• Shubhangi Tripathi

India is one of the world's top clothing manufacturing country. The textile and garment sector in the country is one of the most important contributors to the economy, accounting for 5% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The garment and textile business in India is the second largest employer, employing 45 million people directly and 100 million people indirectly. India is a major producer of jute and cotton in the globe. About 95% of the world's hand-woven fabric originates from India, which is also the world's second largest silk producer. The textile and apparel industry in India is predicted to develop at a CAGR of 10% from 2019-20, reaching US4 190 billion by 2025-26. The Indian textile and clothing sector is immensely diverse, with items ranging from traditional handloom, handicrafts, wool, and silk products to the organised textile industry in India. Domestic consumption of $75 billion was divided into clothes ($55 billion), technical textiles ($15 billion), and home goods ($5 billion). While clothing exports were $12 billion, home textile exports totalled $4.8 billion, fabric exports totalled $4 billion, yarn exports totalled $3.8 billion, fibre exports totalled $1.8 billion, and others totalled $2 billion. The current article provides an inside look into the global apparel industry, with a focus on India. It investigates the COVID recession and its influence on the Indian textile and Apparel industry. The writer has made a concerted effort to note down a few relief measures proposed by the government as well as tips for overcoming obstacles.

Textile and Apparel Industry, Covid, Retail sales, Sustainable product, Fashion

"An empirical analysis of the Indian Apparel industry: An Opportunities and Difficulties in the Global Market", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 6, page no.a718-a731, June-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2206086.pdf

"An empirical analysis of the Indian Apparel industry: An Opportunities and Difficulties in the Global Market", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 6, page no. ppa718-a731, June-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2206086.pdf