Mysuru Targets $500 Million in Textile Exports by 2030, a Tenfold Rise
The Mysuru district has announced an ambitious plan to increase its textile and apparel exports to US$500 million by 2030, nearly ten times the current US$53 million. The target was revealed at a district-level workshop titled 'Taking Textiles to the Global Market' held on Friday.
Deputy Commissioner G. Lakshmikanth Reddy inaugurated the workshop, where the district's Export Promotion Plan was presented. The plan projects a compound annual growth rate of about 45% over the next five years.
During the financial year 2024-25, Mysuru recorded total exports of around US$820 million. The textile and apparel sector contributed 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 units. Small and medium enterprises form 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. These estates 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 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 further.
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. Apparel products find markets largely in Europe, the US and Japan, while technical textiles have a strong presence in Europe, the US and Middle Eastern countries.
