** Central Institute for Research on Cotton Technology, Matunga, Mumbai-400019.
* Based on the paper presented during Indo-Uzbekistan workshop on Agricultural Research held at CIAE Bhopal-462038 during November 15–16, 1999.
Current status of pre-cleaning and ginning equipment and technology used in India is described in this paper. The paper also suggests improved methods of harvest, cleaning, drying and conveying equipment to get good quality cotton.