Lok Sabha Question No. 1699 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-10
Subject: Textile and Apparel Manufacturing Units
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Shri Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka, Shri Charanjit Singh Channi, Dr. Kalyan Vaijinathrao Kale, Dr. Kirsan Namdeo

## TEXTILE AND APPAREL MANUFACTURING UNITS

## 1699. DR. KALYAN VAIJINATHRAO KALE: DR. KIRSAN NAMDEO: SHRI SAPTAGIRI SANKAR ULAKA: SHRI CHARANJIT SINGH CHANNI:

Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंत्री be pleased to state :

(a) the total number of textile and apparel manufacturing units that have been opened, closed, and remain operational during the last ten years, year-wise and State/UT-wise;

(b) the employment generated by the textile sector during the said period, including State and genderwise distribution;

(c) whether the Government has identified any key barriers to global competitiveness; and

(d)  if  so,  the  measures  is  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  support  Medium,  Small  and  Micro Enterprises (MSME) units in the textile sector?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER वस्त्र राज्  य मंत्री ( श्री पबित्र मार्घेररटा )

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES (SHRI PABITRA MARGHERITA)

(a): As  per  Annual  Survey  of  Industries  (ASI),  M/o  Statistics  &  Programme  Implementation (MoSPI), the State/UT-wise total number of units, number of operational units and other units (Factories with fixed assets but not maintaining its staff and not having production for 3 years, or non-existence, or de-registration, or out of coverage etc.) under Textiles and Apparels sector during the period 2019-2023 is attached at Annexure - 1.

(b): The  textile  industry  is  one  of  the  largest  sources  of  employment  generation  in  the  country, estimated to be directly employing more than 45 million people.  As per unit level dataset of Periodic Labour Force Survey, M/o Statistics & Programme Implementation, more than 50% estimated women are in the textile and apparel sector.

(c) & (d): The Government continuously engages with stakeholders to identify and resolve key trade barriers  affecting  Indian  exports  and  to  support  MSMEs.  In  this  context,  the  Government  has  taken several steps including following to address key barriers for global competitiveness.

i. The Government of India prioritises trade negotiations with several countries to get market access and tariff advantages for improving India's global competitiveness through improved access to international markets under mutually beneficial trade agreements for India's textiles exports including textiles.

ii. To provide access in  the  different  country  India  has  signed  16  FTAs  including  India-UK, India-Oman CEPA which was signed on December 2025 and India has recently concluded FTA with New Zealand and EU.

iii. The  Interest  Subvention  for  Pre-  and  Post-Shipment  Export  Credit  intervention  has  been launched under the Export Promotion Mission - Niryat Protsahan to facilitate improved access to preand  post-shipment  rupee  export  credit  for  MSME  exporters  by  reducing  the  cost  of  such  credit  and providing  a  rules-based  and  transparent  interest-relief  mechanism,  with  the  objective  of  enhancing liquidity for MSME exporters and enabling them to meet working-capital requirements efficiently.

iv. Government is also implementing Rebate of State and Central Taxes and Levies (RoSCTL) scheme for Apparel/Garments and Made-ups in order to enhance competitiveness by adopting principle of  zero-rated  exports.  Further,  textiles  products  not  covered  under  the  RoSCTL  scheme  are  covered under Remissions of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products (RoDTEP) along with other products.

v. The Government of India implements various schemes/initiatives to encourage and promote the  textile  sector  including  support  to  MSME.  The  major  schemes/initiatives  include  PM  Mega Integrated Textile Regions and Apparel (PM MITRA) Parks Scheme; Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme focusing on MMF Fabric, MMF Apparel and Technical; National Technical Textiles Mission (NTTM)  focusing  on  Research  Innovation  &  Development,  Promotion  and  Market  Development; SAMARTH-Scheme  for  Capacity  Building  in  Textile  Sector  with  the  objective  providing  demand driven,  placement  oriented,  skilling  program;  Silk  Samagra-2  for  comprehensive  development  of sericulture value chain; National Handloom Development Programme and Raw Material Supply Scheme to promote handloom sector and welfare of handloom weavers across the country; National Handicraft Development Program, etc.

vi. Ministry  of  Micro,  Small  and  Medium  Enterprises  (MSME)  also  implements  various schemes and programmes aimed at promotion and development of MSME Sector, including Textiles sector.  These  schemes/  programmes  include  Prime  Minister's  Employment  Generation  Programme (PMEGP), Credit Guarantee Scheme for Micro and Small Enterprises (CGTMSE), PM Vishwakarma etc.

