Lok Sabha Question No. 2908 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-15
Subject: Funds for Textile Industries
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Mahabali Singh, Kunwar Danish Ali

## FUNDS FOR TEXTILE INDUSTRIES

## 2908.  SHRI MAHABALI SINGH: KUNWAR DANISH ALI:

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

(a) the details of total investment made in textile industry including handloom and handicraft in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar during the last five years, year-wise;

(b) the number of textiles industries working at present; and

(c) the number of sick industries of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh which have been under consideration of the Government for their revival during the last three years and the steps taken by the Government to revive them?

## उत्तर ANSWER )

## वस्त्र राज् य मंत्री ( श्रीमती दर्शना जरदोर्

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

(a): Investment in the textile industry is by and large by the private sector and no information on state-wise investments is available. However, Government of India facilitates the textile industry for development and modernization by providing  subsidy  on  investments  made  under  various  Schemes. Funds are released to achieve the desired objectives under various schemes on year to year basis. The textile agencies/organizations in the States involved in textile activities are the beneficiary agencies of above schemes.

In addition, financial assistance is provided for raw materials,  Common  infrastructure development,  marketing  of  handloom  products  in  domestic/overseas  markets,  loans  at  concessional rates, etc.

(b) & (c): Textile industry is predominantly in the unorganized sector and the government does not maintain  any  such  data.  The  government  has  taken  following  major  initiatives/  measures  in  textile sector to boost exports, production, demand and job opportunities in the sector on pan-India basis:

- i) To  boost  exports  in  MMF  sector,  Government  has  removed  anti-dumping  duty  on  PTA (Purified Terephthalic 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.
2. ii) The Government has approved setting up of Seven PM Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel (PM MITRA) Parks in Greenfield/Brownfield sites including plug and play facility with an outlay of Rs. 4445 cr for a period of seven years upto 2027-28. 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.
3. iii) 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.
4. iv) In order to make the textile sector competitive by rebating all taxes/levies in international market,  Government  has  also  given  its  approval  for  continuation  of  Rebate  of  State  and Central  Taxes  and  Levies  (RoSCTL)  on  exports  of  Apparel/Garments  and  Made-ups  till 31st March 2024.

In addition, Government is implementing various policy initiatives and schemes for supporting the  development  of  textile  industry.  These  schemes  and  initiatives  which  promote  technology upgradation, creation of infrastructure, skill development and sectoral development in the textile sector, create  a  conducive  environment  and  provide  enabling  conditions  for  textile  manufacturing  in  the country.

In  order  to  support  the  growth  and  modernization  of  the  textile  industry  in  the  country,  the government has been implementing several schemes, such as the Amended Technology Upgradation Fund  Scheme  (A-TUFS),  Schemes  for  the  development  of  the  Powerloom  Sector(Power-Tex), Schemes for Technical Textiles, Scheme for Integrated Textile Parks (SITP), Scheme for Additional Grant for Apparel Manufacturing Units under SITP (SAGAM),  SAMARTH- The Scheme for Capacity Building  in  Textile  Sector  (SCBTS),  Jute  (ICARE-  Improved  Cultivation  and  Advanced  Retting Exercise),  Integrated  Processing  Development  Scheme  (IPDS),  Silk  Samagra,  National  Handloom Development Programme, National Handicraft Development Programme, Integrated Wool Development Programme (IWDP), North East Region Textiles Promotion Scheme (NERTPS), Rebate of State and Central Taxes and Levies (ROSCTL), Scheme for Production and Employment  Linked Support for Garmenting Units (SPELSGU) etc.