Story in Numbers: Sanganeri textile exporters drained of colour in Covid-19

The sector was trying to emerge from the aftereffects of the implementation of GST when the pandemic struck

Sanganer, the suburban hub of the hand-block printed textile industry near Jaipur, is shorn of its usual vibrancy and colour. Exporters of the prized Sanganeri textile say altered consumption patterns and diminished purchasing power in their primary markets — the US and Western Europe — will continue to hurt their livelihoods long after the lockdown is lifted.

Countries, such as the US, the UK, the Netherlands, Germany, France and Italy — most of which are among the worst affected by the Covid-19 pandemic — accounted for 30 per cent of the overall export of hand-printed textiles from India in 2018-19, states