Lok Sabha Question No. 2200 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-23
Subject: Chinese Imports
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Ravneet Singh

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2200

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.09.2020

## CHINESE IMPORTS

## 2200.  SHRI RAVNEET SINGH BITTU:

Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंत्री

be pleased to state :

- (a) whether it is a fact that the Indian textile industry is largely dependent on Chinese imports for conducting its businesses;
- (b) if so, the details indicating the textile products being imported from China;
- (c)  whether  any  steps are being  taken by  the  Government  to  strengthen the  domestic textile industry  and thereby reduce its dependence on China;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (e) whether any steps have been taken by the Government to encourage large global retailers in the textile sector to purchase from India; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## उत्तर

ANSWER

## वस्त्र मंत्री ( श्रीमती स्मृतत ज़ूबिन इरानी )

MINISTER OF TEXTILES (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a) to (d): India has the advantage of having a strong raw material (fibre) base - of cotton, manmade fibre,  silk,  wool  and  jute.  Moreover,  India  possesses  excellence  in  the  entire  value  chain  extending  from fibre to fabric to garments. However, the details of textile products imported from China in 2019-20 are as follows:

| COMMODITY GROUPS                           |   Value (USD mn) |
|--------------------------------------------|------------------|
| CARPET(EXCL. SILK) HANDMADE                |            27.33 |
| COTTON FABRICS, MADEUPS ETC.               |           242.01 |
| COTTON RAWINCLUDING WASTE                  |             8.07 |
| COTTON YARN                                |             4    |
| MANMADE STAPLE FIBRE                       |           119.54 |
| MANMADE YARN,FABRICS,MADEUPS               |          1107.92 |
| NATURAL SILK YARN,FABRICS,MADEUPS          |            28.62 |
| OTHER TEXTILE YARN, FABRIC MADEUPS ARTICLE |           529.48 |
| RMGCOTTON INCL ACCESSORIES                 |            89.11 |
| RMGMANMADEFIBRES                           |           124.61 |
| RMGOFOTHRTEXTILE MATERIAL                  |           110.13 |
| RMGSILK                                    |             1.99 |
| RMGWOOL                                    |             3.66 |
| SILK,RAW                                   |            95.06 |
| WOLLEN YARN,FABRICS,MADEUPS ETC            |            40.26 |
| WOOL,RAW                                   |             6.26 |
| TOTAL IMPORT                               |          2538.05 |

Source: DGCIS

In  order  to  strengthen the domestic textile industry and to make it competitive in international market by rebating all taxes/levies, the Government has decided to continue the RoSCTL (Rebate of State and Central Taxes and Levies) scheme until such time the RoSCTL scheme is merged with Remission of Duties and Taxes  on  Exported  Product  (RoDTEP)  Scheme.  For  this  purpose,  the  Government  has  approved  adhoc allocation  of  funds  of  Rs.7398  crore  for  FY  2020-21  for  issuance  of  duty  credit  scrips  under  RoSCTL Scheme. Further, in order to boost exports in MMF sector, Government has removed anti-dumping duty on PTA,  a  key  raw  material  for  the  manufacture  of  MMF  fibre  and  yarn.  Assistance  is  also  provided  to exporters  under  Market  Access  Initiative  (MAI)  Scheme.  Ministry  of  Textiles  is  implementing  a  Credit Linked  Scheme  called  Amended  Technology  Upgradation  Fund  Scheme  (ATUFS)  for  technology upgradation  of  the  textiles  industry.  Government  is  also  implementing  the  Scheme  for  Integrated  Textile Park (SITP) under which support is provided for creation of infrastructure facilities on cluster basis under PPP mode.

(e) & (f): To encourage large global retailers in the textile sector to purchase from India, Ministry of Textiles  has  conducted  a  Symposium  with  Textile  Export  Promotion  Councils  and  other  industry stakeholders for finalizing a list of potential textile and apparel export products for which exports can be enhanced.  The  list  of  potential  export  products  were  shared  with  the  Indian  Missions  abroad  for identification of potential buyers in the respective countries.

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