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Lok Sabha Question No. 2704 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-06
Subject: Nutritious Food under POSHAN Abhiyaan
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Talari Rangaiah

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2704 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.03.2020

## NUTRITIOUS FOOD UNDER POSHAN ABHIYAAN

## 2704.  SHRI TALARI RANGAIAH:

Will the Minister of WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  proposed  to  provide  additional  nutrition  for children through Anganwadi in the country under POSHAN scheme;
- (b) whether  any  survey  has  been  conducted  so  far  to  collect  data  on  the requirements to finalize the supply and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has appointed any agency  for the procurement and supply of the food in this regard and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the mechanism adopted for the proper monitoring of the POSHAN project?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

- (a) to (c) Under  the  Anganwadi  Services  of  the  Umbrella  Integrated  Child Development  Services  (ICDS)  Scheme,  Supplementary  Nutrition  is  provided  to children6 months to 3 yearsin the form of Take Home Ration and Morning Snacks and Hot Cooked Meals are provided to children of 3 years to 6 years of age as per the provisions  of  the  National  Food  Security  Act,  2013.  The  Supplementary  Nutrition  is provided to bridge the gap between the Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDA) and the  Average  Daily  Intake  (ADI)  among  this  age  group  as  per  the  nutritional  norms provided  under  Schedule  II  of  the  Act.  There  is  no  proposal  to  provide  additional nutrition for children through Anganwadis in the country under POSHAN Abhiyaan.Anganwadi Services under  UmbrellaICDS Scheme is a centrally sponsored scheme  which  is  implemented,  managed  and  monitored  by  the  concerned  State Governments/UT Administrations.
- (d) NITI  Aayog  is  closely  monitoring    the  status  of  implementation  of  POSHAN Abhiyaan. Further, there is a National Nutrition Resource Centre (NNRC) at National level and State Nutrition Resource Centre (SNRC) at State level to closely monitor the implementation  of  POSHAN  Abhiyaan.  Regular  reviews  and  meetings  are  also conducted at National and State/UTs level to monitor the progress of implementation of POSHAN Abhiyaan.  National Council under the Chairmanship of Vice Chairman, NITI  Aayog  and  the  Executive  Committee  also  monitor  the  progress  of  POSHAN Abhiyaan regularly. ICDS-Common Application Software captures data on weight and height of children, opening of Anganwadi Centres, distribution of Take Home Ration, attendance of children for pre-school education at Anganwadi Centres. This data/information  is  then  made  available  for  monitoring  on  web-based  ICDS-CAS dashboard to the supervisory staff at  Block, District, State and National level.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2701 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-06
Subject: SYST Programme
Ministry: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Prabhubhai Nagarbhai Vasava

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No: 2701 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06/03/2020

## MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

## SYST Programme

2701. Shri Parbhubhai Nagarbhai Vasava:

be pleased to state:

- b) the number of projects provided assistance under Atal Innovation Mission?
2. meant for providing benefits to the society, sanctioned under Scheme for (a) the number of projects during the last five years; and Young Scientists and Technologists (SYST) programme

## ANSWER

OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE; MINISTER OF SCIENCE AND MINISTER TECHNOLOGY; AND MINISTER OF EARTH SCIENCES (DR. HARSH VARDHAN)

- of Science and Technology (DST) under the Scheme for Young Scientists and 4 Sir, Department scientists and technologists to take Up Science & Technology (S&T) Technologists (SYST) nurtures young from across the country Under this scheme; based projects of societal relevance with lab-to-land approach Research and  Development (ReD) young  researchers can align   themselves   with   academic institutes; These scientists Yborgtocies o ScT driven voluntary organizations for addressing local challeagess\_ young and then make   concerted  efforts to address challenges through S&T interventions and  technologists adaptive R&D.
- of India has   set up the Atal  Innovation Mission (AIM) at NITI Aayog   The (b) The Government scientific temper and cultivate the spirit of curiosity and innovation objective of setting up AIM is to create Tinkering Labs (ATL) in schools minds Towards this endeavour, AIM is establishing Atal among young between across the country for students 14916   schools have been   selected for the as   electronics, IoT, 3D printing,  Robotics, etc: Till establishment of ATLs and 4870 schools have received the ATL grant-in-aid grade

in last five years and Rs. 25.11 Cr was allocated for the total of 200 projects were supported achievements under the scheme are reduction of bamboo for cost bio-formulation   developed  for farmers, low cost dental brackets artisans, eco-friendly developed for tropical hills to cultivate orchids, cost effective   dental  treatment, eco-friendly  package cutting fluid for the benefit of effective wood composite blocks from wood dust and plastic wastes industry workers etc: poplar green

