Lok Sabha Question No. 3982 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-19
Subject: Synthetic Yarn
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Prataprao  Jadhav

## SYNTHETIC YARN

## 3982.  SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV:

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

(a) the number of handlooms, power looms and other units engaged in manufacturing synthetic yarn, readymade hosiery apparel as on date location-wise;

(b) the details of expenditure made by the Government on the development of textile industry during the last three years and till date; and

(c)  the  steps  taken/proposed  to  be  taken  by  the  Government  to  promote  the  export  of  textile manufactured by such units?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER

## वस्त्र मंत्री ( श्रीमती स्मृतत ज़ूबिन इरानी )

MINISTER OF TEXTILES (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a): As per Nielsen baseline survey of Powerloom industry conducted during 2012-13, 24.86 lakh Powerlooms are installed in the country. The location-wise details is in ANNEXURE-I .

Further, as per 4 th All India Handloom Census (2019-20), there are 28,23,382 handlooms across the country on which handloom cloth/products are manufactured using varieties of yarn. A statement showing state-wise number of handlooms is at ANNEXURE-II .

(b): The details of funds allocation/expenditure under major schemes in the last three years and till date are at ANNEXURE-III.

(c): To boost  exports,  Government  of  India  has  announced  a  scheme  namely  "Scheme  for Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported products', (RoDTEP) to all export goods, including textiles  and  garments with effect from 1st January, 2021. Further, in order to boost exports in Man-Made Fibre (MMF) sector, Government of India has removed anti-dumping duty on PTA, a key  raw  material  for  the  manufacture  of  MMF  fibre  and  yarn.  Government  has  also  removed anti-dumping duty on acrylic fibre, raw material for  yarn and knitwear industry. Assistance is also provided to exporters under Market Access initiative (MAl) Scheme.

## Annexure-I referred to reply to Part (a) of Unstarred Question No. 3982 dated 19/03/2021 Number of Powerlooms across the country

| STATE            |   TOTALLOOMS |
|------------------|--------------|
| UP               |       190874 |
| RAJASTHAN        |        22980 |
| HARYANA          |        25510 |
| PUNJAB& HP,J&K   |        14511 |
| MP               |        39979 |
| NORTH ZONE TOTAL |       293854 |
| GUJARAT          |       524102 |
| MAHARASHTRA      |       948891 |
| CHATTISGARH      |          166 |
| WESTZONE TOTAL   |      1473159 |
| ORISSA           |         1793 |
| WB               |        12690 |
| BIHAR            |        20511 |
| ASSAM/NE         |          464 |
| EAST ZONE TOTAL  |        35458 |
| TN               |       562513 |
| AP               |        48176 |
| KARNATAKA        |        68795 |
| KERALA           |         4463 |
| SOUTH ZONE TOTAL |       683947 |
| ALL INDIA        |      2486418 |

