Apparel industry supports a
direct employment to 4.89 million persons. Combined with the textile
industry, it directly and indirectly employs 35 million people. Apparel
exports constitutes 9.3% share in India's overall exports of India and
42% from the total textile exports of India. This industry specifically
in India is dominated by private sector and the export usually is
hampered by the fact that the Indian exporters cannot afford expensive
marketing.
When the Exim Policy 2003 -2004 was to be modified the textile and
garment sector wanted certain changes regarding the export and import
duty and other such factors in this sector readymade garments
significantly contribute to the textile exports, but still the apparel
exporters have been facing problem of availability of quality fabric for
garment production. Propositions were also made to make export and
import easier for the small industry segment.
Number of Units and Sectoral Segmentation
| No. of Units in Articles of apparels &
clothing and accessories |
20260 |
| No. of Units in Organised sector |
3093 |
| No. of Units in Small Scale sector |
17167 |
The companies involved in the manufacture of apparel in India are
concentrated in Maharashtra, Delhi, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Karnataka,
Gujarat, Punjab and Rajasthan.
In the year 2003-2004 the total value of the readymade garment export
was US$ 451.30 Million which was almost 17.8% more than the previous
year. The growth trend has remained constant for past 3 years except for
2001-2002 probably due to the international instability and terrorist
attacks. In the current year the growth is expected to the tune of 15%
above last year.
