The state of Rajasthan is emerging as one of the most important textile hub and owing to the labour-intensive nature of the sector, the state government has identified it as one of the thrust areas.

At an event held in New Delhi recently, the Rajasthan government signed MoUs worth Rs 2,530 crores with several private companies eyeing establishments in various textile units. The move is expected to generate about 8,000 direct jobs as well as thousands of indirect ones. The investment proposals received by the government covers wide spectrum of the textile industry such as technical textile, recycled fibre, spinning, yarn, seamless garments and denim fabric, among others.

Rajasthan has also emerged as the largest producer of polyester viscose yarn and synthetic suiting material in the country with Bhilwara becoming the leading centre of production. While Barmer has been added in the list of towns of export excellence, Pali and Balotra are developing as centres textile processing. Besides PV suiting, the state has also made a name for itself in the processing of low-cost and low-weight fabric. Bhilwara and Kishangarh are major power loom centres in the state with over 20,000 functional looms and over 95 crores metres of different blends of polyester fabrics such as polyester wool, polyester viscose modal, and polyester viscose elastane produced annually in the state.

And other places like Jodhpur, Pali, Sanganer, and Kota are popular for traditional handloom, fabric and printing and Jaipur for fashion garments. Apart from these industries, quality cotton cultivation is also being promoted in the districts of Bhilwara, Chittorgarh, Ajmer, Jodhpur, Bikaner, Nagaur, Ganganagar and Hanumangarh. And the quality of wool produced in the western belt is ideal for carpet weaving. The Centre has established Wool Development Board of India, headquartered in Jodhpur for growth and development, marketing, testing of raw materials, marketing intelligence, price stabilisation, product development, and for advising the government on policy matters and coordination.

owing to the importance and potential of the textiles sector in the state's economy, textiles, including technical textiles have been included in the state's list of thrust sectors in the Rajasthan Investment Promotion Scheme, 2014. Six integrated textile parks have also been sanctioned in Rajasthan with product categories ranging from hand printed fabrics, garments, weaving, spinning, and carpets to textile processing units.

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