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The share of textile and apparel, including handicrafts, in India’s total exports stands at a significant  \n8.63% in 2024-25. India accounts for 4.1% of global trade in textiles and apparel. The USA and EU are the major export destinations, together contributing around 49.2% of India’s total textile and apparel exports. The sector is also significant from an employment perspective. It provides direct employment to around 45 million people and source of livelihood for over 100 million people indirectly, including a large number of women and rural population. The sector aligns perfectly with Government initiatives such as Make in India, Skill India, Women Empowerment and Rural Youth Employment.  \n1.2 Raw Material Support of the largest contributors to India’s net foreign exchange by way of  \na. Cotton exports in the form of raw cotton, intermediate products such as yarn  \ni. Cotton is one of the most important and fabrics to ultimate finished cash crops and accounts for around products in the form of garments, 23% of the total global fibre made ups and knitwear. Due to its production. The consumption of economic importance in India, it is cotton is approximately 322 lakh also termed as “White-Gold”.  \nbales (170 kg each) per year. India  \noccupies first position in the world in iii. Cotton plays a major role in  \ncotton acreage with 110.86 lakh sustaining the livelihood of an  \nhectares under cotton cultivation estimated 6 million cotton farmers  \nwhich is around 36% of the world and 40-50 million people engaged in  \narea of 304.14 lakh hectares. related activities such as cotton  \nApproximately 62% of India’s Cotton processing and trade. To support the  \nis produced on rain-fed areas and cotton industry, Government of India  \n38% on irrigated lands. During announces Minimum Support Price  \nCotton season, 2025-26 India’s (MSP) for two basic staples groups  \nproductivity is around 448 kg/ha. viz., medium staple (24 .5mm-25.5  \nIndia has emerged one of the largest mm) and long staple (29 .5-30.5)  \nproducers, consumers and exporters cotton. The Cotton Corporation of  \nof cotton in the World. India Ltd. (CCI), a Public Sector  \nUndertaking under the Ministry of  \nii. Apart from being the provider of a Textiles, is the nodal agency of  \nnecessity of life i.e. clothing which is Government of India responsible for  \nnext only to food, cotton is also one  \nMSP operations in the event of prevailing seed cotton (kapas) prices fall below the MSP level.  \niv. Due to Global pandemic, CCI conducted massive MSP operations in the year 2019-20, procuring 124.60 Lakh bales valued at Rs. 33,500 crore, benefiting 25 lakh cotton farmers. In 2020-21, procurement under MSP operations stood at 99.33 Lakh bales, valued at Rs. 28,800 crore, benefiting  \n20.50 lakh cotton farmers. In 2021-22 and 2022-23, market prices remained above MSP from market forces itself and CCI intervention for undertaking MSP operations was not required. Thereafter during Cotton season 2023-24, CCI procured 32.84 lakh bales valued at Rs. 11,712 ","cbCairRVeUbriH1Y","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCairRVeUbriH1Y","pdf",20455420,239,"English","# Overview\n## Sector position and exports\n## Raw material support: Cotton\n## Raw material support: Jute","[{\"question\":\"What is India’s position in textile and apparel exports in 2024?\",\"answer\":\"India is the 6th largest exporter of textiles and apparel in the world in 2024, with textiles and apparel (including handicrafts) accounting for 8.63% of India’s total exports in 2024-25.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the textiles and apparel sector contribute to employment?\",\"answer\":\"The sector provides direct employment to around 45 million people and indirect livelihood support for over 100 million people, including many women and rural populations.\"},{\"question\":\"What role does government support play in cotton and jute raw material supply?\",\"answer\":\"For cotton, support is provided through MSP operations managed by the Cotton Corporation of India (CCI). For jute, support includes MSP operations via the Jute Corporation of India as well as direct purchasing of jute sacking for packing food grains.\"}]","Textiles and Apparel Export Promotion - Overview | PDF",602]