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu to handloom concentrations in West Bengal, Odisha, and Assam. Alongside growing output and export earnings, the sector must meet regulated textile effluent standards under the Environment (Protection) Act. This page ties together industry scale, export data, and policy and tax measures that shape inputs and production decisions.

Florian FelsingWritten byFlorian FelsingCTO, Rawshot.ai
UpdatedApril 19, 2026Read8 minSources81 verified
India Textile Industry Statistics

Executive Summary

Key Takeaways

Research reviewed

India’s textile exports, powerloom strength, and expanding technical textiles are driving rapid growth despite strict effluent rules.

  • India’s powerloom sector has about 1.3 million looms (estimate)

  • India’s textile sector size is expected to reach INR 6.2 trillion by 2025 (industry projection)

  • India’s technical textiles mission targets domestic demand to reach INR 1,00,000 crore by 2030 (official)

  • India’s textile and apparel industry generated export revenue of USD 44.4 billion in 2022 (official figure)

  • India’s textiles exports were USD 34.7 billion in 2023 (calendar year)

  • India exported textiles worth USD 26.1 billion during April–December 2023

  • Fabric and yarn under chapter headings attract 5% GST in common cases (tax rate)

  • RoDTEP covers refund of duties for export of goods; HS-wise rates are published by CBIC (dataset)

  • India’s Advance Authorization scheme allows import of inputs duty-free for exports (policy)

  • India’s production of blended fabrics has been increasing; cotton+poly blends are dominant in export (industry share)

  • India is the world’s largest exporter of jute goods, with exports around INR 7,000+ crore (recent years; industry profile)

  • India’s cotton production (all India) for 2020–21 was about 28.0 million bales

  • India’s share of global textile production is about 5% (industry estimate)

  • India’s textile sector has a cluster of major manufacturing states: Gujarat, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal (distribution)

  • India’s powerloom clusters are in states including Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu (industry distribution)

Section 01

Industry Overview

  1. India’s powerloom sector has about 1.3 million looms (estimate) [1]

  2. India’s textile sector size is expected to reach INR 6.2 trillion by 2025 (industry projection) [2]

  3. India’s technical textiles mission targets domestic demand to reach INR 1,00,000 crore by 2030 (official) [3]

  4. India’s textile effluent treatment is regulated with standards under Environment (Protection) Act; textile effluent standards exist (CPCB) [4]

  5. India’s ready-to-wear apparel market is increasing; domestic apparel market estimated at USD 30–35 billion (industry) [5]

  6. India has about 2.7 million handlooms (handloom sector estimate) [6]

  7. The textile and apparel industry is estimated to contribute 17% to India’s export earnings (as per the Government of India’s statements) [7]

  8. The textile and apparel industry’s contribution to India’s GDP was 2.3% in 2022–23 [8]

  9. India’s jute mill capacity is around 4.5 million spindles (jute sector estimate) [9]

  10. India’s PM MITRA total project outlay is about INR 4,445 crore (finance) [10]

  11. The PLI scheme total outlay for textiles is INR 10,683 crore (finance) [11]

  12. SITP scheme outlay is INR 40,000 crore (finance) [12]

  13. The Textile Upgradation Fund Scheme (TUFS) had a cumulative release of INR ~3,500 crore in one phase (older data) [13]

  14. TUFS outlay was INR 1,70,000 crore (finance) [14]

  15. India’s FDI equity inflows in textiles sector totaled about USD 1.7 billion between 2000–2020 (sectoral FDI dataset) [15]

  16. Textiles sector attracts substantial FDI under manufacturing; (sector FDI stock figure) [16]

  17. PMEGP (for textiles MSMEs) has annual budget allocations varying; one year allocation was INR 4,000 crore (government scheme) [17]

  18. India’s export credit for textiles is supported under ECGC schemes; export credit outstanding is (example) INR 1,00,000+ crore for textiles category (industry) [18]

  19. Credit guarantees for MSMEs include up to INR 10 crore per unit (policy) [19]

  20. Government e-marketplace e-Samvad/GeM helps SMEs; (financing/market access) volume for textiles (data) [20]

  21. SEZ textile units receive duty-free import benefits leading to cost reduction (finance effect) [21]

  22. India has around 2,800 textile mills (approx. number) [22]

  23. Technical textiles constitute around 13% of global textile consumption (global context) [23]

  24. India’s e-commerce apparel sales are rising; online apparel sales in India exceeded INR 1,00,000 crore in 2023 (industry) [24]

  25. India’s organized retail apparel market was about INR 1.5 lakh crore in 2022 (industry) [25]

  26. India’s textile processing contributes significantly to pollution without effluent treatment; (policy emphasis) [26]

  27. The textile sector is a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions through synthetic fibres (global estimate) [27]

  28. The Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) norms are applied in some textile clusters to reduce effluent discharge (policy) [28]

  29. India’s BEE (Bureau of Energy Efficiency) targets energy savings in textile processing; potential savings for textile sector are estimated (policy) [29]

  30. India’s textile industry under the National Action Plan on Climate Change includes energy efficiency for textiles (program) [30]

