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Migrants' exodus from Gujarat to reduce India's textile output by 10-15%

80% of the country's synthetic textile output comes from Gujarat, which is seeing migrant labour move out to escape the violence following rape of a minor, and better opportunities back home

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Dilip Kumar Jha Mumbai
The exodus of Hindi-speaking migrant workers from Gujarat, following a series of violent attacks on them, could lead to a decline in India’s textile output by 10-15 per cent this year. 

“Gujarat is a major textile producer. Hence, the mass return of migrant workers from the state is set to reduce India’s overall textile output by 10-15 per cent this year,” said R K Dalmia, president, Century Textiles and Industries, a leading player. 

The country’s textile industry is concentrated in a few pockets of Gujarat and Maharashtra in the west and Tamil Nadu and Karnataka in the south. A large

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