According to the statistics given by the Ministry of Industry and Trade, out of the total investment of FDI in the country for the first half, US $ 5.49 billion, investment in apparel and textile sector was of US $ 1.12 billion. Out of this, two of the largest FDI investments, worth US $ 600 million and US $ 160.8 million were cotton and fibre producing plants with several other local businesses investing in cotton production plants to increase their competitiveness. Although the country’s imports of cotton and fibre have raised this year, the export of these items too has risen by 20 per cent and 5.4 per cent against the same period last year, in terms of quantity and value respectively with China being the largest importer, followed by South Korea, Thailand and India.
Bharat Tex Special Report 2026 
