SWOT Analysis
Strengths:
- Indian Textile Industry is an Independent & Self-Reliant industry.
- Abundant Raw Material availability that helps industry to control costs and reduces the lead-time across the operation.
- Availability of Low Cost and Skilled Manpower provides competitive advantage to industry.
- Availability of large varieties of cotton fiber and has a fast growing synthetic fiber industry.
- India has great advantage in Spinning Sector and has a presence in all process of operation and value chain.
- India is one of the largest exporters of Yarn in international market and contributes around 25% share of the global trade in Cotton Yarn.
- The Apparel Industry is one of largest foreign revenue contributor and holds 12% of the country’s total export.
- Industry has large and diversified segments that provide wide variety of products.
- Growing Economy and Potential Domestic and International Market.
- Industry has Manufacturing Flexibility that helps to increase the productivity.
Weaknesses:
- Indian Textile Industry is highly Fragmented Industry.
- Industry is highly dependent on Cotton.
- Lower Productivity in various segments.
- There is Declining in Mill Segment.
- Lack of Technological Development that affect the productivity and other activities in whole value chain.
- Infrastructural Bottlenecks and Efficiency such as, Transaction Time at Ports and transportation Time.
- Unfavorable labor Laws.
- Lack of Trade Membership, which restrict to tap other potential market.
- Lacking to generate Economies of Scale.
- Higher Indirect Taxes, Power and Interest Rates.
Opportunities:
- Growth rate of Domestic Textile Industry is 6-8% per annum.
- Large, Potential Domestic and International Market.
- Product development and Diversification to cater global needs.
- Elimination of Quota Restriction leads to greater Market Development.
- Market is gradually shifting towards Branded Readymade Garment.
- Increased Disposable Income and Purchasing Power of Indian Customer opens New Market Development.
- Emerging Retail Industry and Malls provide huge opportunities for the Apparel, Handicraft and other segments of the industry.
- Greater Investment and FDI opportunities are available.
Threats:
- Competition from other developing countries, especially China.
- Continuous Quality Improvement is need of the hour as there are different demand patterns all over the world.
- Elimination of Quota system will lead to fluctuations in Export Demand.
- Threat for Traditional Market for Powerloom and Handloom Products and forcing them for product diversification.
- eographical Disadvantages.
- International labor and Environmental Laws.
- To balance the demand and supply.
- To make balance between price and quality.
- Investment Prospects
- Jute Textile Sector
- Major Producer
- Powerloom Sector
- National Textile Policy
- Non-Trade Policies
- Textile organizations
- Textile Industry Policies
- Possible Initiatives
- Sericulture & Silk Sector
- SWOT Analysis
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- Textile Industry: Key Facts
- Textile Industry Structure
- Trade & Export Scenario
- Policies of Indian Textile
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