 The Indian Textiles and Clothing Industry and Innovation PoliciesK. Narayanan Chapter 4 in Innovation Policies and International Trade Rules, 2009, pp 97-140 from Palgrave Macmillan Abstract: Abstract The Indian textiles and clothing (T&C) industry is one of the largest and oldest sectors in the country. It is an important sector of the economy in terms of output and investment and employs nearly 35 million people, making it the second-highest employer in the country behind agriculture. It accounts for around 4 per cent of gross domestic product, 14 per cent of industrial production, 9 per cent of excise collection, 18 per cent of employment in the industrial sector and 16 per cent of the country’s total exports earnings. It has a direct link with the rural economy and the agricultural sector. The salient features of the Indian textiles industry are that it has a strong raw materials production base, a vast pool of skilled and unskilled labour, freely available cheap labour, export potential and a low level of dependency upon imports. This is a traditional, well-established industry which is enjoying considerable demand in both the domestic and the global markets. Keywords: Foreign Direct Investment; Cotton Textile; Textile Industry; Innovation Policy; Total Export (search for similar items in EconPapers) There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:pal:palchp:978-0-230-24620-1_4 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in Palgrave Macmillan Books from Palgrave Macmillan |
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