New Delhi, Feb. 10 -- India's import dependency in the textile and apparel sector, including ready-made garments, declined by 13.9 per cent during April-December 2025 compared with the corresponding period of the previous year, following a series of reforms aimed at enhancing the competitiveness of the domestic industry.

During this period, India's imports of textiles and apparel from Bangladesh amounted to USD 705.4 million.

This information was provided by the Minister of State for Textiles, Pabitra Margherita, in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today.

India ranked as the world's sixth-largest exporter of textiles and apparel in 2024 and recorded exports worth USD 27,312.7 million during April-December 2025.

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