Lok Sabha Question No. 4790 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-15
Subject: Infrastructure and Technology Development Scheme
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: George Baker, Richard Hay, JAYADEV GALLA

## INFRASTRUCTURE AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT SCHEME

4790.   SHRI GEORGE BAKER: PROF. RICHARD HAY: SHRI JAYADEV GALLA:

## Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंरी

be pleased to state:

- (a) the  present  status  of  Infrastructure  &  Technology  Development  Schemes/  Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme;
- (b) the details of funds sanctioned, released and utilised under these schemes during each of the last three years and the current year;
- (c) the  details  of  the  target  fixed  and  achievements  made  under  these  schemes  during  the said period;
- (d) whether the Government is satisfied with the achievements made under these schemes so far; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor and the action taken by the Government in this regard?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER

## वस्त्र मंरी ( )

## MINISTER OF TEXTILES

(SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a) & (b): There are two major infrastructure schemes  being implemented by the Ministry of  Textiles  viz  Scheme  for  Integrated  Textile  Parks  (SITP)  and  Integrated  Processing Development  Scheme(IPDS),  and  for  Technology  Upgradation  viz  Amended  Technology Upgradation  Fund  Scheme(ATUFS)  for  organized  textile  sector.    The  details  of  incentives provided under these schemes and that of funds released under these schemes  are as given below:-

## Incentives:

| Name of the Scheme                               | Incentives                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|--------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Scheme for Integrated Textile Parks (SITP)       | 40% of the project cost subject to a ceiling of Rs. 40 crore for textile parks. 90% of the project cost subject to a ceiling of Rs. 40 crore for first two projects in the States of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura, Sikkim and J&K.                          |
| Integrated Processing Development Scheme(IPDS),  | 50% of the project cost subject to a ceiling of Rs. 75 crore for projects with zero liquid discharge systems and Rs. 10 crore for projects with conventional treatment systems. Support for marine discharge projects would be analysed on a case to case basis with a maximum ceiling of Rs. 75 crore. |
| Amended Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme(ATUFS | one time capital subsidy for eligible benchmarked machinery at the rate of 15% for garmenting and technical textiles segments with a cap of Rs. 30 crore and at the rate of 10% for weaving, processing, jute, silk and handloom segments with a cap of Rs. 20 crore.                                   |

of of

Funds allocated and released :

Rs. in crore

| Year    | SITP            | SITP      | IPDS            |           | TUFS             | TUFS               |
|---------|-----------------|-----------|-----------------|-----------|------------------|--------------------|
| Year    | Funds allocated | Release d | Funds allocated | Release d | Funds allocate d | Released &Utilized |
| 2013-14 | 300             | 110.98    | 50              | -         | 1956.16          | 1730.00            |
| 2014-15 | 240             | 78.26     | 50              | -         | 1946.02          | 1884.31            |
| 2015-16 | 240             | 32.33     | 50              | 28.30     | 1434.78          | 1393.21            |
| 2016-17 | 100             | 31.58     | 50              | 0.45      | 1830.00          | 1746.62            |

(c) to (e): Under SITP, 66 textile parks have been sanctioned which are at different stages of implementation.  Employment of 79,000 persons has been generated.  Evaluation studies of the  parks  have  highlighted  benefits  of  clusterisation  to  the  industry.    7  projects  have  been sanctioned under IPDS only during 2015-16.  Execution of these projects is at early stages. Under TUFS, employment of about 16.78 lakh persons has been generated involving  12051  cases/units  during  the  period.  The  success  of  the  scheme  in  upgrading technology  by  leveraging  investments  led  to  the  launch  of  ATUFS  with  effect  from 13.01.2016 to further support technology upgradation in value added segments.

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