- the establishment of new incubation centres under the Atal Incubation AIM is also supporting start-up businesses in their pursuit to become Centres (AICs) scheme that would nurture innovative scale-up support to a few scelable and sustainable enterprises: Along with AICs, AIM is also providing Established incubation centres of the country: These  incubation  centres,  referred to as distinguished already been  in existence but AlM intends to further augment their Incubation Centers (EICs) have Under this scheme AIM has provided support to 47 performance by providing them scale-up support: AICs and 9 EICs across the country.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2699 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-06
Subject: Eco Task Force Battalions
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Tirath Singh Rawat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO:2699

TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.03.2020

## Eco Task Force Battalions

## 2699.  SHRI TIRATH SINGH RAWAT:

Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  Eco  Task  Force  Battalions  presently  engaged  in  the  conservation  of environment in Uttarakhand;
- (b) whether  the  Government  is  implementing  any  scheme  at  present to  enhance  the capabilities  and  efficiency  of  the  Eco-Task  Force  Battalions  through  better  use  of  new technologies;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  form  more  such  battalions  in  the  future  in collaboration with State agencies; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI BABUL SUPRIYO )

(a) to (c):Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC)is implementingan Eco Development Forces scheme under which it  supports six Eco Task Force (ETF) Battalions in four States, namely Assam, Jammu & Kashmir, Rajasthan and Uttarakhand. In Uttarakhand,two ETF Battalionsare currently engaged in the work of environmental protection. These are                 127 Infantry Battalion (Territorial Army, TA) Ecological, Garhwal Rifles and 130 Infantry Battalion (TA) Ecological Kumaon.

ETF  Battalions  have  adopted  several  effective  measures  to  enhance  the  work  quality  by employing  new  technology  like  drip  and  sprinkler  irrigation,  root  trainer  technology,  bio  and vermin composting, mist chambers, green and poly houses, seed ball, etc. in their work.

(d) & (e):As per information received from Ministry of Defence, it considers the raising of ETF (TA)battalions  if  State  Government,  MoEFCC  etc.make  firm  commitment  to  bear  the  entire expenditure  in  respect  of  the  proposed  ETF(TA)  Battalions.  Presently,  the  MoEFCC  is  not proposing to fund raising of additional ETF Battalions.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2697 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-06
Subject: Redevelopment of Forest Area
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Nand Kumar Singh Chauhan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTIO N NO.2697

TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.03.2020

## Redevelopment of Forest Area

## 2697.  SHRI NAND KUMAR SINGH CHAUHAN:

Will  the  Minister  of  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND  CLIMATE  CHANGE  be  pleased  to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to constitute any committee or launch any programme to redevelop forest areas across the country;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  including  the  outcome  of  the  recommendations  of  the  said committee/programme set up in this regard;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to include voluntary organizations and the private sector in the redevelopment of forests; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI BABUL SUPRIYO )

- (a) to (d):  For  redevelopment  and  restoration  of  forest  areas  in  the  country,  the  Ministry  of Environment, Forest and Climate Change is implementing two major afforestation schemes namely National Afforestation Programme (NAP) for tree plantation in degraded forests and National Mission for a Green India (GIM) for plantation on landscape basis. The National Afforestation Programme is implemented through involvement of Joint Forest Management Committees/ Eco-Development Committees comprising of local villagers as members.  The GIM is implemented through Gram Panchayats, Gram Sabha and various Committees set up by  it  at  village  level  and  ward  level  committees/Resident  Welfare  Associations  linked  to municipal corporations and municipalities in urban areas.

Tree Plantation/Afforestation is also taken up under various other schemes of Government of India such as National Bamboo Mission on non forest government and private lands, SubMission on Agro forestry under National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture on farm lands, etc.  In  addition tree plantation is also taken up under State Plan/Non-plan schemes, and by various Departments, NGOs, Civil Societies, Corporate bodies etc.

Implementation of various afforestation measures and concerted efforts of various agencies have  resulted  in  maintaining  an  increasing  trend  in  forest  and  tree  cover  which  is  evident from the India State of Forest Report (ISFR) 2019 released recently showing an increase of 5,188 square kilometres of forest and tree cover in the country compared to the ISFR 2017.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2696 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-06
Subject: Yoga University
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Gopal Jee Thakur

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYURVEDA, YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (AYUSH)

LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 2696 TO BE ANSWERED ON  6 TH MARCH, 2020

## YOGA UNIVERSITY

## 2696. SHRI GOPAL JEE THAKUR:

Will  the  Minister of AYURVEDA,  YOGA  AND  NATUROPATHY,  UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (AYUSH) be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government proposes to set up Yoga Universities in the country; and

(b) if so, the details thereof, State/UT, location - wise including Darbhanga, Bihar?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF AYURVEDA, YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (SHRI SHRIPAD YESSO NAIK)

(a)& (b): There is no such proposal currently with this Ministry to set up Yoga Universi the country.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2694 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-06
Subject: Healthcare Facilities to Mother and Child
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Ramesh Bidhuri

