Value addition by weaving, processing & garmenting: CII
18 May '06
5 min read
To facilitate the development of integrated textile industry in large scale, CII recommends the government to establish a Textile City in 2500 acres with water supply and effluent treatment. The CII Study estimates that by 2015 weaving in Andhra Pradesh will increase over 5 times to touch 4139 million meter; cloth processing, a major thrust area, to grow almost 100 times to touch around 1300 million meter and the garment export will grow 40 times to 600 million pieces.
The State can earn higher margins in the manufacture of technical textiles, when compared to natural fibres. Technical textile also has a better export potential. With the reduction in the excise duty on man-made fibres, the contribution of man-made fibres in terms of blended fabrics is projected to get a big boost.
The Study sees great potential for the weaving sector, which is expected to increase over 5 times to touch around 4200 million meter. Though Andhra Pradesh produces about 14 percent of the cotton in the country, only 1 percent of the entire weaving is done here. This reflects underutilization of the cotton production owning to inadequate weaving capacity of the State.
The weaving facility will jump in the proportion of the use of air jet looms the power looms and hand looms. From 500 air jet looms in 2005 (which constitutes 1 percent of the total weaving capacity of India), the number will increase to 2,500 in 2010 and 5000 in 2015; from 44,000 in 2005 power looms will touch 61,712 in 2010 and 86,555 in 2015. While, the handlooms will grow from 2,13,000 in 2005 to 4,56,429 in 2015.
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