Thursday, September 18, 2014
Cloth Production by Handloom Sector
Year
|
Cloth production by handloom sector
|
Share of handloom in the total cloth production
|
Ratio of handloom to powerloom (in terms of cloth)
|
Total cloth production*
|
2008-09
|
6677
|
15.9
|
1:5.04
|
42121
|
2009-10
|
6806
|
14.9
|
1:5.41
|
45819
|
2010-11
|
6949
|
14.6
|
1:5.59
|
47083
|
2011-12
|
6900
|
14.8
|
1:5.42
|
46600
|
2012-13 (upto Dec. 2012)
|
5178
|
14.6
|
1:5.64
|
23110
|
The total cloth production includes handloom, powerloom and mill sector excluding hosiery, khadi, wool and silk.
Source: Ministry of Textiles Annual Report 2012-13