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2694 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06 TH MARCH, 2020

## HEALTHCARE FACILITIE S TO MOTHER AND CHIL D

## 2694. SHRI RAMESH BIDHURI:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government proposes to provide healthcare to the mother and child under one scheme in the country;

- (b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c)  the steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  provide such  healthcare  facilities  to  the  poor  and backwardsections in the rural and remote areas in various States?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (DR. HARSH VARDHAN)

(a) & (b) : Government  of  India  has  already  launched  a  new  initiative  namely SUMAN ( Surakshit  Matritva  Aashwasan) on  10 th October  2019to  provide  healthcare  service  to  the mother and child under one scheme in the country. This initiative is to be implemented States/UTs including rural and remote areas which will provide free cashless healthcare s to all pregnant women and in fants upto the age of 1 year including those in poor and backwar sections, specially in remote areas.

## Salient features of SUMAN;

All Pregnant Woman/infants visiting public health facilities are entitled to the follo services -

- At least 4 ANC che ck- ups (including one check -up during the 1st trimester and at least one check - up  under  Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan) and 6 home based new - born care visits.
- Free transport from home to health institutions (102/108)
- Assured referral services with scope of reaching health facility within one hour of any crit case emergency.
- Respectful care with privacy and dignity.
- Free  and  zero  expense  delivery  and  C  section  facility  in  case  of  complications  at health facilities.
- Early initiation an d support for breastfeeding.
- Management of sick neonates.
- Zero dose vaccination.
- Birth registration certificates from healthcare facilities.
- Post - partum family planning counselling
- Drop back from institution to home after due discharge(minimum 48 hours)
- Co nditional  cash  transfer/direct  benefit  transfer  under  various  central  and  state schemes.
- Free and zero expense services for sick infants.

(c): Public  Health  being  a  State  subject,  the  primary  responsibility  of  providing healthcare facili ties lies with the respective State Governments. To ensure availability of services in the identified public health facilities, Government of India has taken the steps;

- All states were oriented on SUMAN on the occasion of 6th National Summi t on Good & Replicable Practice workshop at Gujarat on 16th November'2019.
- Centralised Grievance Redressal mechanism has been setup in states.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2692 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-06
Subject: Shortage of Cardiology Doctors
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: N.K. Premachandran

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2692 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06 TH MARCH, 2020

## SHORTAGE OF CARDIOLO GY DOCTORS

## 2692. SHRI N.K. PREMACHANDRAN:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there are sufficient number of cardiology specialists in the country, if so, the detail thereof, State/ UT - wise and if not, the corrective steps taken thereon;
- (b)  the  detai ls  of  the  action  taken  by  the  Government to  improve  cardiac  care  facilities throughout the country;
- (c) whether it is a fact that the decision of Medical Council of India not to grant approval for post graduate diploma in clinical cardiology course between 2006 - 2013 from Indira Gandhi National Open University created crisis in cardiology treatment; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the action taken to grant approval to the said course?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (DR. HARS H VARDHAN)

(a) &(b): As per Postgraduate Medical Education Regulations, 2000 of Medical Council of India (MCI), DM Cardiology and DM Pediatric Cardiology are available in the country with intake  capacity  of  397  post  graduate  seats. Further, National  Board  of  Examination  (NBE) is running  Diplomate  of  National  Board  (DNB)  seats  in  Cardiology  and    Fel (FNB)  in Interventional  Cardiology.  Presently,  there  are  211  DNB  seats  in  Cardio 34  seats  in Fellows hip   (FNB)   in   Interventional   Cardiology. However, the data   rega number   of Cardiologist in the country is not maintained centrally. Further, public he hospitals  being  a  State  subject,  the  primary  responsibility  to  ensure  availability of  human healthcare professionals in public health facilities lies with the State/UT Governments. under  the  National  Health  Mission  (NHM),  financial  and  technical  support  is  provide States/UTs to strengthen their healthcare systems including upport for engagement of doctors on contractual  basis,  based  on  the  requirements  posed  by  the  States/UTs  in  their  Progr Implementation Plans (PIPs) within their overall resource envelope.

