KHADI

                           
 Khadi occupies a pre-eminent position  among  the fabric industries in the country.
 Today  in  textile sector the main sub-sectors are khadi and textile mills.

A COMPARISION OF MILL AND KHADI SECTOR


SR. NO. ITEM MILL SECTOR KHADI SECTOR KHADI AS % OF MILL
1. SPINDLE INSTALLED 28.09 million 1.86 million 6.6
2. YARN PRODUCTION (COTTON) 16230 lac kgs. 211 lac kgs. 1.4
3. EMPLOYMENT 10.1 lacs 14.93 lacs 146.4


FABRIC PRODUCTION (MILION SQ. METER)

SR. NO. ITEM ALL SECTOR KHADI KHADI AS % OF ALL SEC
1. COTTON
16343
89.22
0.55
2. WOOLLEN
109
10.61
9.73
3. SILK
211
5.43
2.57


GROWTH TABLE (Rs. in crores)

SR.NO. ITEM 1955-56 1973-74 1984-85 1992-93
1. Production
5.54
32.75
157.62
353.49
2. Sales
4.38
45.95
159.51
387.13
3. Employment(Lakh persons)
6.57
8.84
13.05
14.45
4. Wages/Earnings
3.32
17.08
75.89
168.05


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