Increasing environmental awareness has made people realise the importance of living in a world with a clean atmosphere. The major hindrance that comes en route to achieving this is posed by microorganisms, which are the causative sources of objectionable odour, stains, dermal infection, product deterioration, allergies and other related diseases. Textiles materials find immense applications in day-to-day life. Textiles, especially of natural origin, are susceptible to microbial attack, as these provide a large surface area and absorb moisture, which facilitates microbial growth. Hence, there has been growing demand to develop antimicrobial finishing for textile materials, which offer improved protection to users against microbes without destroying the desirable characteristics