This Tamil Nadu Town Is One Of India's Largest Producers Of Ready-made Garments

India has been a prominent country in the garment manufacturing industry for the last few centuries. The garment industry in India brings a considerable amount of income to the country. Among many famous places in India, Tiruppur, situated in Tamil Nadu, is the largest manufacturer of ready-made garments in India. However, after Tiruppur, Natham town in Dindigul district in the Madurai region is the second largest place to manufacture the largest amount of ready-made garments in Tamil Nadu.

Natham town in the Dindigul district is famous for importing fabrics from other states in India like Ahmedabad and Mumbai. This fabric, or raw material, is then used to manufacture ready-made garments. According to the reports, the ready-made garment industry in Natham town has been the livelihood of five thousand families for many years now.

The region exports a great amount of ready-made garments to other states in India. States like Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Puducherry, etc. import these garments from the region. Apart from these places, Salem, Kumbakonam, Madurai, Trichy, Hosur, and Karur also receive exports from the famous town of Natham.

Talking about the ready-made garment industry in the region, a manufacturer named Vinod said, “We have been doing this ready-made garment business for 20 years. People from around 20 villages come and work here.” The workers of the garment manufacturing industry have been relying on the trade for many years. As the garments manufactured here are of very good quality, these garments have gained fame across the nation.

Garments manufactured in the region have a lot of variety as well, which includes garments for women. Different types of shirts are made of cotton, polyester cotton, and other types of fabric mixed with cotton. According to the garment manufacturer Vinod, many types of shirts are manufactured here, such as white shirts, mono-white shirts, polyester shirts, plain shirts, etc. They produce trending digitally printed shirts as well. These garment manufacturers also sell their products online.