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Detailed explanation-1: -1776. Which state government has announced to set up 2 Textile Parks? Explanation: In a major boost to the textile industry and to enable forward and backward integration in the sector, the government of Gujarat has announced establishment of two mega textile parks.

Detailed explanation-2: -Maharashtra ranks first in the number of cotton textile mills in India.

Detailed explanation-3: -Complete Answer: Maharashtra has about 122 cotton textile mills in its organised sector and it thus is the largest cotton producing state of India. Mumbai, which is the state capital has about 59 out of these 122 mills. It is also known as cottonopolis of India or Manchester of India.

Detailed explanation-4: -National Textile Corporation Limited NTC was established primarily to manage the affairs of the sick textile undertakings taken over by the Govt. of India in three Nationalization Acts in the years 1974; 1986; and 1995 by nationalizing 124 mills. NTC has existing 23 working mills.

Detailed explanation-5: -Georgia was a leader in the textile industry during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.