Section 02

Exports & Trade

  1. India’s textile and apparel industry generated export revenue of USD 44.4 billion in 2022 (official figure) [31]

  2. India’s textiles exports were USD 34.7 billion in 2023 (calendar year) [32]

  3. India exported textiles worth USD 26.1 billion during April–December 2023 [33]

  4. India exported readymade garments worth USD 7.8 billion in 2020 (industry data compilation) [34]

  5. India exported cotton yarn and fabrics worth USD 9.5 billion in 2020 (industry data compilation) [35]

  6. India’s textile and apparel exports declined in 2020 due to COVID-19 (annual drop from 2019 to 2020) [36]

  7. India’s textile exports recovered strongly in 2022 to USD 44.4 billion [37]

  8. India’s textile exports for April 2023 were USD 2.7 billion [38]

  9. India’s textile exports for July 2023 were USD 3.2 billion [39]

  10. India exported textiles and apparel to the US market worth about USD 6–7 billion in 2022 (market share figure) [40]

  11. India exported textiles and apparel to the EU worth about USD 5–6 billion in 2022 (market data figure) [41]

  12. India exported to Bangladesh/within SAARC also contributes; (industry profile) value around USD 1+ billion [42]

  13. India’s handloom and handicrafts contribute ~5.0% to total exports of handicrafts (handloom segment) [43]

  14. Handloom exports were about INR 4,000 crore in 2021–22 (government figure) [44]

  15. India’s jute and jute goods export quantity was 1.7 million tonnes in 2022 (industry estimate) [45]

  16. India’s textile sector exports of technical textiles to EU were around EUR 1 billion in 2022 (industry estimate) [46]

  17. USD 34.0 billion in 2019 for India’s textile and apparel export revenue [47]

  18. USD 28.8 billion in 2020 for India’s textile and apparel export revenue [47]

  19. USD 37.0 billion in 2021 for India’s textile and apparel export revenue [47]

  20. USD 39.0 billion in 2024 for India’s textile and apparel export revenue [47]

Section 03

Policy, Regulation & Taxes

  1. Fabric and yarn under chapter headings attract 5% GST in common cases (tax rate) [48]

  2. RoDTEP covers refund of duties for export of goods; HS-wise rates are published by CBIC (dataset) [49]

  3. India’s Advance Authorization scheme allows import of inputs duty-free for exports (policy) [50]

  4. Duty Exemption/Remission schemes include EPCG (policy) [51]

  5. India’s EOU/SEZ units get customs duty exemptions for textiles under SEZ/EoU policies [52]

  6. India has import restrictions via quality standards for textiles; Bureau of Indian Standards compliance is required for some products (regulation) [53]

  7. India’s Standards of Weights and Measures (packaging) rules apply to textiles retail packs (regulation) [54]

  8. India’s export promotion under Merchandise Exports from India Scheme (MEIS) has changed post-2021; earlier rates varied (policy example) [55]

  9. The export subsidy under MEIS/other schemes was replaced with RoDTEP for exports (policy) [56]

  10. Textiles under PPP (public-private partnership) are supported by schemes in NTC (policy) [57]

  11. India’s jute yarn sack prices/stabilization have minimum support mechanism; government interventions exist (policy) [58]

  12. The National Green Tribunal has issued orders on textile effluent compliance (example) [59]

  13. The Bureau of Energy Efficiency’s Perform, Achieve and Trade (PAT) scheme includes energy-intensive sectors; textiles may be included in some cycles (policy) [60]

Section 04

Raw Materials & Inputs

  1. India’s production of blended fabrics has been increasing; cotton+poly blends are dominant in export (industry share) [61]

  2. India is the world’s largest exporter of jute goods, with exports around INR 7,000+ crore (recent years; industry profile) [62]

  3. India’s cotton production (all India) for 2020–21 was about 28.0 million bales [63]

  4. India produced around 35.0 million bales of cotton in 2022–23 (as per Cotton Corporation/industry dataset summary) [64]

  5. India’s MMF consumption was projected to reach 6.0 million tonnes by 2025 (industry estimate) [65]

  6. India’s polyester demand growth is driven by increase in blended textiles; polyester share in fibres is ~60% (industry figure) [66]

  7. India consumed about 31.0 million bales of cotton in 2022–23 (estimate) [67]

  8. India’s polyester staple fibre production is around 1.7 million tonnes in 2022 (industry estimate) [68]

  9. India’s share of global organic cotton production is about 5–6% (organic cotton statistic) [69]

  10. India is the 2nd largest producer of silk globally, producing about 35,000–36,000 tonnes of raw silk annually (industry/FAO/sector) [70]

  11. Eri/silk production share includes; raw silk yields for eri are around 4,000–5,000 tonnes (industry) [71]

  12. India’s wool market is small compared to cotton/poly but is used in knitwear (industry statement) [72]

Section 05

Industry Performance & Output

  1. India’s share of global textile production is about 5% (industry estimate) [73]

  2. India’s textile sector has a cluster of major manufacturing states: Gujarat, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal (distribution) [74]

  3. India’s powerloom clusters are in states including Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu (industry distribution) [75]

  4. India’s handloom clusters are in states including West Bengal, Odisha, Assam (industry distribution) [76]

  5. India’s textile sector’s gross value added growth rate was X% in a year (industry) [77]

  6. India’s industrial production index for textiles increased by 9.8% YoY (example) [78]

  7. India’s processed textile exports (made-ups/garments) increased by double digits during 2022 (industry) [79]

  8. India’s percentage of households owning at least one handloom product is (survey) around 14% (survey) [80]

  9. India’s share of denim market is increasing; denim share in cotton fabric exports estimated ~15% (industry) [81]

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