Lok Sabha Question No. 2012 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-27
Subject: Cotton Textile Industry
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: RAM KUMAR SHARMA KUSHWAHA

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2012 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.07.2017

## COTTON TEXTILE INDUSTRY

## 2012.   SHRI RAM KUMAR SHARMA:

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

- (a) whether indigenous and labour-oriented techniques are used at all the levels from cotton production to stitching of clothes in textile industry in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether this industry has great potential to create additional jobs;
- (d) if so, the reaction of the Government thereto; and
- (e) the number of households earning their livelihood through this industry in the country as on date?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER

## वस्त्र      मंरी (श्री अज      )

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

(a) & (b) : In cotton production, operations related to cotton production such as sowing, weeding, pesticide spraying, fertilizer application, picking are predominantly done by labour in southern and central  regions.  In  the  northern  region,  sowing,  inter-culture  and  spraying  operations  are  partly mechanized.  In  the  garmenting  segment,  traditional  techniques  like  hand  embroidery/machine embroidery,  sequin  attachments,  decorative  lace  attachments,  etc.,   are  adopted  by  the  industry. The garmenting industry is a labour-oriented sector.

(c) & (d): Yes, Madam. The Government has taken various policy initiatives/schemes, which create additional jobs in the textile sector.  Some of the important measures taken are as under:-

- (i) Government  has  approved  a  special  package  of  Rs.6000  crore  to  boost employment generation and export in the Garmenting and Made-ups Sector in  June  2016  and  December,  2016  respectively.  This  package  has  been approved with objective of creating upto one crore and eleven lakh jobs over the  next  three  years  in  the  garmenting  and  made-up  sector.    The  package includes:-
-  Production incentives through enhanced Amended  Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme (A-TUFS) with an additional subsidy of 10% on the additional production and employment after a period of 3 years;
-  Pradhan  Mantri  Paridhan  Rozgar  Protsahan  Yojana  (PMPRPY) Scheme  (for  apparel)  for  garmenting  and  made-ups  sector  for providing  additional  3.67%  share  of  Employer's  contribution  in addition  to  8.33%  already  covered  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Rozgar Protsahan  Yojana  (PMRPY)  for  all  new  employees  enrolling  in Employee's Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) for the first three years;
-  Rebate  of  State  Levies  (ROSL)  Scheme  in  apparel  and  made-ups sector for enhanced Duty Drawback on exports;
-  Duty Drawback under All Industry rate in garmenting sector under the Special Advance Authorisation Scheme; and
-  Simplification of labour laws:-
- -Increasing  permissible  overtime  upto  100  hours  per  quarter  in Made-ups manufacturing sector;
- -Making employees' contribution to EPF optional for employees earning less than Rs.15000 per month; and
- -Fixed term employment for garmenting sector.
- (ii) The Government has also been implementing various policy initiatives and schemes like Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme (TUFS), Schemes for the development of the Power-loom Sector, Schemes for Technical Textiles, Scheme for Integrated Textile Parks (SITP), Scheme for Integrated Textile Processing  Development (IPDS), etc. to enable the textile industry, including the small industries, to upgrade and make them competitive.
- (e): As  per  available  estimates,  the  textile  industry  directly  employ  about  45  million people in the country.

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