Textiles

The Indian textile industry is as old as the word textile itself. It works on an independent basis starting from the procurement of raw material to the final production of actual textiles.

According to studies, close to 14% of the industrial output and 30% of the export market share is contributed directly by the Indian textile industry. When it comes to employment Indian textile industry has a significant contribution. As per a recent survey the textile industry is going to contribute 12 million new jobs in India by 2010 itself. The future of the textile industry is also bright as the textile export market of India is expected to reach a high of $50 billion by 2010. This will eventually make a profit by 300%. Indian textile industry is all set to meet international standards and is planning to invest $5 billion in machineries very soon.

The industry poses advantages of low-cost skilled labour, availability of raw materials, high operational efficiencies in spinning and weaving and design capabilities. However it faces drawbacks in the field of market awareness, technology, new product development and product improvement services.

Clusterkraft plays important role in the removal of such infrastructural impediments by providing technical assistance support to for capacity building and promotion of market oriented business development services for the artisanal and industrial clusters. Tirupur, Bellari, Okhla, Noida, Chanderi, Ludhiana, Jaipur, Maheshwar, Ahmedabad, Kishangarh, and Bhilwara are some of the clusters in which we have intervened successfully.

Our approach involves empowering small units through Local Economic Development techniques which are critical to the competitiveness of an industry or business cluster. The analysis includes multi-sector assessment of economic risk, development opportunities and markets for identified artisanal and industrial clusters. By using cluster-based approach we improve the supply chain process thereby improving quality of products, exports, economies of scale and creating business opportunities.

The garments industry in India is also an extremely well organized sector and is one of the best in the world. There are numerous garments exporters, garments manufacturers; readymade garments exporters etc. both in the small scale as well as large scale. Indian readymade garments and textiles are extremely popular in the world. During the period April-December 1999-2000 exports of readymade garments registered a 11.6% increase in rupee terms.

The Global economic contraction supplemented by cheaper imports is making it difficult for Indian textile and garment manufacturers and exporters to work smoothly. Hence a right strategy is needed so as to bring units together thematically and structurally, that are operating in similar line industries. Our core team with the help of key stakeholders/actors associated with the clusters is working and will continue to do so to make textile sector more competitive nationally and internationally.