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Garment Manufacturing The garment industry comprises manufacturers
of ready-made garments for both the domestic and export markets. The industry
is extremely fragmented, with an estimated 27,000 domestic manufacturers,
48,000 fabricators (job contractors) and around 1000 manufacturer-exporters.
Ownership of the firms in the apparel industry, are by and large either
proprietorship / partnership. In the manufacturing base, fabricators dominate
the scene with a share of 72% of the estimated manufacturing capacity of 1.5
million machines. Small-scale fabricators dominate garment
manufacturing. Most garment manufacturing units fare reasonably well on the
technology count. The bulk of apparel is produced by about 77,000 small-scale
units classified as domestic manufacturers, manufacturer exporters, and
fabricators (subcontractors). The fragmented structure of the industry
provides the advantage of a large pool of skilled workers in different areas
of textile manufacturing, and also gives scope for entry of organized
integrated textile manufacturers. Small scale units in different sectors can
also be leveraged as a supply base for sourcing materials at low cost. Apart
from these advantages, the industry has also been experiencing consistent
growth across different sectors, making it one of the key potential sectors
in India. Tamil Nadu is one of the world’s leading cotton
textile centres. The state contributes
more than 25% to the country’s export of cotton yarn and fabrics. Fifty-six
per cent of India's total knitwear exports come from Tirupur. Tirupur is an important trade centre of the
country which is famous for its knitted garment’s wear. Tirupur textile
cluster has units in spinning, knitting, wet processing, printing, garment
manufacturing and export. In addition, there are ancillary units supplying
buttons, laces, embroidery, cones and yarn processing. Tirupur
has significant presence at the lower end of the international hosiery and
knitwear market. Most entrepreneurs cater to the lower end of the hosiery
market on contract-manufacturing basis. The cluster accounts for 90% of the
cotton knitwear exports. With 3,00,00 employees, it has recorded total export
of US $ 900 million approximately. |
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State |
Units Surveyed by Questionnaire |
Units Visited |
Units Profiled |
Unit Profiled |
Technology/Project Title |
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Tamil Nadu |
25 |
16 |
8 |
Knitted & Woven Garments |
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Knitted & Woven Garments |
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Knitted & Woven Garments |
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Knitted & Woven Garments |
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Knitted Fabric for Inner Wear |
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Cotton Knitted Fabric and T-Shirts |
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Cotton & Blended Garments |
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Hoisery
Garments |
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Kerala |
11 |
2 |
0 |
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