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LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1699
TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.02.2026
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 gender-
wise 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 मार्घरे रटा)
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 pre-
and 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 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19
Numb Factori Factor
Factorie Number Numbe Number FactorieNumbe
Factories in er of Other es ies in Others Others
State s in Opeof Factor Others* r of FaOthers* of Factor s in Oper of Fa
Operation Facto s* in Oper Opera * *
ration ies ctories ies ration ctories
ries ation tion
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
228 308 80 170 319 149 236 317 81 243 301 58 183 263 80
Haveli
Dadra & Nagar
Haveli and 0 0 0 0 0
Daman & Diu
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
113 117 4 99 115 16 84 96 12 84 104 20 64 93 29
sh
Jammu & Kash
38 41 3 36 38 2 34 38 4 38 38 0 34 35 1
mir
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 358Kerala 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 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24
Numb Numb
Factories Factories Numbe Factories Numbe Factories Factories Numbe
er of F Others Other er of F Others
State in Operat Others* in Operat r of Fa in Operatr of Fac in Operat Others* in Operat r of Fa
actori * s* actori *
ion ion ctories ion tories ion ion ctories
es es
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
185 278 93 0 0 0 0
Haveli
Dadra & Nagar
Haveli and Dam 0 259 353 94 265 356 91 236 400 164 241 328 87
an & Diu
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
74 92 18 87 87 0 67 91 24 80 110 30 62 91 29
Pradesh
Jammu &
35 36 1 35 41 6 34 35 1 30 35 5 34 35 1
Kashmir
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
218 227 9 226 250 24 230 247 17 224 237 13 215 230 15
Pradesh
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 0Nagaland 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 non-
existence, 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,
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