30% textile units shut during 2010-11: Assocham

28 Oct 2013 Evaluate

A recent study by the apex industry body, the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM), has revealed that massive jobs were lost as a result of 30% shut-down of textile units during 2010-11. The study titled ‘State-wise assessment of textile sector & recommendations’ by Assocham, underscored that of the total 17,987 textile factories across India, while about 12,688 (70.54%) factories were operational, about 5,300 (29.46%) were non-operational as of 2010-11. Notably, Tamil Nadu alone accounted for 54% of the total non-operational textile factories. The five states, namely Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Punjab, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh (UP) together accounted for about 88% of the non-operating textile factories

Further, the study said that employment lost due to the rise in number of non-operational facilities rose from over 6% to around 42% during the time.  According to the chamber, while the number of textile factories grew at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) at 5% between FY01 and FY11, the non-operational factories grew at a staggering 23% with operational factories growing by a paltry 2%.

City-wise, Gujarat registered maximum growth of about 39% CAGR in non-operational textile units, from over 290 factories to over 2,800 factories during 2000-01 and 2010-11, followed by Punjab (35%), Haryana (32%), Himachal Pradesh (26%) and Tamil Nadu (25%). Low productivity, lack of advanced manufacturing technologies, lack of foreign investments, supply chain bottlenecks, lack of economies of scale, labour related challenges, issues arising due to a fragmented industry and weak brand positioning were the key reasons for non-operation of textile units.

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