Lok Sabha Question No. 4135 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-19
Subject: Revival of Textile Industry after COVID
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Diya Kumari

## REVIVAL OF TEXTILE INDUSTRY AFTER COVID

## 4135.  MS. DIYA KUMARI:

## Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंत्री

be pleased to state :

(a)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  of  the  setbacks  faced  by  the  textile  industry  due  to  the pandemic; and

(b) if so, the details of support through funds/schemes/subsidies provided to strengthen and support the industry post COVID?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER

## वस्त्र मंत्री ( श्रीमती स्मृतत ज़ूबिन इरानी )

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

(a)  &  (b): The  global  pandemic  of  Covid-19  affected  various  industrial  sectors  in  the  country including  the textile  sector.  The  government  has  taken  following  initiatives/  measures  to  help ameliorate the conditions in textile sector to boost production, marketing and job opportunities in the sector on pan-India:

- i) In  order  to  make  the  textile  sector  competitive  by  rebating  all  taxes/levies  in  international market, 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 Products (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.
2. ii) Further,  in  order  to  boost  exports  in  MMF  sector,  Government  has  removed  anti-dumping duty on PTA (Purified Terephtallic Acid), a key raw material for the manufacture of MMF fibre and yarn and also on Acrylic fibre, a raw material for yarn and knitwear industry.
3. iii) The Government  has  announced a  special  economic  package  viz . AatmaNirbhar  Bharat Abhiyaan for boosting economy of the country and making India self-reliant. Relief and credit support measures have been announced for various sectors. The weavers & artisans of textile sector can avail benefits of these relief and credit support measures to revive their businesses which have suffered due to lock down necessitated by Covid-19 pandemic.
4. iv) Textile  and  garment  manufacturers  all  over  the  country  contributed  to  the  growth  of  PPE industry and India became globally the second largest manufacturer of PPEs. As per estimates based on inputs provided by the industry, the country has manufactured nearly 6 crore PPE body coveralls and 15 crore N-95 masks during April to December 2020 period (as per data
5. available). Nearly 1100 manufacturers had registered for PPE Body Coveralls and more than 200  manufacturers  for  N-95  mask  manufacturing.  The  average  market  size  of  this  newly created industry is around Rs. 7000 crores.
- v) Union  Budget  2021-22  announcements  include  launch  of  the  scheme  of  setting  up  mega investment textile parks. Seven mega textile parks will be set up in next three years. These parks will enable the textile industry to become globally competitive, attract large investment and boost employment generation. The scheme will enable creation of global champions in exports.
7. vi) The  Production  Linked  Investment  scheme  of  Rs  10,683/-  crore  over  a  five-year  period covering  MMF and Technical  Textiles  sector  has  been  announced which  will  create  global champions in exports and domestic production in textile sector will also grow substantially.

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