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Maharashtra:
Leading Textile State
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Maharashtra
has always been in the forefront in textiles.
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Handloom
centres like Ichalkaranji, Nagpur, Solapur have
been famous since 350 years for cotton sarees,
bed covers etc.
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Paithan,
a holy town on the banks of Godavari, is well-known
for ornamented silk sarees, with golden/silver
threads (jari).
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Mumbai,
with 30 composite mills, was the textile capital
of India in the early 20th century: now has
many garment manufacturers - exporters.
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Decentralised
powerlooms and process houses are active in
Bhiwandi, Malegaon, Ichalkaranji, Solapur: giving
40% of national production.
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Amongst
the nine cotton growing states, Maharashtra
ranks second.
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Maharashtra
has over 50 co-operative spinning mills, about
35% of country's capacity in co-operative spinning.
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Over
16 educational and training institute in textiles-
the maximum in any state of our country.
Even
after the major restructuring of the textile
and clothing industry that took place during
1980-2000, Maharashtra retains a leading position.
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