Question

Describe the factors encouraging cotton textile industry in Mumbai.

Answer 1

Cotton textile industry is based on indigenous raw materials, cotton. It contributes about 14% industrial production, provides employment to 35 million persons and 4% toward GDP.
Mumbai in Maharashtra is the leading cotton textile centre and it is called as the "Manchester of India". The following factors favour the cotton textile industries in Mumbai.
1. Location of port facilities for the export of finished goods.
2. Well connected through rail and road links with cotton growing areas.
3. Humid coastal climate favours yarning.
4. Availability of capital goods and finance.
5. Availability of man power.
The major cotton textile producing States of India are Maharashtra, Gujarat, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.