(c) & (d): No.  The nomenclature of Post  Graduate  Diploma  i n  Clinical  Cardiology  has not  been  prescribed  in  Medical Council of India's (MCI) Post Graduate Medical Education Regulation, 2000. The Board of Governors appointed in supersession of MCI has not recogni Post Graduate Diploma in Clinical Cardiol ogy of Indira Gandhi National Open University as permission for the said course was not granted by the Central Government / MCI under sec 10A of the Indian Medical Council Act,1956.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2691 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-06
Subject: Genome India Initiative
Ministry: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Jagdambika Pal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF BIOTECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2691 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.03.2020

## Genome India Initiative

## 2691. SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL:

## Will the Minister of SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY िव²ान और ÿौīोिगकì मं ýी be pleased to state:

- (a) the  total  number  of  genomes  sequenced  till  date  in  the  country  under  Genome  India Initiative, State/UT wise;
- (b) the proposed use of the same and the proposed target fixed and achieved in this regard;
- (c) the agencies being provided or proposed to be provided access to the above-mentioned data; and
- (d) the measures being taken for the protection of this critical data?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  SCIENCE  AND  TECHNOLOGY,  EARTH  SCIENCE  AND  HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## (DR. HARSH VARDHAN)

- (a) 'GenomeIndia: Cataloguing the Genetic Variation in Indians' project has been sanctioned by  Department  of  Biotechnology  (DBT)  on  16.01.2020  for  a  period  of  3  years  to  20 institutions  from  varied  disciplines  across  the  country.  The  whole  genome  sequencing under GenomeIndia has just started.
- (b) The  proposed  target  of  Whole  Genome  Sequencing  (WGS)  is  to  do  it  for  total  10000 individuals  representing  the  country's  diverse  population  in  3  years.  The  information generated from whole genome sequencing can facilitate future human genetics research in the country with greater precision, and to design a genome wide association array for the Indian population to develop precision healthcare and diagnostics for major diseases at affordable costs.
- (c) & (d) The data security and sharing measures for this project will be governed by the rules and regulations formulated by Government of India. The personal information of all individuals consenting to participate in the study is stripped off from any further records in this project. This process of de-identification ensures that the personal information of the participants is not compromised. Additionally, ethical measures are strictly adhered to in order to maintain data security and protection.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2686 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-06
Subject: Presence of Aflatoxin in Milk
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Achyutananda Samanta

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2686 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06 TH MARCH, 2020

## PRESENCE OF AFLATOXI N IN MILK

## 2686. SHRI ACHYUTANANDA SAMANTA:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether processed milk has been found to be contaminated due to the presence of Aflatoxin M1 according to a study conducted by Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Government intends to take steps to regularize Aflatoxin M1 as the said toxin is currently not being regulated in India;

(c) whether Aflatoxin M1 comes in the milk through cattle feed and fodder, if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether the Government proposes to introduce a system, including good storage practices and awareness programmes for dairy farmers, in order to keep a check on the quality of cattle feed and fodder; and

(e) if so, the details thereof ?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (DR. HARSH VARDHAN)

(a): Food  Safety  and  Standards  (Contaminants,  Toxins  and  Residues)  Regulations,  2011 prescribe maximum limit of Aflatoxin M1 in milk as 0.5 ug /kg.

National Milk Safety and Quality Survey, 2018 conducted by Food Safety and Standard Authority  of  India  (FSSAI)  revealed  presence  of  Aflatoxin  M1  residues  in  milk  bey permissible limits in 368 (out of 6,432) samples of milk constituting 5.7% of the tota l number of samples analysed. Out of these, 227 samples out of 2607 samples of processed milk were f to be contaminated with Aflatoxin M1 residues beyond the permissible limit.

(b) to (e): Animal feed does not come under the ambit of FSSAI. In order t o address the issue, FSSAI has issued directions on 27.01.2020 wherein it has been stated that comme feeds shall comply with the relevant standards of Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), as specified by the Food Authority from time to time and ca rry BIS ertification mark on the label of the product.

Further,  in  the  context  of  above  direction,  another    direction  has  been  issu 27.01.2020  making  it  mandatory  for    feeds  intended  for  cattle  to  comply  with  the specifications for compounded f eeds for cattle (IS 2050:2009) and carry a BIS certification ma on the label of the products.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2683 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-06
Subject: Foreign Exchange earned from Tiruppur Hosiery Industry
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: K. Subbarayan

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2683

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.03.2020

## FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNED FROM TIRUPPUR HOSIERY INDUSTRY

2683. SHRI SUBBARAYAN K.:

Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंत्री

be pleased to state the details of foreign exchange earned from Tiruppur Hosiery Industry exports during the last five years?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER

## वस्त्र मंत्री ( श्रीमती स्मृतत ज़ूबिन इरानी )

MINISTER OF TEXTILES (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

Details  of  foreign  exchange  earned  from  Tiruppur  Hosiery  Industry during the last five years is as follows:

|                   | Value in   | Value in   |
|-------------------|------------|------------|
| YEAR              | Rs. Cr     | US $ Bn    |
| 2014-15           | 21,000     | 3.43       |
| 2015- 16          | 23,050     | 3.52       |
| 2016-17           | 26,000     | 3.88       |
| 2017- 18          | 24,000     | 3.73       |
| 2018-19           | 26,000     | 3.72       |
| 2019-20 (Apr-Jan) | 20,760     | 2.95       |

Source: Tiruppur Exporters Association