India’s textiles sector grows

India’s textiles sector, which currently employs more than 45 million people, will require 17 million
additional workers by 2022. The textiles ministry said in the last four years, 8.58 lakh persons
have been trained in partnership with 58 government and industry partners to meet the sector’s
need for a skilled workforce. Twelve markets in Vietnam, Indonesia, South Korea, Australia,
Egypt, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Russia, Brazil, Chile, Columbia and Peru have been identified for
diversified exports.