| No. of Handlooms across the country   | No. of Handlooms across the country   | No. of Handlooms across the country   |
|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| SN                                    | State                                 | No. of Handlooms                      |
| East Zone                             | East Zone                             |                                       |
| 1                                     | Arunachal Pradesh                     | 99454                                 |
| 2                                     | Assam                                 | 1248806                               |
| 3                                     | Bihar                                 | 8447                                  |
| 4                                     | Jharkhand                             | 8607                                  |
| 5                                     | Manipur                               | 216192                                |
| 6                                     | Meghalaya                             | 43220                                 |
| 7                                     | Mizoram                               | 22875                                 |
| 8                                     | Nagaland                              | 70089                                 |
| 9                                     | Odisha                                | 48161                                 |
| 10                                    | Sikkim                                | 132                                   |
| 11                                    | Tripura                               | 166050                                |
| 12                                    | West Bengal                           | 283404                                |
|                                       | Total East Zone                       | 2215437                               |
| West Zone                             | West Zone                             |                                       |
| 13                                    | Chhattisgarh                          | 12743                                 |
| 14                                    | Gujarat                               | 9903                                  |
| 15                                    | Goa                                   | 16                                    |
| 16                                    | Madhya Pradesh                        | 12069                                 |
| 17                                    | Maharashtra                           | 4354                                  |
|                                       | Total West Zone                       | 39085                                 |
| North Zone                            | North Zone                            |                                       |
| 18                                    | Delhi                                 | 2498                                  |
| 19                                    | Haryana                               | 11759                                 |
| 20                                    | Himachal Pradesh                      | 15202                                 |
| 21                                    | Jammu &Kashmir                        | 14750                                 |
| 22                                    | Punjab                                | 758                                   |
| 23                                    | Rajasthan                             | 6446                                  |
| 24                                    | Uttrakhand                            | 7368                                  |
| 25                                    | Uttar Pradesh                         | 124242                                |
|                                       | Total North Zone                      | 183023                                |
| South Zone                            | South Zone                            |                                       |
| 26                                    | Andhra Pradesh                        | 93375                                 |
| 27                                    | Karnataka                             | 24071                                 |
| 28                                    | Kerala                                | 31619                                 |
| 29                                    | Pudducherry                           | 929                                   |
| 30                                    | Tamil Nadu                            | 218748                                |
| 31                                    | Telangana                             | 17095                                 |
|                                       | Total South Zone                      | 385837                                |
|                                       | Grand Total                           | 2823382                               |

## Annexure-III referred to reply to Part (b) of Unstarred Question No. 3982 dated 19/03/2021

## Details of Funds allocated and Expenditure under various Textile Sector Schemes

(Rs. in crores)

| Textile Sector                              | 2017-18   | 2017-18   | 2017-18   | 2018-19   | 2018-19   | 2018-19   | 2019-20   | 2019-20   | 2019-20   | 2020-21   | 2020-21   | 2020-21            |
|---------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------------------|
| Name of the Scheme/ Project/ Programme      | BE        | RE        | Exp       | BE        | RE        | Exp       | BE        | RE        | Exp       | BE        | RE        | Exp. Upto 17.03.21 |
| Handloom                                    | 604       | 470.28    | 468.98    | 396.09    | 400.59    | 334.33    | 456.8     | 445.94    | 385.02    | 475       | 336       | 297.85             |
| Handicrafts                                 | 289.7     | 229.82    | 217.06    | 198.42    | 240.61    | 195.20    | 286.17    | 332.31    | 282.16    | 398.21    | 284.77    | 235.59             |
| Wool                                        | 32        | 25        | 29.14     | 11.45     | 5.3       | 3.3       | 29        | 29        | 16.5      | 20        | 10        | 9.33               |
| Silk                                        | 575       | 600       | 542.5     | 510.61    | 600.61    | 601.29    | 740       | 765.45    | 787.61    | 810       | 650       | 650                |
| Powerloom                                   | 161.76    | 115.5     | 114.91    | 112.15    | 106.18    | 91.90     | 159.08    | 152.78    | 41.53     | 140       | 60        | 49.63              |
| Jute                                        | 97.52     | 135.92    | 149.18    | 28.14     | 28.04     | 28.00     | 34.55     | 84.55     | 104.42    | 136.53    | 71.5      | 54.25              |
| Technology Upgradation Funds Schemes (TUFs) | 2013      | 1956      | 1904.95   | 2300      | 622.63    | 615.68    | 700       | 494.37    | 317.9     | 761.90    | 545       | 502.77             |
| Research& Capacity Building                 | 272.99    | 153.2     | 151.72    | 252.09    | 93.99     | 50.25     | 142.24    | 182.66    | 149.45    | 327.01    | 195       | 142.68             |
| North Eastern Textiles Promotion            | 245       | 245       | 259.8     | 112.6     | 112.6     | 65.71     | 125       | 126.01    | 117.21    | 135.60    | 42.4      | 16.45              |
| Total                                       | 4290.9 7  | 3930.72   | 3838.24   | 3921.55   | 2210.55   | 1985.66   | 2672.84   | 2613.07   | 2201.80   | 3204.25   | 2194.67   | 1958.55            |