Lok Sabha Question No. 12 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-07
Subject: Contribution of Textile Industry in Employment Generation
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Sanjay Haribhau Jadhav, Kalaben Mohanbhai Delkar, Omprakash Bhupalsinh alias Pawan Rajenimbalkar, Vinayak Bhaurao Raut

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 12 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.12.2022

## CONTRIBUTION OF TEXTILE INDUSTRY IN EMPLOYMENT GENERATION

## 12. SHRI SANJAY JADHAV:

SHRIMATI DELKAR KALABEN MOHANBHAI: SHRI OMPRAKASH BHUPALSINH ALIAS PAWAN RAJENIMBALKAR: SHRI VINAYAK RAUT:

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

- (a) the contribution of the textile industry to the industrial production and employment generation as a percentage of gross domestic product during the last five years;
- (b)  the  efforts  made  by  the  Government  to  generate  employment  in  the  textile  industry  especially  in Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu;
- (c) the steps taken by the Government to boost investment and scope in the textile sector along with the modernisation of weaving and processing sector;
- (d) whether the textile industry is facing problems and the growth in this sector has dwindled during the last three years and the current year;
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the steps being taken by the Government to improve the Indian textile products share in the global textile sector and the extent of the success achieved by the Government in this regard so far; and
- (f) the details of the contribution of Indian textile industry to the global textile production and the steps taken by the Government to boost the production and competitiveness in Indian textile industry?

## उत्तर

ANSWER

## वस्त्र राज् य मंत्री ( श्रीमती दर्शना जरदोर् )

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES (SMT. DARSHANA JARDOSH)

(a) to (c): As per the figures from National Accounts Statistics, the contribution of textile industry in GDP in terms of percentage share of industrial output was around 7% during the last five years.

Direct Employment in Textiles sector is estimated at 45 million. Government is implementing various policy initiatives and schemes at Pan India level including Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu to  increase  employment,  investment  and  expansion  of  textile  industry  including  modernization  of weaving viz. National Handloom  Development Programme, National Handicraft Development Programme, SAMARTH-Scheme for Capacity Building in Textiles Sector, Silk Samagra & Amended Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme (A-TUFS) etc.

(d) to (f): To increase the share of Indian textile products globally, the Government has approved Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Textiles and Pradhan Mantri Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel Parks (PM-MITRA) Scheme for setting up 7 Mega Textiles Parks over a period of 3 years. The PLI scheme for textiles will promote production of high value Man Made Fibre (MMF), Garments & Apparel and Technical Textiles in the country. The PM-MITRA scheme aims to develop integrated large scale and modern industrial infrastructure facility for entire value-chain of the textile industry and will enhance the production and competitiveness of the textiles industry.

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