Lok Sabha Question No. 2542 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-06
Subject: Export of Handloom
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Ashok Mahadeorao Nete

## EXPORT OF HANDLOOM

## 2542. SHRI ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE:

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

(a) the names of countries to which handloom have been exported during each of the last three years as on date;

(b)  whether  the  Government  has  formulated  any  special  plan  in  view  of  the  rising demand of Indian handlooms globally; and

(c) if so, the details thereof?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER

## वस्त्र मंत्री ( श्रीमती स्मृतत ज़ूबिन इरानी )

MINISTER OF TEXTILES (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

- (a): The details  of  20  major  countries  where  handloom  items  were  exported  during the last 3 years is placed at Annexure-

(b)  &  (c): Ministry  of  Textiles  participates  in  various  International  fairs,  Buyer  Seller Meet (BSM), Live demo of Handloom weaving etc. with Handloom Exporters / Weavers through Handloom Export Promotion Council (HEPC) to promote export of Handloom Products in the International market. Financial assistance is provided to the exporters/weavers  for  participating  in  the  above  events.  This  Ministry  has  plans  to organize two big tickets events in domestic market and scale up 01 international fair in USA/UK  besides  participating  in  12  international  events  under  National  Handloom Development  Programme  (NHDP)  scheme  and  04  international  fairs  under  North Eastern Region Textiles Promotion Scheme (NERTPS). The details are as follows:

## International Fairs under NHDP:

| S.N.   | Date /Month      | Name of the Event proposed                               |   No. of Exporters/ participants | Product profile/ Focus product         |
|--------|------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| 1      | 20-23 April 2020 | Hong Kong Intl Home textiles& Furnishing Fair, Hong Kong |                               20 | Home textiles and clothing accessories |
| 2      | July 2020        | India Trend Fair ,Tokyo                                  |                               20 | Home textiles and garments             |
| 3      | July 2020        | India Home Furnishing and India Garment Fair, Osaka      |                               20 | Home textiles and garments             |
| 4      | September 2020   | WHOs NEXT, Paris, France                                 |                               20 | Clothing accessories                   |
| 5      | September 2020   | Heimtextile Russia                                       |                               20 | Home textiles                          |
| 6      | November 2020    | International Sourcing Expo, Melbourne                   |                               20 | Home textiles                          |
| 7      | January 2021     | Domotex, Hannover                                        |                               20 | Floor Coverings                        |
| 8      | January 2021     | WHOs NEXT, Paris, France                                 |                               20 | Clothing accessories                   |
| 9      | February 2021    | Ambiente, Frankfurt                                      |                               20 | Home textiles and clothing accessories |
| 10     | February 2021    | Texworld/Apparel Sourcing, Paris                         |                               20 | Clothing accessories                   |
| 11     | September 2020   | Maison &Objet, Paris, France                             |                               20 | Home textiles and clothing accessories |
| 12     | October, 2020    | IHGF Delhi                                               |                               20 | Home textiles                          |
| Total: | Total:           | Total:                                                   |                              240 |                                        |

## International Fairs under NERTPS:

| S.N.   | Date /Month    | Name of the Event proposed                         |   No. of Exporters/ participants | Product profile/ Focus product                  |
|--------|----------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| 1      | November 2020  | Intex South Asia, Colombo Sri Lanka                |                               10 | Home textiles, Fabrics and clothing accessories |
| 2      | November 2020  | International Apparel &Textile Fair , UAE          |                               10 | Clothing accessories and dress materials        |
| 3      | December, 2020 | AFL Artigiano in Milan, Italy                      |                               10 | Home textiles and clothing accessories          |
| 4      | February 2021  | Dhaka International Yarn &Fabrics show, Bangladesh |                               10 | Fabrics and clothing accessories                |
| Total  | Total          | Total                                              |                               40 |                                                 |

In  addition,  HEPC also participates in the International fairs under the scheme  Market Access Initiatives (MAI) , of Ministry of Commerce and Industry. During the year 201920,  Handloom  Export  Promotion  Council  (HEPC)  Participated  in  5  International events/expos under MAI.

## Annexure-I

Detail of top 20 major countries where handloom items exported during last three years.

| Sl. No.   | Country       | 2016-17   | 2016-17   | 2017-18   | 2017-18   | 2018-19   | 2018-19   |
|-----------|---------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Sl. No.   | Country       | USD in mn | INR in cr | USD in mn | INR in cr | USD in mn | INR in cr |
| 1         | U S A         | 100.08    | 669.3     | 93.1      | 599.96    | 94.19     | 656.39    |
| 2         | UK            | 18.45     | 123.47    | 26.14     | 168.46    | 17.81     | 124.14    |
| 3         | SPAIN         | 15.64     | 104.71    | 21.21     | 136.65    | 25.18     | 175.66    |
| 4         | ITALY         | 19.65     | 131.2     | 18.04     | 116.21    | 16.51     | 114.62    |
| 5         | GERMANY       | 14.91     | 99.56     | 17.81     | 114.84    | 14.66     | 101.49    |
| 6         | U ARAB EMTS   | 18.18     | 121.84    | 16.68     | 107.43    | 16.30     | 113.18    |
| 7         | FRANCE        | 14.54     | 97.24     | 16.33     | 105.23    | 13.89     | 96.9      |
| 8         | NETHERLAND    | 13.69     | 91.72     | 13.71     | 88.36     | 12.14     | 84.4      |
| 9         | AUSTRALIA     | 13.35     | 89.31     | 11.61     | 74.82     | 13.49     | 93.95     |
| 10        | JAPAN         | 11.46     | 76.68     | 11.6      | 74.74     | 8.96      | 62.34     |
| 11        | SOUTH AFRICA  | 8.26      | 55.65     | 9.76      | 62.92     | 9.32      | 65.05     |
| 12        | SWEDEN        | 8.42      | 56.43     | 8.44      | 54.38     | 4.69      | 32.72     |
| 13        | CANADA        | 5.16      | 34.52     | 5.45      | 35.13     | 5.57      | 38.72     |
| 14        | BRAZIL        | 3.81      | 25.52     | 5.45      | 35.13     | 4.75      | 33.23     |
| 15        | GREECE        | 6.9       | 46.07     | 5.25      | 33.85     | 5.71      | 39.58     |
| 16        | BELGIUM       | 5.5       | 36.84     | 5.14      | 33.11     | 5.92      | 41.14     |
| 17        | CHILE         | 5.87      | 39.4      | 4.91      | 31.62     | 5.56      | 38.69     |
| 18        | DENMARK       | 4.39      | 29.39     | 4.67      | 30.06     | 3.73      | 25.84     |
| 19        | PORTUGAL      | 3.66      | 24.50     | 3.18      | 20.44     | 3.58      | 24.83     |
| 20        | SRI LANKA DSR | 5.57      | 37.24     | 3.22      | 20.73     | 5.12      | 35.85     |