Lok Sabha Question No. 996 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-07
Subject: Textile related Industries
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: P. Ravindhranath

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 996 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2020

## TEXTILE RELATED INDUSTRIES

## 996.      SHRI P. RAVEENDRANATH KUMAR:

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

- (a) whether several textile related industries across the country including Tamil Nadu are facing laborious downturn during the recent past;
- (b) if so, the reasons therefor and action taken by the Government to redress the issue;

(c) whether the Government has conducted State-wise survey regarding the condition of the textile-based industries in the country; and

- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## उत्तर

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

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

- (a) & (b) With a view to boost textiles sector in the country as well as for sustaining employment in the textiles industry government has initiated two important steps which were part of Budget Announcement in Lok Sabha on 01.02.2020. These are;
- i) Abolition of anti-dumping duty on P urified Terephthalic Acid (PTA), which is a critical input for man-made  textile  fibre  and  yarns.  Its  easy  availability  and  competitive  pricing  is  desirable  to unlock the immense potential in textile sector which is a significant employment generator.
- ii) Creation  of  National  Technical  Textiles  Mission  with  total  outlay  of  Rs  1480  Crore.Technical textiles  are  textiles  which  are  used  for  their  functional  properties,  rather  than  for  aesthetics  or comfort.  There  are  alarge  varities  of  technical  textiles  some  of  which  are  used  in  important applications  such  as  agriculture,  health  and  hygiene,  medical  applications,  soil  and  water conservation, roads and highway, railways, airports, sea-ports, defence, protection of personnel in military,  para-military,  petrochemical/chemical  industries,  safety  of  fireman  etc.  The  aim  of  the Mission  is  to  position  India  as  a  major  producer,  consumer  and  exporter  of  technical  textile products in the world map, therefore boosting its economy and technological capability.

Besides  this,  to  address  the  issues  in  Textile  industries,  Government  has  also  announced  key reforms  under  a  Special  Package  that  includes  additional  incentives  under  the  Amended  Technology Upgradation Fund (ATUFS), relaxation of Section 80JJAA of Income Tax Act and introduction of fixed term  employment  for  the  apparel  sector.  Under  Pradhan  MantriRojgarProtsahanYojana  (PMRPY),

Government is providing entire 12% of employer's contribution towards Employee's Provident Fund (EPF)  and  Employee's  Pension  Scheme  (EPS).  Further,  to  make  the  apparel  sector  competitive, Government is providing rebate of State and Central taxes/ levies embedded in manufacturing. A special one-time additional  ad-hoc  incentive  of  upto  1%  of  Free  on  Board  (FoB)  value  will  be  provided  for exports of apparel and made-ups to offset the difference between Rebate of State and Central Taxes and Levies   (RoSCTL)  and  Rebate  of  State  Levies  (RoSL)  +  Merchandise  Exports  from  India Scheme (MEIS)  @4%,  from  7.3.2019  to  31.12.2019.  Assistance  is  also  provided  to  exporters  under  Market Access Initiative (MAI) Scheme. Government has enhanced interest equalization rate for pre and post shipment  credit  for  exports  done  by  Micro,  Small  &  Medium  Enterprises  (MSMEs)  of  textile  sector from  3%  to  5%  w.e.f.  02.11.2018.  Benefits  of  Interest  Equalization  Scheme  has  been  extended  to merchant exporters from 02.01.2019 which was earlier limited to only manufacturer exporters.

(c) & (d) The Government has not conducted State-wise survey regarding the condition of the textile based industries in the country. However, in order to assess the number of handlooms, weavers, allied workers, gender-wise, SC/ST  wise  details, earning-wise  details etc., to formulate policies  and programmes for the handloom sector, 4 th All  India  Handloom Census has been conducted recently in 2019-20. The state wise details in respect of 4 th Handloom Census is at Annexure .

