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- The government is modernizing 21 cotton testing laboratories across India's major cotton-producing states in a ₹38.72 crore project approved by the Department of Consumer Affairs.
- The Bureau of Indian Standards plans to install 22 high volume instrument testers and 44 trash analysers, and 14 HVI testers and 28 trash analysers are already commissioned across 13 laboratories.
- The labs span Punjab, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Odisha, bringing quality testing closer to cotton-producing regions.
- India produces about 23% of the world's cotton, but output has slipped from 33.66 million bales in FY23 to an estimated 29.1 million bales in FY26, while consumption is estimated at 32.8 million bales.
- The upgrade supports the government's goal of making India a global cotton and textile hub by enabling fairer quality-based transactions and improving export competitiveness.
What to watch next
- Installation and commissioning of the remaining HVI testers and trash analysers at the 21 laboratories
- Progress of the Mission for Cotton Productivity toward its 49.8 million bale production target by 2030-31
- Trends in cotton imports and exports after the testing infrastructure upgrade
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Raja M. Shanmugam
former president of the Tirupur Exporters' Association
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“For the domestic industry, improving productivity alone is not sufficient to strengthen competitiveness. Consistent quality assessment is also important because cotton is traded on the basis of characteristics that influence its processing performance and value”
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…equipment across a wider network of laboratories, the government is seeking to make more consistent and standardized testing available across major cotton-producing regions,” said the second official. Quality matters “ For the domestic industry, improving productivity alone is not sufficient to strengthen competitiveness. Consistent quality assessment is also important because cotton is traded on the basis of characteristics that influence its processing performance and value ,” said Raja M. Shanmugam, former president of the Tirupur Exporters' Association (TEA). “A wider network of instrument-based testing facilities could help provide more standardized information on cotton quality and…
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Named India · Cotton Corporation of India · Power Loom Service Centres · Textiles Committee · Bureau of Indian Standards · Department of Consumer Affairs · Raja M. Shanmugam · Tirupur Exporters' Association
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