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India Textile Exports par Sankat?
Asal mein, Indian cotton prices ab global prices se mehenge ho gaye hain, April 2024 se hi. Ye sab low production, badhti MSP rates aur 11% import duty ki wajah se ho raha hai. Isse India ke manufacturers ko badi pareshani ho rahi hai, khaaskar Bangladesh aur Vietnam jaise competitors ke saamne jo duty-free imports enjoy karte hain.
CITI (Confederation of Indian Textiles Industry) ka kehna hai ki is wajah se India ki cotton yarn exports mein 20-25% tak ki giravat aa sakti hai. Isse saal ka $0.5 billion se $1.2 billion (lagbhag ₹400 Crore se ₹9,200 Crore) tak ka nuksaan ho sakta hai. India ka global cotton yarn exports mein share bhi kam ho kar 28% ho gaya hai 2015 ke 38% se.
Is problem ko aur badha raha hai naye spinning machinery ka kam shippage. Lagbhag 14-15 million spindles ab khaali pade hain, jo dikhata hai ki mills mein investment kam ho raha hai kyunki profits ghat rahe hain.
Cotton Prices itne High Kyun Hai?
Mool karan hai domestic cotton production mein kami. India ka output kam hua hai jabki consumption badh gaya hai, jis se 3.7 million bales ka deficit hai. Upaj bhi kam hai, India mein average 450 kg per hectare hai, jabki global average 800-833 kg per hectare hai.
Pichhle 10 saalon mein MSP (Minimum Support Price) 100% badh gaya hai, aur baaki input costs bhi badh rahe hain. West Asia crisis ki wajah se fertilizers 40% tak mehenge ho gaye hain, aur man-made fibers bhi. Iska seedha asar MSMEs (Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises) par pad raha hai jo pehle se hi tight credit aur late payments se pareshan hain aur unke paas zyada capital nahi hai.
Policy Changes Mein Challenges
CITI 11% import duty hatane aur strategic cotton reserve banane ki maang kar rahi hai. Lekin ₹1,500 crore ka buffer stock jisme CCI (Cotton Corporation of India) competitively priced cotton dega, usko manage karna, funding dena aur logistics sambhalna aasan nahi hoga. India mein pehle bhi aise commodity price stabilization efforts mein implementation aur cost ko lekar issues rahe hain.
Agar ye price gap aise hi raha toh exports mein 20-25% ki giravat aa sakti hai, jisse $0.5-1.2 billion ka nuksaan hoga. Aur US jaise markets mein 2025 tak 50% tak tariffs lagne ki bhi baat chal rahi hai, jisse aur mushkil hogi.
Future Outlook
Bhaale hi India ka domestic textile market 2034 tak $213.75 billion ka ho jayega, lekin export competitiveness bahut zaroori hai. Ministry ka $100 billion export target 2030 tak achieve karne ke liye raw materials competitive hone chahiye. Long-term success ke liye India ko production inefficiencies ko theek karna hoga aur globally cost-competitive products dene honge.