Why is Surat the garment hub of India?

Surat, a city which currently holds the tag of the largest synthetic textile hub of India, has taken a giant leap in garment manufacturing from sarees and dress materials to readymade garments. Recently, more than 105 shops of readymade wholesale garments were inaugurated in the supermarket of the textile hub where everything ranging from leggings, jeggings, kurtis, heavy dress materials, salwar kameez, cotton kurtis as well as Anarkalisin Surat to Indo-western dresses are available to buyers from different states on wholesale rates.

Surat is so well-known for its synthetic products market that the whole textile industry is always engaged in activities of yarn production, weaving, processing, embroidery as well as trading of synthetic textile products. Surat currently has more than 200 manufacturers who are involved in making the complete range of ladies’ wear items. Around 90% of polyester produced in India comes from Surat with the main market of its textile products being India and the surrounding Asian countries. The city is able to adapt to the changes and latest trends, which has become the main reason behind the growth of the city’s textile industry. The textile industry is labour intensive and the support from the government has also helped a lot in thriving the garment market of Surat. The government has set up institutes to train the labourers for specific tasks which will help the manufacturers get the required labourers of their choice in whichever field they want them to work.

The city faces many challenges in shipping its products to international markets, one main reason being a lack of an international airport but still has come out tremendously in terms of manufacturing man-made fabrics and holds a major position in that. It expects a growth of around 15-20% in the manmade fabric demand in the near future.