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## Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) & (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 996 for 07/02/2020

| SN        | State             | 4th All India Handloom Census (2019-20)   | 4th All India Handloom Census (2019-20)   | 4th All India Handloom Census (2019-20)   |
|-----------|-------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| SN        | State             | No. of Handlooms                          | No. of allied workers                     | No. of weavers                            |
| East Zone | East Zone         |                                           |                                           |                                           |
| 1         | Arunachal Pradesh | 99454                                     | 17016                                     | 77600                                     |
| 2         | Assam             | 1248806                                   | 176453                                    | 1107428                                   |
| 3         | Bihar             | 8447                                      | 5631                                      | 7216                                      |
| 4         | Jharkhand         | 8607                                      | 10133                                     | 12364                                     |
| 5         | Manipur           | 216192                                    | 12203                                     | 212481                                    |
| 6         | Meghalaya         | 43220                                     | 1553                                      | 41221                                     |
| 7         | Mizoram           | 22875                                     | 10242                                     | 17298                                     |
| 8         | Nagaland          | 70089                                     | 7534                                      | 35950                                     |
| 9         | Odisha            | 48161                                     | 64364                                     | 53472                                     |
| 10        | Sikkim            | 132                                       | 65                                        | 632                                       |
| 11        | Tripura           | 166050                                    | 25712                                     | 111927                                    |
| 12        | West Bengal       | 283404                                    | 264791                                    | 366656                                    |
|           | Total East Zone   | 2215437                                   | 595697                                    | 2044245                                   |
| West Zone | West Zone         |                                           |                                           |                                           |
| 13        | Chhattisgarh      | 12743                                     | 7426                                      | 14077                                     |
| 14        | Gujarat           | 9903                                      | 422                                       | 10179                                     |
| 15        | Goa               | 16                                        | 4                                         | 22                                        |
| 16        | Madhya Pradesh    | 12069                                     | 5267                                      | 12805                                     |
| 17        | Maharashtra       | 4354                                      | 627                                       | 2882                                      |
|           | Total West Zone   | 39085                                     | 13746                                     | 39965                                     |

| SN         | State            | 4th All India Handloom Census (2019-20)   | 4th All India Handloom Census (2019-20)   | 4th All India Handloom Census (2019-20)   |
|------------|------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| SN         | State            | No. of Handlooms                          | No. of allied workers                     | No. of weavers                            |
| North Zone | North Zone       |                                           |                                           |                                           |
| 18         | Delhi            | 2498                                      | 1049                                      | 3236                                      |
| 19         | Haryana          | 11759                                     | 11128                                     | 14414                                     |
| 20         | Himachal Pradesh | 15202                                     | 477                                       | 13211                                     |
| 21         | Jammu &Kashmir   | 14750                                     | 7544                                      | 15784                                     |
| 22         | Punjab           | 758                                       | 338                                       | 631                                       |
| 23         | Rajasthan        | 6446                                      | 1403                                      | 8687                                      |
| 24         | Uttrakhand       | 7368                                      | 4594                                      | 7967                                      |
| 25         | Uttar Pradesh    | 124242                                    | 60179                                     | 130778                                    |
|            | Total North Zone | 183023                                    | 86712                                     | 194708                                    |
| South Zone | South Zone       |                                           |                                           |                                           |
| 26         | Andhra Pradesh   | 93375                                     | 49785                                     | 127662                                    |
| 27         | Karnataka        | 24071                                     | 27616                                     | 27175                                     |
| 28         | Kerala           | 31619                                     | 6604                                      | 15480                                     |
| 29         | Pudducherry      | 929                                       | 782                                       | 908                                       |
| 30         | Tamil Nadu       | 218748                                    | 45757                                     | 197818                                    |
| 31         | Telangana        | 17095                                     | 21922                                     | 25930                                     |
|            | Total South Zone | 385837                                    | 152466                                    | 394973                                    |
|            | Grand Total      | 2823382                                   | 848621                                    | 2673891                                   |