A recent increase in commercial LPG prices by ₹993 on May 1 has severely impacted India's textile exporters, particularly in Tiruppur and Noida. The price for a 19-kg cylinder now exceeds ₹3,000, significantly raising production costs at a time when global buyers are demanding lower prices. K.M. Subramanian, president of the Tiruppur Exporters Association, highlighted that many exporters are unable to pass these costs onto customers due to existing forward contracts, threatening their viability. The situation is compounded by geopolitical tensions affecting order volumes from international buyers, making Indian textile products less competitive compared to those from countries like Vietnam and Bangladesh, where energy costs are more stable. Additionally, exporters in Noida are grappling with rising labor costs following a recent minimum wage hike in Uttar Pradesh, which increased wages for unskilled workers from ₹11,313 to ₹13,690. As many textile units are small enterprises with limited financial resilience, the combined pressures of rising energy and labor costs are pushing them towards unsustainable operations.