Sector profile

Textiles & apparel

Textiles and apparel is a major employer and export earner, from handlooms and carpets to ready-made garments. Uttar Pradesh has strong clusters in Varanasi silk, Bhadohi carpets, Kanpur and Noida garments. This page covers export data and the state's textile incentives.

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Workers operating power looms in a weaving unit in Salem, Tamil Nadu — Photo: Surya Prakash.S.A. via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0

Importance to the Indian economy

India's exports of textiles and apparel, including handicrafts, rose from ₹2,97,004 crore in 2023-24 to ₹3,19,573 crore in 2024-25 and ₹3,25,339 crore in 2025-26 (Ministry of Textiles, via PIB). Ready-made garments are the largest item, at ₹1,39,350 crore in 2025-26.

The sector is labour-intensive, so state incentives in Uttar Pradesh include an employment subsidy for large garmenting units alongside capital, land and power support, and the state is developing a PM MITRA park.

The last three years in official data

Figures as published by the Government of India source linked against each year. We do not estimate or fill gaps.

Exports of textiles and apparel, including handicrafts₹ crore

2023-24

₹2,97,004 cr

2024-25

₹3,19,573 cr

2025-26

₹3,25,339 cr

Bars start at zero and are scaled to the largest value shown.

Year	Value (₹ crore)
2023-24	₹2,97,004 crSource: PIB, 28 Jul 2026 (PRID 2290322)
2024-25	₹3,19,573 crSource: PIB, 21 Jul 2026 (PRID 2286960)
2025-26	₹3,25,339 crSource: PIB, 28 Jul 2026 (PRID 2290322)

Of which: ready-made garments₹ crore

2023-24

₹1,20,305 cr

2024-25

₹1,35,428 cr

2025-26

₹1,39,350 cr

Bars start at zero and are scaled to the largest value shown.

Year	Value (₹ crore)
2023-24	₹1,20,305 crSource: PIB, 28 Jul 2026 (PRID 2290322)
2024-25	₹1,35,428 crSource: PIB, 28 Jul 2026 (PRID 2290322)
2025-26	₹1,39,350 crSource: PIB, 28 Jul 2026 (PRID 2290322)

UP incentives for this sector

The Uttar Pradesh policy that applies to this sector, with the main incentives as stated in the policy or on Invest UP. Rates, caps and eligibility conditions are summarised; the policy text and its guidelines decide each case.

In force

Uttar Pradesh Textile & Garmenting Policy 2022

Five years from notification; SOP amended 7 Nov 2024

Incentive	Support (as per the policy)
Capital subsidy	25% on plant & machinery for units with at least 50 workers; +10% in Purvanchal and Bundelkhand
Land and stamp duty	25% land cost subsidy (15% in GB Nagar); stamp duty 100% (75% in GB Nagar)
Infrastructure and ETP	50% up to ₹3 crore; ETP / DG sets 50% up to ₹5 crore
Power	100% electricity duty exemption for 10 years; PM MITRA park units: ₹2 per unit for 5 years, up to ₹60 lakh a year
Employment subsidy	₹3,200 per worker per month for 5 years for mega / super-mega garmenting units (not in GB Nagar or Ghaziabad)
Private textile parks	50%, up to ₹50 crore

Source: Invest UP policy page; Policy document (PDF)

Applicable across sectors. A manufacturing project of ₹50 crore or more can also be evaluated under the UP Industrial Investment & Employment Promotion Policy 2022 (valid to 3 Nov 2027), and an MSME unit under the UP MSME Promotion Policy 2022. As a rule only one state policy can be used for the same investment, so compare the sector policy with these general policies on your own numbers before applying. Central schemes can often be combined with state support: see subsidy stacking.

ODOP scheme

Sources

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