Mysuru: Textile exports likely to rise nearly tenfold by 2030

Mysuru district has unveiled an ambitious roadmap to transform itself into a major textile export hub by targeting US$500 million in textile and apparel exports by 2030, nearly a ten-fold increase from the current US$53 million, officials announced at a district-level workshop on ‘Taking textiles to the global market’ here on Friday.

Deputy Commissioner G. Lakshmikanth Reddy inaugurated the workshop, where the district’s Export Promotion Plan was presented.

The plan envisages a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of about 45% over the next five years. During FY 2024-25, Mysuru recorded total exports of around US$820 million, with the textile and apparel (T&A) sector contributing US$53 million, accounting for nearly 2% of Karnataka’s total textile and apparel exports. The district currently has more than 10 active textile and apparel exporting units.

According to a press release issued at the workshop, Mysuru has a strong industrial base comprising over 61,500 MSMEs and 25,447 industrial units, including around 916 registered industrial units, with small and medium enterprises forming the backbone of the local economy.

The district’s industrial growth is anchored by eight Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board (KIADB) industrial estates located at Hebbal, Belagola (Metagalli), Hootagally, Belavadi, Koorgally (Phase III)-Pura Angarahally (Phase II), Kadakola, Thandya-Thandavapura and Adakanahalli-Immavu, which host industries ranging from textiles and engineering to food processing and other manufacturing sectors.

The release said services (IT, tourism and finance), industrial manufacturing (textiles, food processing and engineering), and agriculture have been identified as the key drivers of Mysuru’s economy. The district’s Gross District Domestic Product (GDDP) is estimated at around ₹12,200 crore for 2024-25, while per capita income stands at approximately ₹2.42 lakh.

On Mysuru’s textile heritage, the Karnataka Silk Industries Corporation (KSIC) factory, established in 1912, operates 229 looms and produces nearly 75,000 Mysore silk sarees annually. The district also has a dedicated Silk Cluster in Mysuru taluk and a proposed Textile Park is expected to boost production.

Besides textiles, Mysuru exports automobiles and auto components, coffee, electrical and electronic products, tobacco products, packaging materials and engineering goods. Textile exports include readymade garments, shirts, sportswear, furnishing fabrics, and technical textile products such as Flexible Intermediate Bulk Containers (FIBCs), polypropylene fabrics, container liners, polyethylene liners and flexi tanks.

The district’s textile products are exported mainly to Europe, the United States, Japan and the Middle East, with apparel products finding markets largely in Europe, the US and Japan, while technical textiles have a strong presence in Europe, the US and Middle Eastern countries.