Lok Sabha Question No. 4091 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-19
Subject: Ban on thread/yarn exports
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: A. Ganeshamurthi, T. R. Paarivendhar

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4091 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.03.2021

## BAN ON THREAD/YARN EXPORTS

## 4091.  SHRI A. GANESHAMURTHI: DR. T.R.PAARIVENDHAR:

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

(a)  whether  the  Union  Government  is  aware  of  the  acute  shortage  of  thread/yarn  and  recurring thread/yarn price problem in the textile sector particularly in Tamil Nadu, if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Government is also aware of the fact that there is a large scale export of thread/yarn from  India  to  other  countries  which  leads  to  price  fluctuations  and  rise  in  price  of  thread/yarn  in Tiruppur and if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Union Government has received any representations from Coimbatore Salma, Tamil Nadu Spinning Mill Association (TASMA), Indian Dexpriners Federation (IDF) to temporarily ban thread/yarn exports from India and that yarn prices should not be raised in the short term, if so, the details thereof;

(d) the action being taken or proposed to be taken on these representations by the Government; and

(e) if not, the time by which their demands are likely to be fulfilled?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER

## वस्त्र मंत्री ( श्रीमती स्मृतत ज़ूबिन इरानी )

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

(a) to (e): This  Ministry  received  representations  from  industry  stakeholders  and  associations on  the  matter.  The  Government  has  done  extensive  consultation  with  all  stakeholders  and  is engaged with all segments of textiles industry. It has come out during the discussion that exports of yarn is not the main reason for price volatility in yarn prices.

The yarn prices are being controlled by market forces. The Government has enabled consultation between different segments of textiles value chain and is hopeful of market dynamics stabilizing the prices.

Country wise export of Cotton yarn for last three years and current year is given in Annex-I . There is no substantial change in the export of cotton yarn in current year in comparison with same period of previous year.

Country wise Export of Cotton Yarn (including sewing thread)

Annex-I (Value in ₹ Lakh)

| Sr.   | Country         | 2017-2018   | 2018-2019   | 2019-2020   | April - November   | April - November   |
|-------|-----------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------------|--------------------|
| Sr.   | Country         | 2017-2018   | 2018-2019   | 2019-2020   | 2019-2020          | 2020-2021          |
| 1     | BANGLADES H     | 438082.95   | 517524.15   | 420794.71   | 225910.93          | 310518.60          |
| 2     | CHINA P RP      | 554564.06   | 885491.07   | 415120.64   | 280092.45          | 274109.90          |
| 3     | VIETNAM SOC REP | 51454.11    | 95873.02    | 84571.77    | 46980.71           | 66361.91           |
| 4     | PERU            | 79851.96    | 84053.86    | 90841.68    | 60652.08           | 66015.21           |
| 5     | PORTUGAL        | 101065.54   | 92334.15    | 104910.66   | 68299.39           | 65223.53           |
| 6     | EGYPT A RP      | 110874.41   | 127253.72   | 127474.40   | 72894.17           | 54344.85           |
| 7     | SRI LANKA       | 47950.60    | 56105.37    | 53764.88    | 35612.35           | 35372.10           |
| 8     | KOREA RP        | 73017.48    | 95108.25    | 68837.57    | 43133.95           | 34508.84           |
| 9     | TURKEY          | 59447.19    | 39878.13    | 42658.24    | 24736.66           | 33831.47           |
| 10    | GERMAN F REP    | 38958.33    | 40383.83    | 38473.80    | 23754.07           | 21402.80           |
| 11    | OTHER COUNTRIES | 664777.31   | 695445.46   | 520203.74   | 349560.64          | 273541.88          |
| TOTAL | TOTAL           | 2220043.94  | 2729451.01  | 1967652.09  | 1231627.40         | 1235231.09         |

Source : Monthly Statistics of the Foreign Trade of India. DGCIS, Kolkata.

***