Annexure - I

|                                    | 2014-15                | 2014-15               | 2014-15   | 2015-16                  | 2015-16              | 2015-16   | 2016-17                  | 2016-17               | 2016-17   | 2017-18                  | 2017-18              | 2017-18   | 2018-19                  | 2018-19               | 2018-19   |
|------------------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|-----------|--------------------------|----------------------|-----------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------|--------------------------|----------------------|-----------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------|
| State                              | Factories in Operation | Numb er of Facto ries | Other s*  | Factorie s in Ope ration | Number of Factor ies | Others*   | Factori es in Oper ation | Numbe r of Fa ctories | Others*   | Factor ies in Opera tion | Number of Factor ies | Others *  | Factorie s in Ope ration | Numbe r of Fa ctories | Others *  |
| All India                          | 20,204                 | 28,600                | 8,396     | 20,417                   | 27,866               | 7,449     | 21,039                   | 27,762                | 6,723     | 21,546                   | 28,456               | 6,910     | 22,184                   | 29,030                | 6,846     |
| Andhra Pradesh                     | 494                    | 563                   | 69        | 423                      | 536                  | 113       | 477                      | 569                   | 92        | 450                      | 552                  | 102       | 522                      | 611                   | 89        |
| Assam                              | 29                     | 30                    | 1         | 27                       | 28                   | 1         | 35                       | 35                    | 0         | 35                       | 35                   | 0         | 42                       | 49                    | 7         |
| Bihar                              | 24                     | 25                    | 1         | 25                       | 26                   | 1         | 25                       | 26                    | 1         | 25                       | 26                   | 1         | 23                       | 25                    | 2         |
| Chhattisgarh                       | 11                     | 12                    | 1         | 20                       | 20                   | 0         | 20                       | 21                    | 1         | 19                       | 20                   | 1         | 20                       | 20                    | 0         |
| Dadra &Nagar Haveli                | 228                    | 308                   | 80        | 170                      | 319                  | 149       | 236                      | 317                   | 81        | 243                      | 301                  | 58        | 183                      | 263                   | 80        |
| Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu |                        |                       | 0         |                          |                      | 0         |                          |                       | 0         |                          |                      | 0         |                          |                       | 0         |
| Daman &Diu                         | 62                     | 131                   | 69        | 82                       | 121                  | 39        | 69                       | 126                   | 57        | 96                       | 123                  | 27        | 55                       | 88                    | 33        |
| Delhi                              | 467                    | 690                   | 223       | 409                      | 682                  | 273       | 457                      | 603                   | 146       | 337                      | 569                  | 232       | 434                      | 547                   | 113       |
| Goa                                | 8                      | 8                     | 0         | 12                       | 12                   | 0         | 10                       | 12                    | 2         | 9                        | 9                    | 0         | 10                       | 10                    | 0         |
| Gujarat                            | 1,970                  | 3,038                 | 1,068     | 2,026                    | 3,094                | 1,068     | 1,884                    | 3,309                 | 1,425     | 2,136                    | 3,287                | 1,151     | 2,168                    | 3,217                 | 1,049     |
| Haryana                            | 1,084                  | 1,418                 | 334       | 1,036                    | 1,371                | 335       | 1,147                    | 1,458                 | 311       | 1,183                    | 1,563                | 380       | 1,448                    | 2,326                 | 878       |
| Himachal Prade sh                  | 113                    | 117                   | 4         | 99                       | 115                  | 16        | 84                       | 96                    | 12        | 84                       | 104                  | 20        | 64                       | 93                    | 29        |
| Jammu &Kash mir                    | 38                     | 41                    | 3         | 36                       | 38                   | 2         | 34                       | 38                    | 4         | 38                       | 38                   | 0         | 34                       | 35                    | 1         |
| Jharkhand                          | 4                      | 4                     | 0         | 4                        | 4                    | 0         | 4                        | 4                     | 0         | 5                        | 5                    | 0         | 8                        | 9                     | 1         |
| Karnataka                          | 844                    | 1,195                 | 351       | 837                      | 1,238                | 401       | 844                      | 1,272                 | 428       | 937                      | 1,269                | 332       | 894                      | 1,252                 | 358       |

