IMPACT ON TEXTILE INDUSTRY

• Refers to outcomes of Government of India reforms on the domestic textile & apparel (T&A) sector — measured via import dependency, exports, market diversification and employment.
• India is the world's 6th-largest exporter of textiles & apparel with ~4.1% share of global T&A trade in CY 2024.
• Sector employs >45 million people directly, second-largest employer after agriculture; flagship interventions are PLI for Textiles and PM MITRA Parks.
• Critical for GS-III (Industry, Manufacturing, External Sector) and Prelims schemes/data.