The COVID-19 crisis has turned into an opportunity for India in the apparel sector and India has rapidly emerged on the world map as a medical textile exporter.
“India is in the second position in the world to manufacture medical textiles,” says Dr. A. Sakthivel, Chairman, Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC).
A part of technical textiles, medical textiles is also known as healthcare textiles. As per a report, the global medical textile market valued at US $ 16,775.52 million in 2018 and is expected to reach US $ 23,762.66 million by 2025.
Addressing a webinar, Dr. Sakthivel also said that as far as apparel export is concerned, the situation is back on track. Due to coronavirus, multinational companies want to come out of China to India. Because of this, India can fulfill the market demands of Europe, Australia and America, which will open new dimensions for India and the country will get multi-million-dollar business.
Greg Ruggles, President, CEO for Multiple Product Companies also agreed on China’s issue and said that due to differences between the US and China, apparel companies are finding options to move from China to other countries.
There is the ability to manufacture different types of fabrics in India. The online business has given an international platform for everyone from small retailers to apparel manufacturers.
Dr. Roopak Vasishtha, CEO & DG, Apparel Made Ups & Home Furnishing Sector Skill Council (AMHSSC) said that so far council has skilled and employed 12 lakh persons in apparel industry across India and the work is still going on in this direction.
The council is trying to identify the migrant workforces that have gone back to their native places and is looking to skill and certify them with the Government’s skill certification scheme.
