Lok Sabha Question No. 977 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-07
Subject: Textile Hub Centre
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Geetha Viswanath Vanga

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 977 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2020

## TEXTILE HUB CENTRE

## 977.      SHRIMATI VANGA GEETHA VISWANATH:

## Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंरी

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there is a proposal to develop Guntur and Prakasam as the textile hub centre in view of its great potential;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the present status of proposals along with the support of the Central Government in this regard;
- (c) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  set  up  an  Integrated  Textile  City  in  Andhra Pradesh which may lead to increase in the exports also, if so, the details thereof and progress made therein;
- (d) whether a delegation from India visited China to study these aspects which at present provides employment to about 32 million people in India and examined the scope to generate employment for about 10 million more jobs in this textile sector in the upcoming three years; and
- (e)         if so, the details thereof and the steps being taken in this regard?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER वस्त्र मंरी ( श्रीमती स्त्म ृ तत ज़ू बिन इरानी

## MINISTER OF TEXTILES

(SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

- (a) &  (b): The  Government  is  implementing  the  Scheme  for  Integrated  Textile  Park  (SITP) which provides support  for  creation  of  world-class  infrastructure  facilities  for  setting  up  of  textile units, with a Government of India grant upto 40% of the project cost  and Government of India grant upto 90% of the project cost for first two projects (each) in the States of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur,  Meghalaya,  Mizoram,  Nagaland,  Tripura,  Sikkim,  Himachal  Pradesh,  Uttarakhand  and Jammu & Kashmir; with ceiling limit of Rs. 40.00 crores for each textile park. Till date, 56 textile parks have been sanctioned under SITP which are under various stages of implementation. Out of which twenty two parks have been completed as per scheme guidelines. Out of the 56 textile parks under SITP, 5 textile parks are located in the State of Andhra Pradesh, the details of which may be seen as per ANNEXURE.
- (c): At  present,  Ministry  of  Textiles  does  not  have  any  proposal  for  setting  up  any  Integrated Textile City in Andhra Pradesh .
- (d)  &  (e): No delegation from Ministry of Textiles have visited China for studying the scope of generation of employment in textile sector.

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## Annexure

|   Sl. No. | State          | Name of the park                           | District       |   Share of GOI grant (in Rs. Crore) |   Share of GOI grant released (in Rs. Crore) | Park Status   |
|-----------|----------------|--------------------------------------------|----------------|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|---------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh | Hindupur Vyapar Apparel Park Limited       | Anantapuram    |                                  40 |                                           24 | Operational   |
|         2 | Andhra Pradesh | MAS Fabric Park (India Ltd)                | Nellore        |                                  40 |                                           24 | Operational   |
|         3 | Andhra Pradesh | Brandix India Apparel City Private Limited | Vishakhapatnam |                                  40 |                                           40 | Completed     |
|         4 | Andhra Pradesh | Tarakeshwara                               | Nellore        |                                  40 |                                            8 | Operational   |
|         5 | Andhra Pradesh | Guntur Textile Park                        | Guntur         |                                  40 |                                           10 | Operational   |

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