TEXTILE AND APPAREL MANUFACTURING UNITS

Ministry of Textiles TEXTILE AND APPAREL MANUFACTURING UNITS Posted On: 10 FEB 2026 1:52PM by PIB Delhi 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 given below. 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. 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 – NiryatProtsahan 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 comprehensivedevelopment 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. 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 State Factories Number Others* Factories Number Others* Factories N in of in of o in Operation Operation Factories F Factories Operation All India 20,204 28,600 8,396 20,417 27,866 7,449 21,039 2 Andhra 494 563 69 423 536 113 477 5 Pradesh Assam 29 30 1 27 28 1 35 3 Bihar 24 25 1 25 26 1 25 2 Chhattisgarh 11 12 1 20 20 0 20 2 Dadra & 228 308 80 170 319 149 236 3 Nagar Haveli Dadra & 0 0 Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu Daman & 62 131 69 82 121 39 69 1 Diu Delhi 467 690 223 409 682 273 457 6 Goa 8 8 0 12 12 0 10 1 Gujarat 1,970 3,038 1,068 2,026 3,094 1,068 1,884 3Haryana 1,084 1,418 334 1,036 1,371 335 1,147 1 Himachal 113 117 4 99 115 16 84 9 Pradesh Jammu & 38 41 3 36 38 2 34 3 Kashmir Jharkhand 4 4 0 4 4 0 4 4 Karnataka 844 1,195 351 837 1,238 401 844 1 Kerala 404 453 49 413 441 28 450 4 Madhya 163 210 47 198 205 7 210 2 Pradesh Maharashtra 2,158 2,954 796 2,161 2,941 780 1,901 2 Manipur 0 3 3 0 3 3 Mizoram 0 0 Nagaland 2 4 2 0 Odisha 42 43 1 42 42 0 37 3 Puducherry 40 41 1 28 30 2 25 2 Punjab 1,173 1,630 457 1,197 1,699 502 1,362 1 Rajasthan 1,281 1,487 206 1,288 1,486 198 1,344 1 Tamil Nadu 7,382 11,363 3,981 7,500 10,411 2,911 8,039 1 Telangana 284 291 7 286 305 19 233 3 Tripura 3 3 0 3 3 0 4 4 Uttar 1,259 1,787 528 1,399 1,899 500 1,392 1 Pradesh Uttarakhand 61 63 2 47 49 2 47 5West Bengal 575 687 112 648 747 99 662 7 Grand 40,407 57,196 16,789 40,836 55,731 14,895 42,074 5 Total 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 State Factories Number Others* Factories Number Others* Factories N in of in of in of Operation Factories Operation Factories Operation Fa All India 22,137 29,569 7,432 22,412 29,999 7,587 22,774 30 Andhra 473 583 110 385 546 161 357 52 Pradesh Assam 37 38 1 34 36 2 33 36 Bihar 24 25 1 21 22 1 21 22 Chhattisgarh 22 22 0 25 25 0 27 27 Dadra & 185 278 93 0 Nagar Haveli Dadra & 0 259 353 94 265 35 Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu Daman & 87 119 32 0 Diu Delhi 383 511 128 321 511 190 336 47 Goa 9 10 1 9 9 0 9 9 Gujarat 2,485 3,450 965 2,478 3,439 961 2,347 3, Haryana 1,261 1,905 644 1,422 2,014 592 1,351 1,Himachal 74 92 18 87 87 0 67 91 Pradesh Jammu & 35 36 1 35 41 6 34 35 Kashmir Jharkhand 12 13 1 25 26 1 18 20 Karnataka 861 1,290 429 871 1,247 376 887 1, Kerala 476 495 19 445 501 56 465 47 Madhya 218 227 9 226 250 24 230 24 Pradesh Maharashtra 1,686 2,692 1,006 1,843 2,774 931 1,823 2, Manipur 3 3 0 4 4 0 4 4 Mizoram 60 60 0 60 60 0 60 60 Nagaland 0 0 Odisha 35 35 0 35 35 0 33 38 Puducherry 27 31 4 33 33 0 30 31 Punjab 1,277 1,634 357 1,246 1,646 400 1,337 1, Rajasthan 1,463 1,608 145 1,466 1,648 182 1,571 1, Tamil Nadu 8,498 11,075 2,577 8,586 11,293 2,707 8,771 11 Telangana 172 279 107 203 285 82 153 19 Tripura 3 3 0 1 3 2 Uttar 1,481 2,149 668 1,465 2,142 677 1,830 2, Pradesh Uttarakhand 52 53 1 28 37 9 31 37 West Bengal 740 851 111 797 928 131 678 86Grand 44,276 59,136 14,860 44,822 59,994 15,172 45,542 60 Total 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. This information was provided by THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES SHRI PABITRA MARGHERITA in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today. **** MAM/VN (Lok Sabha US Q1699) (Release ID: 2225756) Visitor Counter : 202 Read this release in: Urdu , ही