Lok Sabha Question No. 2952 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-12
Subject: Textile Sector
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Manoj Kumar Tiwari, Nishikant  Dubey

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2952 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.03.2021

## TEXTILE SECTOR

## 2952.   SHRI MANOJ TIWARI: DR. NISHIKANT DUBEY:

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

(a) the details of measures taken by the Government to boost textile sector in the country during each of the last three years;

(b)  the  details  of  funds  and  incentives  provided  to  textile  industries  during  the  said  period, State-wise; and

(c) the details of employment likely to be generated through textile sector?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER

## वस्त्र मंत्री ( श्रीमती स्मृतत ज़ूबिन इरानी )

## MINISTER OF TEXTILES (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a) to (c): Government is implementing various policy initiatives and schemes for supporting the development of textile industry. These schemes and initiatives which promote technology upgradation,  creation  of  infrastructure,  skill  development  and  sectoral  development  in  the  textile sector, create a conducive environment and provide enabling conditions for textile manufacturing in the  country.  Thus,  government  of  India  only  facilitates  the  textile  industry  for  development  and modernization  by  providing  subsidy  on  investments  made  under  various  Schemes  viz. Amended Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme (A-TUFS), Schemes for the development of the Powerloom Sector(Power-Tex),  Schemes  for  Technical  Textiles,  Scheme  for  Integrated  Textile  Parks  (SITP), Scheme for Additional Grant for Apparel Manufacturing Units under SITP (SAGAM),     SAMARTH-  The  Scheme  for  Capacity  Building  in  Textile  Sector  (SCBTS),  Jute (ICARE- Improved Cultivation and Advanced Retting Exercise), Integrated Processing Development Scheme (IPDS), Silk Samagra, National Handloom Development Programme, National Handicraft Development  Programme, Integrated  Wool  Development  Programme  (IWDP), North  East  Region Textiles Promotion Scheme (NERTPS), Rebate of State and Central Taxes and Levies (ROSCTL), Scheme  for  Production  and  Employment   Linked  Support  for  Garmenting  Units  (SPELSGU)  etc which provides environment to boost the sector.

Allocation of funds is not made State/UT-wise. Funds are released to achieve the desired objectives  under  various  schemes  on  year  to  year  basis.  The  textile  agencies/organizations  in  the States  involved  in  textile  activities  are  the  beneficiary  agencies  of  above  schemes.  Proposals  of eligible beneficiary agencies duly recommended by the State Directorate of textiles are considered for financial assistance as per the guidelines of the schemes. The details of funds allocation/expenditure in major textile sector in the last three years is at ANNEXURE.

The  Textile  sector  is  highly  unorganized  sector;  therefore,  no  such  official  data  of employment  generation  is  maintained.  However,  textile  ministry  has  taken  following  initiatives which have potential for employment generation in the textiles sector:

- i. The Government had approved a special package for textile sector with an outlay of Rs. 6000 crores to boost employment generation and exports particularly in Garmenting and Made-ups.
- ii. In  order  to  bring  the  import  of  raw  silk  to  Zero  level,  indigenous  manufacturing  and establishment of large scale Automatic Silk Reeling Machine(ARM) has been promoted for the  first  time  since  2016-17.  67  ARMs  have  been  distributed  .  These  will  also  boost  the employment generation.
- iii. National  Technical  Textiles  Mission  launched  in  budget  announcements  in  February  2020 with  an  outlay  of  Rs.  1480  crore  for  the  period  2020-24,  with  a  view  to  become  a  global player in technical textiles and place India as one of the major exporting countries is likely to generate a large number of employment in the textile sector.
- iv. Union  Budget  2021-22  announcements  include  launch  of  the  scheme  of  setting  up  mega investment  textile  parks.  These  parks  with  manufacturing  units,   when  operational  ,  will generate large employment.
- v. The Production Linked Investment scheme covering MMF and Technical Textiles sector has been announced  which will create global champions in exports and thus boost employment.

Annexure referred to reply to Part (b) of Unstarred Question No. 2952 dated 12/03/2021

## 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   |
|----------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Name of the Scheme/ Project/ Programme       | BE        | RE        | Exp       | BE        | RE        | Exp       | BE        | RE        | Exp       |
| Handloom                                     | 604       | 470.28    | 468.98    | 396.09    | 400.59    | 334.33    | 456.8     | 445.94    | 385.02    |
| Handicrafts                                  | 289.7     | 229.82    | 217.06    | 198.42    | 240.61    | 195.20    | 286.17    | 332.31    | 282.16    |
| Wool                                         | 32        | 25        | 29.14     | 11.45     | 5.3       | 3.3       | 29        | 29        | 16.5      |
| Silk                                         | 575       | 600       | 542.5     | 510.61    | 600.61    | 601.29    | 740       | 765.45    | 787.61    |
| Powerloom                                    | 161.76    | 115.5     | 114.91    | 112.15    | 106.18    | 91.90     | 159.08    | 152.78    | 41.53     |
| Jute                                         | 97.52     | 135.92    | 149.18    | 28.14     | 28.04     | 28.00     | 34.55     | 84.55     | 104.42    |
| Technology Upgradatio n Funds Schemes (TUFs) | 2013      | 1956      | 1904.95   | 2300      | 622.63    | 615.68    | 700       | 494.37    | 317.9     |
| Research& Capacity Building                  | 272.99    | 153.2     | 151.72    | 252.09    | 93.99     | 50.25     | 142.24    | 182.66    | 149.45    |
| North Eastern Textiles Promotion             | 245       | 245       | 259.8     | 112.6     | 112.6     | 65.71     | 125       | 126.01    | 117.21    |
| Total                                        | 4290.97   | 3930.72   | 3838.24   | 3921.55   | 2210.55   | 1985.66   | 2672.84   | 2613.07   | 2201.80   |

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