Lok Sabha Question No. 258 (STARRED), answered on 2021-03-12
Subject: Challenges faced by Textile Industry
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Nama Nageswara Rao, Pritam Gopinath Munde

## CHALLENGES FACED BY TEXTILE INDUSTRY

## *258.   SHRI NAMA NAGESWARA RAO: DR. PRITAM GOPINATHRAO MUNDE:

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

- (a) whether the Government has taken note of the challenges faced by the textile sector from the low cost manufacturing destinations like Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether  the  Government is  planning to  offer incentives  to  attract  textiles  companies  to  set  up manufacturing units in the country, if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  also  proposes  to  offer  production-linked  incentives  to  textiles  sector companies, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the details of percentage decline in textiles production during the current year vis-a-vis last year; and
- (e)  the  concrete  steps  taken  or  proposed  to  be  taken  by  the  Government  to  increase  the  textile production in the country to face challenges from domestic and international markets?

उत्तर ANSWER वस्त्र मंत्री ( श्रीमती स्मृतत ज़ूबिन इरानी ) MINISTER OF TEXTILES (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

- (a) to (e):A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (e) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *258 REGARDING 'CHALLENGES FACED BY TEXTILE INDUSTRY' RAISED BY SHRI NAMA NAGESWARA RAO; DR. PRITAM GOPINATHRAO MUNDE: DUE FOR ANSWER ON 12 TH  MARCH, 2021.

- (a): Yes Sir, India faces competition from countries like Bangladesh and Sri Lanka which enjoy duty free access to key markets while India faces a duty disadvantage.
- (b) &  (c): The  Government  has  announced  to  provide  various  incentives  through  Production Linked  Incentive  (PLI)  and  Mega  Investment  Textile  Parks  (MITRA)  Schemes  during  Budget announcement 2021-22. Mega Investment Textile Parks (MITRA) scheme aims to attract large investment and employment generation in the sector to further boost domestic manufacturing and to  create  world  class  infrastructure  at  one  place  with  plug  and  play  facilities.      Focus  Product Incentive Scheme (FPIS) under the ambit of Production Linked Incentive (PLI) is launched with objective for enhancing India's manufacturing capabilities and export of textile products of MMF segments and technical textiles products.
- (d): The  estimated  production  of  Man-made  Fibre,  Manmade  Filament  Yarn,  Spun  Yarn  & Cotton during the period 2019-20 & 2020-21(provisional) is as under:
- (e): The  government  has  taken  number  of  steps  to  increase  textile  production  in  the  Country through  various  schemes  viz.  Amended  Technology  Upgradation  Fund  Scheme  (ATUFS), Scheme  for  Integrated  Textile  Park  (SITP),  Silk  Samagra,  PowerTex,  National  Handloom Development Programme, National Handicrafts Development Programme etc. to face challenges from domestic and international markets.

| Period                                   | Man-made Fibre   | Man-made Filament Yarn   | Cotton Yarn   | Blended &100% Non- Cotton Yarn   | Total Spun Yarn Kg   |
|------------------------------------------|------------------|--------------------------|---------------|----------------------------------|----------------------|
| Period                                   | Kg               | Kg                       | Kg            | Kg                               |                      |
| 2019-20 (Provisional)                    | 1898             | 1688                     | 3962          | 1702                             | 5664                 |
| Apr-Jan. 2019-20 (Provisional)           | 1603             | 1426                     | 3332          | 1431                             | 4763                 |
| 2020-21 (Apr-Jan) (Provisional)          | 1278             | 1059                     | 2945          | 1221                             | 4166                 |
| %Variation Apr-Jan. 2020-21 over 2019-20 | -20.3            | -25.7                    | -11.6         | -14.6                            | -12.5                |

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