Lok Sabha Question No. 2729 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-02
Subject: Benefits to Textile Industry
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: VINOD CHAVDA, DEVUSINH JESINGBHAI CHAUHAN

## BENEFITS TO TEXTILE INDUSTRY

## 2729.   SHRI VINOD LAKHAMASHI CHAVDA: SHRI DEVUSINH CHAUHAN:

Will the Minister of Textiles वस्त्र मंरी be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has given any benefits to the textile industry in the country; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER

## वस्त्र राज्य मंरी (श्री अजय टम्टा)

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES (SHRI AJAY TAMTA)

- (a) & (b): The Government has taken a large number of initiatives for the support of textile industry in the country.  Details of some of the  major steps taken by the Government  are given below:
- i. Special Package for Textile and Apparel sector: Rs 6000 crores package was launched in June 2016 to boost employment and export potential in the apparel and made up segments. This package consists of Remission of State Levies for garmenting and made-ups; additional production and employment linked subsidy of 10% under ATUFS for garmenting; assistance for  the  entire  12%  employers'  contribution  towards  EPF;  fixed  term  employment  in garmenting, increasing overtime caps; and income tax concessions under section 80JJAA for the garmenting sector.
- ii. Enhancement  of  rates  under  Merchandise  Exports  from  India  Scheme  (MEIS): To further boost exports of apparel & made-up sectors, interest rates under Merchandise Exports from India Scheme (MEIS) has been enhanced from 2% to 4% in Nov 2017.
- iii. PowerTex India: A comprehensive scheme for powerloom sector was launched in April, 2017 with an outlay of Rs. 487 crores for three years.  This scheme has components relating to  loom  upgradation; infrastructure creation and concessional access to credit. The scheme has  been  designed  to      attract  investment  of  Rs.  1000  crores  and  employment  to  10000 persons in power-loom sector and will also result in higher returns to power-loom units.
- iv. Amended Technology Up-gradation Fund Scheme (ATUFS): The amended Scheme was launched in January 2016 with an outlay of Rs 17822 Crores.  The scheme has been designed to mobilize new investment of about Rs 95 000 cr and employment for 35 lakh persons by the year 2022.
- v. SAMARTH-  TheScheme  for  Capacity  Building  in  Textile  Sector  (SCBTS): A  new scheme with an outlay of Rs 1300 crores has been approved recently in  December, 2017 for providing  employment  oriented  training  to  10  lakh  people  in  various  segments  in  textiles including one lakh in traditional sectors, by March, 2020.
- vi. Apparel  &  Garment  Making  Projectsin  North  East: These  projectswere  introduced  to promote industrial garmenting in the North East.  Under this Project plug and play Centres (factories), fully equipped with industrial garmenting machineries have been set up in each NE States and Sikkim.Each Centre is designed to generate employment for 1200 persons.
- vii. North East Region Textile Promotion Scheme(NERTPS): To promote textiles industry in the  North  Eastern  Region  by  providing  infrastructure,  capacity  building  and  marketing support to all segments of textile industry. The scheme has an outlay of Rs. 500 crores during 2017-18 to 2019-20. Under Sericulture, 24 projects have been approved covering Mulberry, Eriand Muga sectors in all North Eastern States. The total cost of these projects is Rs. 819.19 crores with Government of India share of Rs. 690.01 crores for implementation from 2014-15 to 2018-19.
- viii. Scheme for Integrated Textile Park (SITP): This  scheme  is  implemented  in  Public  Private Partnership mode  to attract private investments in developing new  clusters of textiles manufacturing.  The Government of India provides financial assistance up to 40% of the project within a ceiling of Rs 40 crores. 19 new projects were sanctioned  from 2014 onwards
- ix. National Handloom Development Programme (NHDP) and National Handicrafts Development  Programme  (NHDP): These      programmes  aim  at  holistic  development  of handloom and handicrafts clusters through integrated approach. The strategic interventions under the  programme  include  financial  assistance  for  new  upgraded  looms  and  tool  kits,  design development,  training,  easy  access  to  working  capital  through  customized  Mudra  loan  for weavers and artisans and  direct marketing support to the  weavers and artisans  through expos, fair, Buyer seller meet and e commerce.
- x. Deendayal Hastkala Sankul (Trade Centre & Museum),Varanasi: The State of the art Trade Center and Craft Museum - Deendayal Hastkala Sankul  has  been set up in Varanasi in to help the artisans and weavers of Varanasi and neighboring areas to showcase their skills to the world, and also boost the tourism potential of Varanasi.
- xi. Integrated  Wool  Development  Programme  (IWDP): Government  of  India  has  recently approved IWDP  for implementation during 2017-18 to 2019-20 after integrating and rationalization  of  various  schemes  for  holistic  growth  of  wool  sector  by  providing  support  to entire chain of wool sector from wool rearer to end consumer to increase the wool production as well as its quality.
- xii. Silk  Samagra :  Government  of  India  has  been  implementing  a  Central  Sector  Scheme  'Silk Samgra'  for  development  of  sericulture  in  the  country  with  the  components;  Research  & Development,  Training,  Transfer  of  Technology  and  I.T  Initiatives, Seed  Organisations, Coordination and Market Development and, Quality Certification Systems(QCS)/ Export Brand Promotion and Technology Upgradation.
- xiii. Jute  ICARE :  A  project  Jute  ICARE  (Improved  Cultivation  and  Advanced  Retting  Exercise) was  introduced  in  2015  for  improving  productivity  and  quality  of  raw  jute  through  carefully designed interventions. The project has benefitted more than 1.33 lakhs farmers in various states in the country.
- xiv. Jute Packaging Material (JPM) act, 1987 : Under the norms 90 % reservation for packing of food grains and 20% for packing of sugar in the Jute bags has been prescribed.

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