| Industry-wise Employment in Textile and Allied Sectors in India (2001, 2006 and 2011) | ||||||
| (In Mn. Nos.) | ||||||
| Sector/Industry | Employment | |||||
| As on March 2001 | Projected for the Terminal Year of the Eleventh Plan | As on March 2006 | Projected for the Terminal Year of the Eleventh Plan | As on March 2011 (P) | Projected for the Terminal Year of the Twelfth Plan | |
| I. Textile Sector | ||||||
| Cotton/Man-made Fibre/Yarn Textile/Mill Sector (including SSI spinning & exclusive weaving units) | ||||||
| Man-made Fibre/Filament Yarn Industry (including texturising industry) | ||||||
| Decentralised Powerlooms Sector | ||||||
| Handloom Sector | ||||||
| Knitting Sector | ||||||
| Processing Sector | ||||||
| Woollen Sector | ||||||
| Ready Made Garment Sector (including Knitwear Sector) | ||||||
| Sericulture | ||||||
| Handicraft Sector | ||||||
| Jute Industry | ||||||
| (i) Organised Jute Industry | ||||||
| (ii) Decentralised Jute Industry | ||||||
| Total | ||||||
| II. Allied Sector | ||||||
| Cotton | ||||||
| (i) Cotton Agriculture | ||||||
| (ii) Cotton Ginning/Pressing | ||||||
| (iii) Cotton Trade | ||||||
| Sub-Total | ||||||
| Sheep rearing | ||||||
| Jute Agriculture | ||||||
| Textile machinery industry & accessories | ||||||
| Total | ||||||
| Grand Total | ||||||
