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Introduction: The Indian textile industry has a significant presence in the economy as well as in the international textile economy. Its contribution to the Indian economy is the industrial production. Employment generation and Foreign exchange earnings.
Its contributes: 20% of industrial production. 9% of excise collections. 18% of employment in the industrial sector. 20% to the countries total export earnings and 4% to the gross domestic product.
History : The traditional textile industry of India was virtually decayed during the colonial regime. The modern textile industry took birth in early 19th century. First textile industry was established at fort gloster near calcutta in 1818. The first cotton textile mill of Bombay, was established in 1854 by a parsi cotton merchant.
Handiwork of parsi,cloth trade at home and chinese and african markets. First cotton mill in Ahmedabad, as a rival centre to Bombay,est in1861. Textile industry made rapid progress in second half of 19th century, and by the end of the century
1900 the cotton textile industry was in bad state due to the great famine. No.of mills of Bombay and Ahmedabad were to be closed down for long periods. Effect of 2nd world war and Swadeshi movement. 1922-1937 the industry was in doldrums. Textile import form Japan completely stopped.
The no.of mills increased from 178 with 4.05 lakh looms in 1901 to 249 mills with 13.35 lakh looms in 1921. And further to 396 mills with over 20 lakh looms in 1941. By 1945 there were 417 mills employing 5.10 lakh wokers.
Its rightly described as a SWADESHI industry. Partition of country effected this industry also. The Indian union got 409 out of the 423 textile mills. 14 mills and 22% of the land under cotton cultivation went to Paksitan. Between 1951 and 1982 the total no.of spindles doubled form 11 million to 22 million.
Its contributes: 20% of industrial production. 9% of excise collections. 18% of employment in the industrial sector. 20% to the countries total export earnings and 4% to the gross domestic product.
History : The traditional textile industry of India was virtually decayed during the colonial regime. The modern textile industry took birth in early 19th century. First textile industry was established at fort gloster near calcutta in 1818. The first cotton textile mill of Bombay, was established in 1854 by a parsi cotton merchant.
Handiwork of parsi,cloth trade at home and chinese and african markets. First cotton mill in Ahmedabad, as a rival centre to Bombay,est in1861. Textile industry made rapid progress in second half of 19th century, and by the end of the century
1900 the cotton textile industry was in bad state due to the great famine. No.of mills of Bombay and Ahmedabad were to be closed down for long periods. Effect of 2nd world war and Swadeshi movement. 1922-1937 the industry was in doldrums. Textile import form Japan completely stopped.
The no.of mills increased from 178 with 4.05 lakh looms in 1901 to 249 mills with 13.35 lakh looms in 1921. And further to 396 mills with over 20 lakh looms in 1941. By 1945 there were 417 mills employing 5.10 lakh wokers.
Its rightly described as a SWADESHI industry. Partition of country effected this industry also. The Indian union got 409 out of the 423 textile mills. 14 mills and 22% of the land under cotton cultivation went to Paksitan. Between 1951 and 1982 the total no.of spindles doubled form 11 million to 22 million.
