The first cotton mill in India was established in 1818 at Fort Gloster near Kolkata but was a commercial failure. The second cotton mill in India was established by KGN Daber in 1854 and was named Bombay Spinning and Weaving Company. This mill is said to mark the true foundation of the modern cotton industry in India.
India is one of the largest producers as well as exporters of cotton yarn. The textile industry is also expected to reach US$ 223 billion by the year 2021. The states of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan, and Punjab are the major cotton producers in India.
1,900 cotton textile mills
Gujarat is largest producer of Cotton, West Bengal is of Jute and Uttar Pradesh.
Bombay Spinning and Weaving Company was the first cotton mill to be established in Bombay, India on 7 July 1854 at Tardeo by Cowasjee Nanabhoy Davar (1815-73) and his associates.
Karur is known as the textile capital of Tamil Nadu.
What problems are faced by the cotton textile industry?
- Power supply remains erratic, thereby, affecting its production.
- Machinery needs to be upgraded in the weaving and processing sectors particularly.
- There is lower output of labour, since they are not skilled in their jobs.
- There is a stiff competition with the synthetic fibre industry.
India is the world's largest cotton producer and second-largest exporter. Gujarat, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu are main cotton growing states.
The answer of this question is option B, cotton textile. There are two types of industries according to the production line-ups : 1) Heavy industries. 2) Non-heavy industries.
1 Answer. In ancient India, cotton textiles were produced with hand spinning and handloom weaving techniques. After the 18th century, power looms came into use.
The states like Maharashtra, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and West Bengal have very high degree of concentration of this industry and especially in the three cities of Bombay, Ahmedabad and Coimbatore. It is the leading producer of cotton textile in India.
The first manufacturing industry was set up in India during the British rule. In 1854, the first cotton-textile mill was established in Bombay, immediately after the first railway line was constructed between Bombay and Thane. The first jute mill was set up in Calcutta in 1855.
From the given options, Gujarat is more famous for its cotton textile industry. Due to easy availability of raw material, humid climate for spinning and weaving, Ahmedabad city in Gujarat has emerged as a prominent cotton textile industrial centre which is also referred to as the "Manchester of India."
Two more important centres of cotton textile industry in India are Ahmedabad in Gujarat and Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu.
As the humidity or moisture in air increase the strength of cotton is also increases. So as in humid and dry atmosphere the processing of cotton is become much more easier and as in the western coast area the atmosphere is suitable for spinning that's why most of the mills are located their.
