DISTRIBUTION OF COTTON TEXTILE INDUSTRIES [ PART – 2]: UPSC Daily Important Topic | 21 October 2021

□ Gujarat

◇  Gujarat is the second-largest producer of cotton textiles.

◇  Ahmedabad is the largest center where 73 out of 118 mills of Gujarat are located.

◇ Following facilities are available to Ahmedabad:-

•  Ahmedabad lies near the main cotton belt of India and there is no problem of obtaining raw material.

•  Climate is humid and is suited to this Industry.

•  Cheap and skilled labor is drawn from nearby areas.

•  Ahmedabad is served by a network of railways and roadways.

•  Land at Ahmedabad is much cheaper as compared to that in Mumbai.

•  Most of the Ahmedabad mills produce cheap cloth which finds a ready market among the poor masses of India.

The other important centers of Gujarat are Vadodra, Bharuch, Surat, Rajkot, Porbandar, etc.

□   Madhya Pradesh

◇  Cotton is locally grown.

◇  Coal provides the necessary energy.

◇  Gwalior, Ujjain, Indore, Dewas, Ratlam, Jabalpur etc.