Indian textile industry is one of the largest textile industries in the world. Today, Indian economy is largely dependent on textile manufacturing and exports. India earns around 27 per cent of the foreign exchange from exports of textiles. Further, Indian textile industry contributes about 14 per cent of the total industrial production of India. Furthermore, its contribution to the gross domestic product of India is around 3 per cent. Indian textile industry involves around 35 mn workers directly and it accounts for 21 per cent of the total employment generated in the economy.

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