(a) whether India is lagging behind the countries like Vietnam, China and Bangladesh in terms of textile production;
(b) if so, the reasons therefor; and
(c) the current share of Vietnam, China and Bangladesh in textile production globally viz-a-viz share of India therein?
MINISTER OF TEXTILES
(SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)
(a) & (b): India faces competition from countries like Bangladesh which have competitive manufacturing costs and enjoy duty free access to major textiles and apparel markets like EU. China and Vietnam’s textile industry has attained economies of scale, thereby giving competition to India’s textile industry globally.
(c): Global textile production data is not maintained.
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