Lok Sabha Question No. 3380 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-23
Subject: Employment in Textile Sector
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Ramapati Ram Tripathi

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3380 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.03.2022

## EMPLOYMENT IN TEXTILE SECTOR

## 3380. DR. RAMAPATI RAM TRIPATHI:

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

(a) whether the textile sector has been a major contributor to the advancement of Government's Skill India and Make in India initiatives;

(b)  if  so,  the  steps  taken/proposed  to  be  taken  by  the  Government  for  generating  direct  employment particularly for rural people in the textile sector; and

(c) if so, the details thereof?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER

## वस्त्र राज् य मंत्री ( श्रीमती दर्शना जरदोर् ) THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES

## (SMT. DARSHANA JARDOSH)

(a): The Textile industry is one of the largest source of employment generation in the country with an estimated 45 million people directly engaged in this sector including a large number of women and rural  population.  Taking  into  account  the  employment  potential  of  textile  sector,  the  Government  is promoting  investment  in  this  sector  which  will  create  additional  jobs,  businesses  and  skilling opportunities under the broad objectives of various policy initiatives of the Government including 'Skill India' and 'Make in India'.

(b) & (c): Details of important schemes launched by the Government in textile sector which also supports employment generation and provides livelihood are given at Annexure .

## Details of important schemes launched by the Government in textile sector which also supports employment generation and provides livelihood

- I. Scheme  for  Capacity  Building  in  Textile  Sector  (SAMARTH)  -  To  address  the  skilled manpower requirement across textile sector, the scheme was formulated, under the broad policy guidelines of 'Skill India' initiative and in alignment with the framework adopted for skilling programme by Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship. The scheme is approved for implementation till March, 2024.
- II. Amended Technology Up-gradation Fund Scheme (ATUFS): In order to promote ease of doing business in the country to achieve the vision of generating employment and promoting exports through  'Make  in  India''  with  "Zero  effect  and  Zero  defect"  in  manufacturing,  ATUFS  was launched in January 2016 to provide credit linked Capital Investment Subsidy (CIS) to units for purchase  of  benchmarked  machinery  in  different  segment  of  Textile  Sectors  (excluding spinning). This scheme is effective up to March, 2022.
- III. National  Technical  Textile  Mission:  Creation  of  National  Technical  Textiles  Mission  for  a period  of  4  years  (2020-21  to  2023-24)  was  approved  with  an  outlay  of  Rs.1480  crore  for developing usage of technical textiles in various flagship missions, programmes of the country including strategic sectors.
- IV. Production  Linked  Incentive  (PLI)  Scheme  - The  PLI  Scheme  for  Textiles  to  promote production of MMF apparel, MMF Fabrics and Products of Technical Textiles in the country to create  60-70  global  players,  attract  fresh  investment  of  Rs.  19,000  crore  approximately  and generate almost 7.5 lakh new employment opportunities.
- V. PM-MITRA: To  attract  investment  for  'Make  In  India'  initiative  and  to  boost  employment generation  through setting  up  of  7  (Seven)  PM  Mega  Integrated  Textile  Region  and  Apparel (PM  MITRA)  Parks  in  Greenfield/Brownfield  sites  with  world  class  infrastructure  including plug and play facility with an outlay of Rs.4445 crore for a period of seven years upto 2027-28.
- VI. Scheme for Integrated Textile Parks (SITP): The scheme provides support for creation of worldclass infrastructure facilities for setting up of textile units.
- VII. Integrated Processing Development Scheme (IPDS): In order to facilitate the textile industry to meet  the  required  environmental  standards  and  to  support  new  Common  Effluent  Treatment Plants (CETP)/ upgradation of CEPTs in existing processing clusters as well as new processing parks specially in the Coastal Zones.
- VIII. Special Package for Textile and Apparel sector: Rs. 6000 crore package was launched in June 2016 to boost employment and export potential in the apparel and made up segments.
- IX. Various  sectoral  schemes  to  support  traditional  textile  sectors  such  as  handlooms,  handicraft, silk and jute.

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