The Minister of State for Textiles, Shri E.V.K.S. Elangovan, informed the Lok Sabha in a written reply to a question by Dr. Chinta Mohan and Shri Rajiv Ranjan Singh “Lalan” that the production in apparel sector during 2005-06 was of the order of Rs. 93328 crore including Rs. 37208 crore for exports and Rs. 56120 crore for the domestic market.
No definite figure of any gap between demand and supply of garments can be indicated in the absence of official estimates of demand of garments in the country. However, there have been no reports of shortage in the supply of garments in the country.
Shri Elangovan further informed the House that imports of readymade garments during 2004-05, 2005-06 and 2006-07 (April to December) have been of the order of Rs. 149.54 crore (7705000 pieces), Rs. 251.59 crore (8133000 pieces) and Rs. 236.96 crore (8816000 pieces) respectively.
The total imports of readymade garments during the last three years are thus less than one per cent of the total domestic production of apparel during 2005-06 alone.
No definite figure of any gap between demand and supply of garments can be indicated in the absence of official estimates of demand of garments in the country. However, there have been no reports of shortage in the supply of garments in the country.
Shri Elangovan further informed the House that imports of readymade garments during 2004-05, 2005-06 and 2006-07 (April to December) have been of the order of Rs. 149.54 crore (7705000 pieces), Rs. 251.59 crore (8133000 pieces) and Rs. 236.96 crore (8816000 pieces) respectively.
The total imports of readymade garments during the last three years are thus less than one per cent of the total domestic production of apparel during 2005-06 alone.