| Kerala         | 404    | 453    | 49     | 413    | 441    | 28     | 450    | 456    | 6      | 441    | 472    | 31     | 420    | 471    | 51     |
|----------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| Madhya Pradesh | 163    | 210    | 47     | 198    | 205    | 7      | 210    | 228    | 18     | 207    | 216    | 9      | 187    | 206    | 19     |
| Maharashtra    | 2,158  | 2,954  | 796    | 2,161  | 2,941  | 780    | 1,901  | 2,859  | 958    | 1,843  | 2,809  | 966    | 1,712  | 2,751  | 1,039  |
| Manipur        |        |        | 0      | 3      | 3      | 0      | 3      | 3      | 0      | 3      | 3      | 0      | 3      | 3      | 0      |
| Mizoram        |        |        | 0      |        |        | 0      |        |        | 0      |        |        | 0      |        |        | 0      |
| Nagaland       | 2      | 4      | 2      |        |        | 0      |        |        | 0      |        |        | 0      |        |        | 0      |
| Odisha         | 42     | 43     | 1      | 42     | 42     | 0      | 37     | 38     | 1      | 36     | 36     | 0      | 35     | 37     | 2      |
| Puducherry     | 40     | 41     | 1      | 28     | 30     | 2      | 25     | 26     | 1      | 25     | 26     | 1      | 23     | 26     | 3      |
| Punjab         | 1,173  | 1,630  | 457    | 1,197  | 1,699  | 502    | 1,362  | 1,640  | 278    | 1,263  | 1,625  | 362    | 1,289  | 1,645  | 356    |
| Rajasthan      | 1,281  | 1,487  | 206    | 1,288  | 1,486  | 198    | 1,344  | 1,455  | 111    | 1,336  | 1,515  | 179    | 1,407  | 1,516  | 109    |
| Tamil Nadu     | 7,382  | 11,363 | 3,981  | 7,500  | 10,411 | 2,911  | 8,039  | 10,143 | 2,104  | 8,394  | 1,0511 | 2,117  | 8,916  | 10,700 | 1,784  |
| Telangana      | 284    | 291    | 7      | 286    | 305    | 19     | 233    | 309    | 76     | 268    | 325    | 57     | 239    | 304    | 65     |
| Tripura        | 3      | 3      | 0      | 3      | 3      | 0      | 4      | 4      | 0      | 4      | 4      | 0      | 3      | 3      | 0      |
| Uttar Pradesh  | 1,259  | 1,787  | 528    | 1,399  | 1,899  | 500    | 1,392  | 1,887  | 495    | 1,411  | 2,159  | 748    | 1,360  | 2,013  | 653    |
| Uttarakhand    | 61     | 63     | 2      | 47     | 49     | 2      | 47     | 51     | 4      | 51     | 52     | 1      | 28     | 31     | 3      |
| West Bengal    | 575    | 687    | 112    | 648    | 747    | 99     | 662    | 776    | 114    | 665    | 799    | 134    | 654    | 773    | 119    |
| Grand Total    | 40,407 | 57,196 | 16,789 | 40,836 | 55,731 | 14,895 | 42,074 | 55,523 | 13,449 | 43,090 | 56,909 | 13,819 | 44,365 | 58,054 | 13,689 |

