Police & Defence
Police Uniform Cloth and Fabric Manufacturer
Police uniform cloth is poly-viscose khaki, 215-235 GSM for trousers and lighter PV for shirts. Woven in Bhilwara to your force's shade, from 50 m.

Benny Cotts is a police uniform fabric manufacturer based in Bhilwara, Rajasthan, weaving khaki police uniform cloth for state forces, central forces and the uniform makers who supply them. The department sets the shade, the cloth has to hold it through sun and hundreds of washes, and every reorder must match the uniforms already in service. We weave to that brief: structured poly-viscose suitings and twills for trousers and jackets, with stock and custom khakis for shirting.
Key features
- Sharp, structured line
- A firm handle that holds its crease on parade and on patrol.
- Wash-fast khaki
- Service shades that survive sun and constant laundering.
- Durable daily wear
- Stands up to long shifts in the field.
Ideal applications
- State and city police uniforms
- Traffic and patrol units
- Home guard and reserve forces
- Departmental ceremonial dress
Manufacturing police uniform fabric in Bhilwara
We are a mill, not a trading house. Greige cloth for police uniform programs is woven on our own looms at Village Atoon, Bhilwara, and dyeing, processing and finishing run through partnered Bhilwara processing houses we have worked with for years. Bhilwara is India's poly-viscose suiting cluster, which is why departmental khaki programs across the country are woven and finished here.
That matters on a force order for one reason: repeatability. Because the weave and the shade recipe stay with us, a reorder placed two years after the first lot goes back to the same construction and the same approved khaki reference, so new issue matches uniforms already in service. Benny Cotts is ISO 9001:2015 certified, and lots are checked for shade, GSM, width and fastness before dispatch.
What police uniform cloth is made of
Nearly every Indian force program specifies poly-viscose. Polyester carries the strength, crease retention and wash fastness; viscose keeps the cloth breathable and comfortable through a long shift. All-cotton khaki fades, shrinks and creases under the laundering a duty uniform gets, which is why departments moved to PV blends and stayed there.
The weave does as much work as the blend. A tight twill or structured matty resists abrasion at seats, knees and cuffs, and holds the sharp line a force uniform is expected to keep on parade and on patrol.
Cloth weight and construction by garment
| Garment | Typical GSM | Construction |
|---|---|---|
| Trousers | 215-235 | PV twill or matty, firm finish |
| Jackets and tunics | 210-230 | Structured PV suiting |
| Shirts | 120-160 | PV shirting in stock or custom khaki |
| Ceremonial dress | 210-230 | Finer structured suiting |
Khaki shades: stock and custom
"Khaki" is not one colour. Departments run from light sand to deep olive-brown, and the exact shade belongs to the force, not the mill. For trouser and jacket cloth the shade is dyed to your approved reference and we hold the lot on file, so reorders match the uniforms already issued. For shirting we hold ready khakis from light through dark on the shade card, across our Commander PV Ultima, Spun Shirting and Glacier Soft Lycra lines.
State and central force programs
Whether the requirement is for a state police force in UP, MP, Rajasthan or Delhi, a home-guard or reserve unit, traffic and patrol wings, or a central force such as the CRPF, the fabric brief is the same: the departmental khaki reference, a duty-weight construction, and a mill that can repeat both on every reorder.
| Program | What is usually specified | Where to start |
|---|---|---|
| State police constabulary | Departmental khaki, 215-235 GSM twill trousers | Officer Choice, Panto |
| SI and officer dress | Finer structured suiting with a sharper finish | Officer Choice, Grado 1st |
| Traffic and patrol units | Hard-wearing trouser cloth for daily outdoor duty | Panto, 2/18 Trouser Line |
| Home guard and reserve | Budget-led khaki at volume | Nano, Panto |
| Central and paramilitary forces | Regulation shade to tender spec, tested fastness | Officer Choice, Boxer |
Rajasthan Police, Home Guard and other state khaki
Buyers searching for Rajasthan Police, Rajasthan Home Guard, MP Police constable, UP Police, UP Home Guard, Jharkhand Police or BSF khaki are all asking for the same thing in different words: the khaki their own force issues. There is no single national khaki. Each department or force fixes its own shade reference, and two neighbouring states can both call their cloth khaki and be visibly different colours, from a light sand to a deep olive-brown.
We do not publish or claim any force's official shade specification. What we work from is your reference: a swatch from uniforms already in service, the shade standard issued with a tender, or a garment cut from the approved lot. We dye to that reference, submit lab dips for sign-off, and hold the approved lot on file so the next order matches the last one.
Summer and winter police uniform cloth
The trouser cloth rarely changes with the season: a 215-235 GSM PV twill or matty is worn year round because it has to hold a crease and resist abrasion. What changes is the shirt. For hot months and hot regions, a lighter PV shirting in the 120-160 GSM band breathes better; for cooler months or cooler postings, jackets and tunics in a 210-230 GSM structured suiting carry the extra weight. Our summer and winter uniform fabric guide covers the full weight ladder.
How to order police uniform cloth
Send three things: your shade reference (swatch, shade standard or tender clause), the garments and quantities, and whether the order is for a department, a tender bid or a uniform maker's stock. Stock shirting khakis ship from 50 m per shade. Trouser and jacket cloth dyed to a departmental khaki is woven to order from 500 m per shade, after lab dip approval. Every lot is checked for shade, GSM, width and fastness before dispatch, and the approved lot stays on file for reorders. Price is on request against your shade and quantity.
Fabric specifications
Typical ranges across the fabrics we recommend for this program. Exact composition, GSM, width and colour cards are available per fabric on request.
- Composition
- Poly-Viscose & polyester blends
- Weight
- 210-240 GSM
- Width
- 147 cm
- Weave
- Plain, Twill, Matty
- Shades
- Institutional palette + custom shades to your standard
- Minimum order
- 50 m from ready stock · custom weaves from 500 m
In the field
Fabrics
Recommended fabrics
Suitings from our range best suited to this uniform program.

