Lok Sabha Question No. 3399 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-23
Subject: Technical Textile Parks
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Dipsinh Shankarsinh Rathod

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3399 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.03.2022

## TECHNICAL TEXTILE PARKS

## 3399. SHRI DIPSINH SHANKARSINH RATHOD:

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

- (a) whether the Government has any plans to establish technical textiles parks in India;
- (b) if so, the details of the technical textile definition; and
- (c) the steps taken to start the technical textiles park in Gujarat?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER

## वस्त्र राज् य मंत्री ( श्रीमती दर्शना जरदोर् )

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

- (a): Government  has  approved  56  Textile  Parks  under  the  Scheme  for  Integrated  Textile  Parks (SITP)  and  amongst  them  8  Textile  parks  have  technical  textiles  units  in  them.      The  details  are  as under:-
- (b): Technical  Textiles  are  textile  materials  and  products  manufactured  primarily  for  technical performance and functional properties rather than aesthetic characteristics.   Based on their functional requirements  and  end-use  applications,  the  diverse  range  of  technical  textiles  has  been  grouped  into 12 categories, as listed below:
- i. Agrotech-( eg. shade-nets, crop-covers, etc),
- ii. Meditech (eg. Diapers, PPEs, contact lenses etc),
- iii. Mobiltech - (eg.Air-bags, nylon tyre cords, etc.),
- iv. Packtech- (eg. wrapping fabrics, Jute bags etc.),
- v. Sportech- (eg. Artificial turfs, parachute etc.),
- vi. Buildtech- (eg. Architectural membranes, hoarding & signage etc.),
- vii. Clothtech - (umbrella cloth, interlinings etc.),
- viii. Hometech- (blinds, fire-resistant curtains, etc.),
- ix. Protech- (bullet proof jackets, chemical protection clothing etc.),
- x. Geotech- (Geo-grids, geo-composites etc.),
- xi. Oekotech- (environmental protection, etc.),
- xii. Indutech- (eg. Conveyer belts, bolting cloth etc.).

|   S. No. | Name of the textile park having technical textiles units.        | Location    |
|----------|------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
|        1 | Shahlon Textile Park, Surat                                      | Gujarat     |
|        2 | Vraj Integrated Textile Park Limited, Kheda,                     | Gujarat     |
|        3 | Gujarat Eco Textile Park, Surat,                                 | Gujarat     |
|        4 | Mundra SEZ Textile and Apparel Park Limited, Kutch,              | Gujarat     |
|        5 | Kejriwal Integrated Textile Park, Surat,                         | Gujarat     |
|        6 | Baramati Hi-Tech Textile Park, Pune,                             | Maharashtra |
|        7 | Whitegold Integrated Spintex Park Pvt Ltd, Ranga Reddy District, | Telangana   |
|        8 | Prag Jyoti Textile Park, Darrang,                                | Assam       |

(c): Gujarat already has 5 Textile Parks which have technical textiles units in it.  Textiles Parks are set up on the basis of proposals submitted by Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs).  No proposal from any SPV to start Technical Textiles Park in Gujarat is pending in the Ministry.

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