|                                     | 2019-20                 | 2019-20                | 2019-20   | 2020-21                 | 2020-21               | 2020-21   | 2021-22                 | 2021-22               | 2021-22   | 2022-23                 | 2022-23                | 2022-23   | 2023-24                 | 2023-24               | 2023-24   |
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|-----------|-------------------------|-----------------------|-----------|-------------------------|-----------------------|-----------|-------------------------|------------------------|-----------|-------------------------|-----------------------|-----------|
| State                               | Factories in Operat ion | Numb er of F actori es | Others*   | Factories in Operat ion | Numbe r of Fa ctories | Others *  | Factories in Operat ion | Numbe r of Fac tories | Other s*  | Factories in Operat ion | Numb er of F actori es | Others*   | Factories in Operat ion | Numbe r of Fa ctories | Others *  |
| All India                           | 22,137                  | 29,569                 | 7,432     | 22,412                  | 29,999                | 7,587     | 22,774                  | 30,210                | 7,436     | 23,101                  | 30,672                 | 7,571     | 23,838                  | 31,176                | 7,338     |
| Andhra Pradesh                      | 473                     | 583                    | 110       | 385                     | 546                   | 161       | 357                     | 524                   | 167       | 368                     | 477                    | 109       | 356                     | 451                   | 95        |
| Assam                               | 37                      | 38                     | 1         | 34                      | 36                    | 2         | 33                      | 36                    | 3         | 31                      | 31                     | 0         | 33                      | 36                    | 3         |
| Bihar                               | 24                      | 25                     | 1         | 21                      | 22                    | 1         | 21                      | 22                    | 1         | 17                      | 22                     | 5         | 18                      | 20                    | 2         |
| Chhattisgarh                        | 22                      | 22                     | 0         | 25                      | 25                    | 0         | 27                      | 27                    | 0         | 27                      | 27                     | 0         | 30                      | 31                    | 1         |
| Dadra &Nagar Haveli                 | 185                     | 278                    | 93        |                         |                       | 0         |                         |                       | 0         |                         |                        | 0         |                         |                       | 0         |
| Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Dam an &Diu |                         |                        | 0         | 259                     | 353                   | 94        | 265                     | 356                   | 91        | 236                     | 400                    | 164       | 241                     | 328                   | 87        |
| Daman &Diu                          | 87                      | 119                    | 32        |                         |                       | 0         |                         |                       | 0         |                         |                        | 0         |                         |                       | 0         |
| Delhi                               | 383                     | 511                    | 128       | 321                     | 511                   | 190       | 336                     | 478                   | 142       | 266                     | 466                    | 200       | 325                     | 400                   | 75        |
| Goa                                 | 9                       | 10                     | 1         | 9                       | 9                     | 0         | 9                       | 9                     | 0         | 10                      | 10                     | 0         | 9                       | 9                     | 0         |
| Gujarat                             | 2,485                   | 3,450                  | 965       | 2,478                   | 3,439                 | 961       | 2,347                   | 3,318                 | 971       | 2,544                   | 3,481                  | 937       | 2,736                   | 3,806                 | 1,070     |
| Haryana                             | 1,261                   | 1,905                  | 644       | 1,422                   | 2,014                 | 592       | 1,351                   | 1,979                 | 628       | 1,242                   | 1,811                  | 569       | 1,336                   | 1,790                 | 454       |
| Himachal Pradesh                    | 74                      | 92                     | 18        | 87                      | 87                    | 0         | 67                      | 91                    | 24        | 80                      | 110                    | 30        | 62                      | 91                    | 29        |
| Jammu& Kashmir                      | 35                      | 36                     | 1         | 35                      | 41                    | 6         | 34                      | 35                    | 1         | 30                      | 35                     | 5         | 34                      | 35                    | 1         |
| Jharkhand                           | 12                      | 13                     | 1         | 25                      | 26                    | 1         | 18                      | 20                    | 2         | 22                      | 22                     | 0         | 20                      | 22                    | 2         |
| Karnataka                           | 861                     | 1,290                  | 429       | 871                     | 1,247                 | 376       | 887                     | 1,190                 | 303       | 853                     | 1,260                  | 407       | 887                     | 1,293                 | 406       |
| Kerala                              | 476                     | 495                    | 19        | 445                     | 501                   | 56        | 465                     | 479                   | 14        | 447                     | 498                    | 51        | 458                     | 471                   | 13        |
| Madhya Pradesh                      | 218                     | 227                    | 9         | 226                     | 250                   | 24        | 230                     | 247                   | 17        | 224                     | 237                    | 13        | 215                     | 230                   | 15        |
| Maharashtra                         | 1,686                   | 2,692                  | 1,006     | 1,843                   | 2,774                 | 931       | 1,823                   | 2,762                 | 939       | 1,899                   | 2,760                  | 861       | 1,924                   | 2,675                 | 751       |
| Manipur                             | 3                       | 3                      | 0         | 4                       | 4                     | 0         | 4                       | 4                     | 0         | 6                       | 6                      | 0         | 6                       | 6                     | 0         |
| Mizoram                             | 60                      | 60                     | 0         | 60                      | 60                    | 0         | 60                      | 60                    | 0         | 58                      | 58                     | 0         | 58                      | 58                    | 0         |

