Lok Sabha Question No. 1648 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-20
Subject: Textile Exports
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: BANSHILAL MAHTO

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1648 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.12.2018

## TEXTILE EXPORTS

## 1648. DR. BANSHILAL MAHATO:

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

- (a) whether the Government has taken cognizance of the fact that there is high demand of Indian textiles abroad;
- (b) if  so,  whether  the  Government  has  formulated  any  special  scheme  in  view  of  the demand for Indian textiles abroad;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government has fixed any target for export of textiles;
- (e) if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) the  product-wise and State-wise details of the value of  export to various countries during each of the last three years?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER वस्त्र राज्य मंरी श्री अजय टम्टा MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES

## ( ) (SHRI AJAY TAMTA)

(a) to (c): Yes  Madam,  Government  is  aware  about  global  demand  for  textiles  and apparel  from  India.  To  enhance  exports  of  textile  and  apparel  products,  Government  has announced  the  Special  Package  for  garments  and  made-ups  sectors.  The  package  offers enhanced duty drawback coverage under Rebate of State Levies (RoSL) Scheme, labour law reforms,  additional  incentives  under  ATUFS, and relaxation of Section 80JJAA of  Income Tax Act. Further, the rates under Merchandise Exports from India Scheme (MEIS) have been enhanced from 2% to 4% for apparel, 5% to 7% for made-ups, handloom and handicrafts w.e.f. 1 st November 2017. Products such as fibre, yarn and fabric in the textile value chain are being strengthened and made competitive through various schemes, inter alia, Powertex for fabric segment, Amended Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme (ATUFS) for all segments except spinning, Scheme for Integrated Textile Parks (SITP) for all segments, etc. Assistance is provided to exporters under Market Access Initiative (MAI) Scheme. Further, Government has  enhanced  interest  equalization  rate  for  pre  and  post  shipment  credit  for  certain  textile sectors from 3% to 5% w.e.f. 02.11.2018.

- (d) & (e): Yes Madam, Government has fixed export targets for textile and apparel including handicrafts for 2018-19 at US$ 47.287 bn.
- (f): Product-wise details of Textile and Apparel exports are as follows:

| Commodity (values in MNUSD)   |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |
|-------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Readymade Garment             |     16966 |     17368 |     16705 |
| Cotton Textiles               |     11134 |     10429 |     11190 |
| Man-made textiles             |      5213 |      5152 |      5388 |
| Wool &Woolen textiles         |       197 |       175 |       186 |
| Silk Products                 |        98 |        76 |        69 |
| Handloom Products             |       369 |       360 |       356 |
| Carpets                       |      1442 |      1490 |      1429 |
| Jute Products                 |       577 |       321 |       342 |
| Total Textile &Clothing       |     35995 |     35372 |     35666 |

State-wise details of T&A exports are as follows:

| State (values in MNUSD)   |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |
|---------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Andaman &Nicobar          |       1.4 |       0.4 |       7.4 |
| Andhra Pradesh            |    1014   |     747   |     545   |
| Arunachal Pradesh         |       0   |       4.8 |       0.4 |
| Assam                     |       1.1 |       0.8 |       1.1 |
| Bihar                     |      15.9 |       8.2 |      21.2 |
| Chandigarh                |       8.8 |       2.8 |       5.4 |
| Chhattisgarh              |       0.4 |       0.7 |       0.9 |
| Dadra &Nagar Haveli       |     561   |     630   |     676   |
| Daman &Diu                |     152   |     146   |     199   |
| Delhi                     |    4330   |    4697   |    3151   |
| Goa                       |       0.6 |      17.4 |      16.3 |
| Gujarat                   |    4486   |    4975   |    5325   |
| Haryana                   |    2656   |    2476   |    3017   |
| Himachal Pradesh          |     196   |     198   |     196   |
| Jammu &Kashmir            |      55   |      48.6 |      50.5 |
| Jharkhand                 |       4.4 |       3.9 |      21.2 |
| Karnataka                 |    2413   |    2353   |    2544   |
| Kerala                    |     357   |     335   |     349   |
| Lakshadweep               |       0.1 |       0.1 |       0.3 |
| Madhya Pradesh            |    1068   |    1101   |    1175   |
| Maharashtra               |    5299   |    4478   |    4447   |
| Manipur                   |       0   |       0.2 |       0   |
| Meghalaya                 |       0   |       0   |       0.1 |
| Mizoram                   |       0   |       0   |       0   |
| Nagaland                  |       0.3 |       0.1 |       0.1 |
| Orissa                    |      37.9 |      36.4 |      22.6 |
| Pondicherry               |       5.3 |       5.5 |      12.3 |
| Punjab                    |    1964   |    1879   |    1839   |
| Rajasthan                 |    1052   |    1097   |    1261   |
| Sikkim                    |       0.2 |       0.1 |       0.2 |
| Tamil Nadu                |    6492   |    6534   |    6771   |
| Telangana                 |      93   |      76   |     185   |
| Tripura                   |       0.7 |       0.7 |       0.6 |
| Unspecified               |     443   |      45   |      20   |
| Uttar Pradesh             |    2284   |    2357   |    2775   |
| Uttaranchal               |      63.8 |      36   |      43   |
| West Bengal               |     939   |    1081   |     989   |

| State (values in MNUSD)   |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |
|---------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Total                     |     35995 |     35372 |     35666 |

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