Lok Sabha Question No. 476 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-13
Subject: Innovations in Textile Industry
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: A. ARUNMOZHITHEVAN

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 476 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13/12/2018

## 'INNOVATIONS IN TEXTILE INDUSTRY.'

## 476. SHRI A. ARUNMOZHITHEVAN:

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

- (a)  whether the Government has urged the textile industry to go for innovation and come forward in taking new initiatives, if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether the Government is pushing for small size firms to become mid size as 80 per cent of the companies in the textiles industry are in the MSME sector, if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether the Government has urged the industry to work closely with the Government so that the policies framed by the Government could be implemented effectively; and
- (d)  if so, the details thereof along with the response received by the Government in this regard?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER

## वस्त्र राज्य मंरी (श्री अजय टम्टा)

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES (SHRI AJAY TAMTA)

- (a) Yes, Madam.  Ministry of Textiles has  launched 'Scheme for Research and Development for the Textile  Industry  including  Jute'  for  a  period  of  five  year  from  2014-15  to  2018-19  with  a financial outlay of Rs. 149 Crore. The Scheme has three basic components as mentioned below:

Component  -  I :  Research  and  Development  in  Textiles  and  allied  Sector  (Financial  Outlay Rs. 50 Crore)

Component - II : Promotion of R&D in Jute Sector; Transfer of technologies and dissemination activities in jute sector (Financial Outlay : Rs. 80 Crore)

Component  -  III :  Benchmarking  studies,  Knowledge  dissemination  and  promoting  green initiatives through R&D (Financial Outlay: Rs. 15 Crore)

Financial support : In case of any of the above 3 components, for applied Research, the Scheme has provision of funding upto 70% of the total project cost and balance would have to be arranged by the respective Project Executing Agency. Similarly for basic research, 100% funding shall be provided under the Scheme.

- (b) to (d) The Government does not set up / establish  textile industries/units. The role of the Government is to ensure conducive policy environment, facilitating in creating enabling conditions for the industry and private entrepreneurs to set up units through its various policy initiatives and schemes.  In addition, the following schemes are being implemented on pan India basis to boost all size of textiles firms and to strengthen the textile industry:
-  Special Package for Textile and Apparel sector: Rs 6000 crores package was launched in June 2016 to boost employment and export potential in the apparel and made up segments. This  package  consists  of  Remission  of  State  Levies  for  garmenting  and  made-ups; additional production and employment  linked subsidy of  10%  under  ATUFS  for

garmenting; assistance for the entire 12% employers' contribution towards EPF; fixed term employment in garmenting, increasing overtime caps; and income tax concessions under section 80JJAA for the garmenting sector.

-  PowerTex India: A comprehensive scheme for powerloom sector was launched in April, 2017  with  an  outlay  of  Rs.  487  crores  for  three  years.    This  scheme  has  components relating  to  powerloom  upgradation;  infrastructure  creation,  concessional  access  to  credit, etc.  The  scheme  has  been  designed  to  attract  investment of  Rs.  1000  crores  and employment to 10000 persons in the powerloom sector and will also result in higher returns to powerloom units.
-  SAMARTH- The Scheme for Capacity Building in  Textile  Sector  (SCBTS): A  new scheme with an outlay of Rs 1300 crores  has been approved recently in  December, 2017 for providing  employment oriented training  to  10 lakh  people  in  various  segments  in  textiles including one lakh in traditional sectors, by March, 2020.
-  Silk  Samagra : Government of India has been implementing a Central Sector Scheme 'Silk Samagra' for development of sericulture in the country with components such as  Research &  Development,  Training,  Transfer  of  Technology  and  I.T  Initiatives,  support  to  seed organisations,  coordination  and  market  development  and,  quality  certification  Systems (QCS)/ Export Brand Promotion and Technology Upgradation. R&D efforts have also been initiated to evolve new products by blending silk with other fibres such as wool, coir, cotton etc., which have demand in international markets.
-  Integrated  Wool  Development Programme (IWDP): Government of India  has  recently approved  IWDP  for  implementation  during  2017-18  to  2019-20  after  integrating  and rationalization of various schemes for holistic growth of wool sector by providing support to entire  chain  of  wool  sector  from  wool  rearer  to  end  consumer  to  increase  the  wool production as well as its quality.
-  Scheme for Integrated Textile Park (SITP): This scheme is implemented in Public Private Partnership  mode  to  attract  private  investments  in  developing  new  clusters  of  textiles manufacturing. Government of India provides financial assistance up to 40% of the project within a ceiling of Rs 40 crores. 19 new projects were sanctioned  from 2014 onwards.
-  North  East  Region  Textile  Promotion  Scheme  (NERTPS): This  scheme  promotes textiles  industry  in  the  North  Eastern  Region  by  providing  infrastructure,  capacity building and marketing support to all segments of textile industry. The scheme has an outlay of Rs. 500 crores during 2017-18 to 2019-20.
-  Jute  (ICARE): A  project  Jute  ICARE  (Improved  Cultivation  and  Advanced  Retting Exercise) was introduced in 2015 for improving productivity and quality of raw jute through carefully designed interventions. The project has benefitted more than 1.33 lakhs farmers in various states in the country.
-  JUTE - SMART : The Office of the Jute Commissioner has developed an end-to-end webbased platform for procurement, inspection and dispatch of jute bags which is transparent, rule based, simple to use and real time.

All the above schemes are being implemented by the Government in close coordination with State Government as well as the concerned implementing agencies located across the country for effective implementation of the schemes. The senior officers also visits project sites from time to time for monitoring implementation of sanctioned projects.