Textiles industry of Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh is now aggressively wooing investors to textile sector. The pro-activeness of the state has helped it make rapid strides in the manufacturing sector. The state has created additional power capacity of 2080 MW during the past three years which is highest in the country. It is the second largest producer of cotton in the country with a production of 2.6 million bales per year. The contribution of manufacturing sector to total gross domestic product (GDP) in 2005-06 was 27968 crore, up from Rs 18,933 crore in 2001-02.