AN ANALYTICAL STUDY ON GROWTH AND PROBLEMS OF SMALL SCALE SPINNING UNITS IN COIMBATORE DISTRICT

The textile industry is one of the earliest industries to come into existence in India which is the world’s second largest producer of textiles and garments after China. India is also the largest exporter of the cotton yarn in the world. The availability of cotton and large labour force with required skills at a comparatively cheaper rate are the strengths of Indian cotton textile industry. Coimbatore district is the second most industrialized district in Tamilnadu after Chennai. Spinning is the first stage of a vertical textile manufacturing process whereby fibres are converted into yarn and significant value is added during the process of transforming cotton into yarn. At this juncture, an attempt is made to measure the growth of small scale spinning units (132 units) and to assess the challenges faced by them