Officer Choice
Poly-Viscose (PV) blend · 210-230 GSM
Crisp, structured suiting engineered for officer uniforms.

Grado 1st
Poly-Viscose blend · 220-240 GSM
Tailoring-grade fabric built for everyday durability.

Panto
Poly-Viscose blend · 215-235 GSM
Workhorse trouser fabric with consistent dye lots.

Boxer
100% Polyester · 235 GSM
Firm matty-weave polyester built for heavy-duty uniform wear.

Denim HV
Poly-Viscose 70/30 · 235 GSM
Poly-viscose denim-look uniform cloth with a rugged handle.

2/18 Trouser Line
Poly-Viscose 70/30 · 235 GSM
Structured poly-viscose matty woven for hard-wearing uniform trousers.
Fabric types used for this program
Other police & defence programs
FAQ
Fabric for Police Uniforms: common questions
- What are police uniforms made of?
- Most Indian police uniforms are made of poly-viscose (PV): a blend of polyester for strength, crease retention and wash fastness, and viscose for breathability. Trousers and jackets are usually a 215-235 GSM PV twill or matty; shirts are a lighter PV shirting. All-cotton khaki fades, shrinks and creases too quickly under duty laundering, which is why forces moved to PV.
- Which is the best police uniform cloth?
- For trousers and jackets, a poly-viscose twill or structured suiting around 215-235 GSM, dyed wash-fast to your department's khaki. From our range, Officer Choice and Panto are the usual starting points, with 2/18 Trouser Line for a crease-holding trouser and Boxer for the heaviest-wear roles. For shirts, a PV shirting such as Commander PV Ultima in a stock khaki.
- Is police khaki the same shade in every state?
- No. Rajasthan, MP, UP, Jharkhand and other state police forces, home guards and central forces such as BSF each work to their own shade reference, and those references differ. Send us the approved swatch or the tender's shade standard and we match to it; we do not supply a generic 'police khaki' and call it regulation.
- What cloth is used for Rajasthan Police and Rajasthan Home Guard uniforms?
- The same construction as most state forces: a poly-viscose khaki, with 215-235 GSM PV twill or matty for trousers and a lighter PV shirting for shirts. Home guard programs are usually more budget-led than constabulary dress. The shade is whatever the department's approved reference is, so send us that swatch or the tender's shade standard and we dye to it. We are a Bhilwara mill, so Rajasthan orders ship from inside the state. We do not claim either force's official specification.
- What GSM should police uniform cloth be for summer and winter?
- Trouser cloth stays around 215-235 GSM all year. For summer, shirts move to a lighter PV shirting in the 120-160 GSM band; for winter, jackets and tunics use a 210-230 GSM structured suiting.
- How do I order police uniform cloth from Benny Cotts?
- Send your shade reference, garment list and quantities through the Request Catalog form or WhatsApp. Stock khaki shirting starts at 50 m per shade; cloth dyed to a departmental khaki starts at 500 m per shade after lab dip approval. Price is on request.
- पुलिस की वर्दी का कपड़ा कौन सा होता है? (Police ki vardi ka kapda kaunsa hota hai?)
- ज़्यादातर पुलिस वर्दी पॉली-विस्कोस (PV) कपड़े की बनती है। पैंट और जैकेट के लिए लगभग 215-235 GSM का PV twill या matty, और शर्ट के लिए हल्की PV shirting। खाकी का शेड हर विभाग का अपना होता है, इसलिए कपड़ा विभाग के approved swatch से मिलाकर डाई किया जाता है।
- Khaki vardi ka kapda kitne GSM ka hona chahiye?
- Pant aur jacket ke liye lagbhag 215-235 GSM ka poly-viscose twill sahi rehta hai, jo crease pakde aur jaldi ghise nahi. Shirt ke liye 120-160 GSM ki halki PV shirting garmi mein behtar rehti hai.
- Which fabrics work best for police uniforms?
- We recommend Officer Choice, Grado 1st, Panto, Boxer, Denim HV and 2/18 Trouser Line, each suited to the demands of police uniforms. Every fabric ships with spec and MOQ.
- Do you manufacture fabric for police uniforms yourself?
- Yes. Benny Cotts (Shree Ram Synthetics Pvt. Ltd.) is an ISO 9001:2015 certified fabric manufacturer in Bhilwara, Rajasthan. Cloth for police uniforms is woven on our own looms at Village Atoon, and dyeing, processing and finishing run through partnered Bhilwara processing houses, so we control the construction and the shade on every reorder.
- What is the minimum fabric order for police uniforms?
- 50 m per shade from ready stock, and 500 m per shade for custom shades or constructions woven to order.
- Can you match a specific shade for police uniforms?
- Yes. Custom shades are matched to your approved standard and woven to order from 500 m per shade, then held as a dye lot so reorders stay consistent.
Let's build your police uniforms program.
Tell us your specs and volumes. We'll match the right fabric and pricing for your order.
