The industrial town of Bhilwara, situated in the Mewar region of Rajasthan, is a famous hub for textiles in India. The textile industries of the Bhilwara district display an annual growth rate of 8 to 10 percent and are widely popular for exporting textile products like synthetic yarn, woollen commodities, cotton yarn, and fabrics. The export sectors, which comprise the mills of Bhilwara, fetch a sum of Rs. 1300 crores per year. With textiles being the main industry in the district, the area has more than 400 manufacturing units, making it a major textile centre specializing in synthetic fabrics for trousers.

Textile operations such as spinning, weaving, and processing are carried out in the mills in Bhilwara, and hence the industry is also the largest employer in the unorganized and organized sector, with over 75,000 individuals working in the sector to boost the state's economy. The district is home to as many as 16 spinning mills in a large sector along with 5 open spinning units, which manufacture around two lakh tonnes of polyester/viscose and cotton yarn every year. With such large production churned out per annum, Bhilwara district alone is said to meet 44 percent of the State's yarn production capacity.

There are 7.67 lakh spindles and 19,500 rotors in the spinning mills in the district. The mill sectors of Bhilwara have 48 knitting machines and more than 2100 looms enriching its capacity of production. Bhilwara has a strong history of textiles dating back to the 60s when 200 second-hand looms from the British Raj were being run, and a large number of cotton yarn-producing plants were operating. But it was only when in 1988, the Industrial licenses were withdrawn to give an impetus to the industrial development, the textile industry flourished. Between the years 1988 to 1990 over 70 weaving units were established.

The spinning industry has a significant presence in Bhilwara. Out of the 29,200 rotors that are installed in the state of Rajasthan, the district accounts for a majority of 19,500. The spinning machines used in the industries are imported from countries like Italy, Switzerland, and Germany. The district has 45 percent spindles and 67 percent rotors in the spinning sector. With such capacities, Bhilwara has become a prominent textile centre in India. Technologies like air jet spinning are used only in Bhilwara, and also, it is the only district producing silk yarns in the state Rajasthan.

A well-functioning weaving sector is another feather in the cap of Bhilwara's prospering textile industry. The weaving cluster in the district occupies 440 units. Rajasthan has 22,000 power looms, and out of which 17,000 can be found in the district of Bhilwara, comprising 77 percent of the state's total capacity. Over 70 crore meters of different blends of polyester fabrics such as polyester-wool, polyester-viscose-modal, polyester-viscose-elastane, and polyester-wool elastane are being produced in the district.