Lok Sabha Question No. 703 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-23
Subject: Plan for Promotion of Indian Textile Industry
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Badruddin Ajmal

## PLAN FOR PROMOTION OF INDIAN TEXTILE INDUSTRY

## 703. SHRI M. BADRUDDIN AJMAL:

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

(a) whether the Government has outlined any plan and brought any policies during last five years for promotion  of  Indian  textile  industry  which  is  facing  challenges  and  tough  competition  in  foreign market;

(b) if so, the detail thereof;

(c) whether the Government has identified some reasons including shortage of raw materials, increase in the textile input prices, obsolete machinery, power shortage, heavy excise duties and sick mills etc. for the stagnation of the Indian textile industry;

- (d) if so, the action plan formulated by Government to resolve these problems; and

(e) the detail of the ways to promote domestic manufacturing and exports in the sector?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER

## वस्त्र राज् यमंत्री ( श्रीमती दर्शना जरदोर् )

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

(a) & (b): Several measures have been taken by Government to promote export of Indian textile. Some of the important measures are outlined below:

- (i) Government  launched  special  package  of  Rs.  6000  crores  for  Textile  and  Apparel sector in June, 2016 to boost employment and export potential in apparel and madeups  segments.  Package  also  consisted  of  the  Remission  of  State  Levies  (RoSL) scheme till 06.03.20219.
- (ii) The  RoSL scheme  was  replaced  by  Rebate  of  State  and  Central  Taxes  and  Levies (RoSCTL) with effect from 07.03.2019 to 31.03.2020.
- (iii) On 14 th January,2020, Rs. 600 crore was allocated for issuing scrips for special onetime ad-hoc incentive of up to 1% of FoB value provided for exports of apparel and made-ups to offset the difference between RoSCTL & RoSL + Merchandise Exports from India Scheme (MEIS) @ 4%  from 17.03.2019 to 31.12.2019.
- (iv) On  14 th July,  2021,  Government  has  decided  to  continue  RoSCTL  Scheme  till 31.03.2024.

(c) to (e): Government is implementing various schemes such as Amended Technology Upgradation Scheme(ATUF), National Handloom Development Programme(NHDP), National Handicraft  Development  Programme,  Comprehensive  Powerloom  Cluster  Development  Scheme,  Silk Samagra,  SAMARTH-  Scheme  for  Capacity  Building  in  Textiles  Sector,  Technical  Textiles  etc.  for overall  development  and  promotion  of  domestic  manufacturing  and  exports  in  textile  sector  in  the country.  Further,  in  order  to  ensure  adequate  availability  of  raw  material  at  competitive  price  in  the country, Government has removed anti-dumping duty on Purified Terephthalic Acid (PTA) (a key raw material  for  the  manufacture  of  MMF  fibre  and  yarn)  originating  in  or  exported  from  the  People's Republic  of  China,  Iran,  Indonesia,  Malaysia,  Taiwan,  Korea  R  P  and  Thailand  to  India  and  also removed  anti-dumping  duty  on  acrylic  fibre  (raw  material  for  acrylic  yarn  and  knitwear  industry) originated in or exported from Thailand to India.

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