Lok Sabha Question No. 259 (STARRED), answered on 2022-08-03
Subject: Textile Hub
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Rajbahadur Singh, Rajiv Ranjan (Lalan) Singh

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *259 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.08.2022

## TEXTILE HUB

## *259. SHRI RAJBAHADUR SINGH: SHRI RAJIV RANJAN SINGH ALIAS LALAN SINGH:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  set  up  75  textile  hubs  in  the  country  and  if  so,  the  details thereof,  State-wise  including  Bihar  and  Assam  along  with  the  details  of  selection  procedure  and  the estimated amount to be spent per hub in setting up these new textile hub/parks;
- (b) whether the Government plans to frame a policy for inclusion of sustainable technology in textile manufacturing in the hubs and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  envisaged  a  plan  to  expand  'One  District  One  Product'  scheme specifically for textiles to promote rural industry and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether Assam is hub to highest handloom weavers in India and if so, the initiatives undertaken by the Government to support handlooms and textiles weavers of Assam?

## उत्तर

ANSWER

## वस्त्र मंत्री ( श्री पीयूष गोयल )

MINISTER OF TEXTILES (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a) to (d):A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## Statement  in  reply  to  lok  sabha  starred  question  no.  *259  for  answer  on  03.08.2022  by  Shri Rajbahadur Singh: Shri Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh regarding textile hub.

(a): Suggestion  was  received  in  Ministry  of  Textiles  to  set-up  75  textile  hubs  on  the  lines  of Tiruppur. Government is exploring the feasibility of the suggestion.

(b): Government has taken up some research  proposals  in the category  of developing sustainable textiles under National Technical Textiles Mission (NTTM).

(c): The Government has initiated the One District One Product (ODOP) in different States/UTs of the  country.   ODOP  initiative  is  operationally  merged  with  'Districts  as  Export  Hub'  The  ODOP Initiative  is  aimed  at  fostering  balanced  regional  development  across  all  districts  of  the  country enabling holistic socio-economic growth across all regions. The objective is to convert each District of the country into a manufacturing and Export Hub by identifying products with export potential in the District.  Institutional  mechanism  in  the  form  of  State  Export  Promotion  Committees  (SEPCs)  and District  Export  Promotion  Committees  (DEPCs)  have  been  constituted  in  36  States/UTs  to  provide support for export promotion and address the bottlenecks for export growth in the districts.

Districts Export Action Plans include specific actions required to support local exporters/manufacturers in producing/manufacturing identified products in adequate quantity and with the requisite quality. These plans also include identifying and addressing challenges for exports of such identified  products/services,  improving  supply  chains,  market  accessibility  and  handholding  for increasing exports in various sectors including Textiles.

(d): As  per  Handloom  Census  2019-20,  there  are  12,48,806  handlooms  and  11,07,428  handloom weavers and 1,76,453 allied workers in the Assam State. The Government is implementing following schemes for development & promotion of handlooms and to support & welfare of handloom weavers across the country, including Assam: -

1. National Handloom Development Programme (NHDP);
2. Raw Material Supply Scheme(RMSS)

Under the above schemes, financial assistance is provided to the eligible handloom agencies/weavers  for  raw  materials,  common  infrastructure  development,  marketing  of  handloom products in domestic/overseas markets, Weavers MUDRA Loans etc.

Besides,  59  Handloom  Clusters  have  been  taken  up  in  the  State  of  Assam  for  financial assistance under the Cluster Development Programme component of National Handloom Development Programme.