| Nagaland      |        |        | 0      |        |        | 0      |        |        | 0      |        |        | 0      |        |        | 0      |
|---------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| Odisha        | 35     | 35     | 0      | 35     | 35     | 0      | 33     | 38     | 5      | 30     | 35     | 5      | 30     | 32     | 2      |
| Puducherry    | 27     | 31     | 4      | 33     | 33     | 0      | 30     | 31     | 1      | 27     | 34     | 7      | 27     | 29     | 2      |
| Punjab        | 1,277  | 1,634  | 357    | 1,246  | 1,646  | 400    | 1,337  | 1,659  | 322    | 1,440  | 1,722  | 282    | 1,423  | 1,717  | 294    |
| Rajasthan     | 1,463  | 1,608  | 145    | 1,466  | 1,648  | 182    | 1,571  | 1,725  | 154    | 1,633  | 1,779  | 146    | 1,597  | 1,839  | 242    |
| Tamil Nadu    | 8,498  | 11,075 | 2,577  | 8,586  | 11,293 | 2,707  | 8,771  | 11,460 | 2,689  | 8,483  | 11,432 | 2,949  | 8,503  | 11,467 | 2,964  |
| Telangana     | 172    | 279    | 107    | 203    | 285    | 82     | 153    | 194    | 41     | 168    | 198    | 30     | 203    | 264    | 61     |
| Tripura       | 3      | 3      | 0      | 1      | 3      | 2      |        |        | 0      |        |        | 0      |        |        | 0      |
| Uttar Pradesh | 1,481  | 2,149  | 668    | 1,465  | 2,142  | 677    | 1,830  | 2,551  | 721    | 2,081  | 2,764  | 683    | 2,546  | 3,091  | 545    |
| Uttarakhand   | 52     | 53     | 1      | 28     | 37     | 9      | 31     | 37     | 6      | 44     | 46     | 2      | 43     | 51     | 8      |
| West Bengal   | 740    | 851    | 111    | 797    | 928    | 131    | 678    | 869    | 191    | 828    | 945    | 117    | 715    | 926    | 211    |
| Grand Total   | 44,276 | 59,136 | 14,860 | 44,822 | 59,994 | 15,172 | 45,542 | 60,411 | 14,869 | 46,195 | 61,338 | 15,143 | 47,673 | 62,344 | 14,671 |

Source : Annual Survey of Industries (E-Sankhyiki Portal), MoSPI;

Note-1: Others* - Factories  with  fixed  assets  but  not  maintaining  its  staff  and  not  having  production  for  3  years,  or  nonexistence, or de-registration, or out of coverage etc.

Note-2: The above data pertains to the data coverage of the Annual Survey of Industries which extends to the entire Factory Sector comprising industrial units (called factories) registered under the Sections 2(m)(i) and 2(m)(ii) of the Factories Act, 1948, wherein a 'Factory', which is the primary statistical unit of enumeration for the ASI,

****