Lok Sabha Question No. 2419 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-21
Subject: PLI Scheme for Textiles
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Heena Vijaykumar Gavit, Unmesh Bhaiyyasaheb Patil, Krishna Pal Singh Yadav, Sujay Radhakrishna Vikhepatil, Rita Bahuguna Joshi, M.K. Vishnu Prasad, Shrikant Eknath Shinde

## 2419. DR. HEENA GAVIT:

SHRI UNMESH BHAIYYASAHEB PATIL: DR. KRISHNA PAL SINGH YADAV: DR. SUJAY RADHAKRISHNA VIKHE PATIL: PROF. RITA BAHUGUNA JOSHI: DR. VISHNU PRASAD M.K.: DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:

## Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंत्री

be pleased to state :

- (a)  the  details  of  the  total  money  spent  on  PLI  scheme  for  textiles  and  the  number  of  companies benefited from the scheme;
- (b) the details of the total exports from textile, year-wise and the number of jobs created during the last five years in the textile sector;
- (c) the details of the steps taken by Government to increase the export potential of the industry;
- (d) whether the Government plans to have MSP for cotton and to increase farmer's income and if so, the details thereof;
- (e) the manner in which the PLI scheme help the States in textile; and
- (f) the details of companies selected for assistance under the PLI scheme?

## उत्तर

ANSWER

## वस्त्र राज् य मंत्री ( श्रीमती दर्शना जरदोर् )

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES

(SMT. DARSHANA JARDOSH)

- (a): Government has approved the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme on 08.09.2021 with an approved outlay of Rs.10,683 crore over a five year period to promote production of MMF Apparel, MMF Fabrics and Products of Technical Textiles in the country to enable textiles industry to achieve size and scale and to become competitive.  Financial Year 2022-23 and 2023-24 are gestation periods under the PLI scheme for Textiles. Performance years commences from financial year 2024-25 to 202829. The disbursal under the scheme would commence from 2025 onwards.
- (b): The details of textiles & apparel exports including handicrafts during the last five years are as follows:

(USD bn)

| Commodity                                               |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |
|---------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| India's textiles &apparel exports including handicrafts |     37.55 |      38.4 |     35.18 |     31.59 |     44.44 |

Source: DGCIS provisional data, figures are rounded off

No centralized data is being maintained.

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2419 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.12.2022

## PLI SCHEME FOR TEXTILES

(c): Government  is  implementing  various  schemes  viz,  Pradhan  Mantri  Mega  Integrated  Textile Region and Apparel (PM MITRA), SAMARTH (Scheme for Capacity Building in Textile Sector), Silk Samagra, National Handloom Development Programme, National Handicraft Development Programme, Integrated  Wool  Development  Programme  (IWDP),  National  Technical  Textile  Mission  (NTTM), Scheme for Integrated Textile Parks (SITP) etc. catering exclusively for development of textile sector in the  country.    Further,  Government  is  promoting  production  of  MMF  Apparel,  MMF  Fabrics  and Products of Technical Textiles in the country through Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Textiles.

India  has  so  far  signed  13  Free  Trade  Agreements  (FTAs)  including  recently  concluded agreement with UAE and Australia; and 6 Preferential Trade Agreements (PTAs) with various trading partners. In order to boost export of textiles products, Government extended continuation of Rebate of State and Central Taxes and Levies (RoSCTL) on exports of Apparel/Garments and Made-ups. Further, textiles products not covered under the RoSCTL are covered under Remissions of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products (RoDTEP) along with other products.

Government also provides financial support to  various Export Promotion Councils and Trade Bodies engaged in promotion of textiles and garments exports, for organising and participating in trade fairs, exhibitions, buyer-seller meets etc.

(d): Government fixes Minimum Support Prices (MSPs) of 22 mandated agricultural crops including two varieties of Cotton (Medium Staple) and Cotton (Long Staple) on the basis of recommendation of Commission for Agricultural Costs & Prices (CACP), after considering the views of State Governments and Central Ministries/ Departments concerned and other relevant factors.

The Union Budget for 2018-19 had announced the pre-determined principle to keep MSP at levels of one and half times of the cost of production. Accordingly, Government has increased the MSPs for all mandated Kharif, Rabi and commercial crops with a return of atleast 50 percent over all India weighted average cost of production from the agricultural year 2018-19 onwards. In line with the same principle, Government has announced the increase MSP for all mandated crops.

MSP of cotton has been fixed at Rs. 6080 per quintal for (Medium Staple) and at Rs. 6380 per quintal for  (Long  Staple)  for  2022-23  season  (01.10.2022-30.09.2023)  which  are  approx.  6%  over  the  last cotton season 2021-22 price.

(e) & (f): There are 64 participants in PLI Scheme for textiles.  The scheme is expected to lead to investment of Rs. 19,798 crore and generate employment for 2.45 lakhs persons. The PLI Scheme for Textiles  is  being  implemented  on  pan  India  basis.  The  selected  companies  will  be  eligible  to  get incentives on achieving the threshold investment and threshold/ incremental turnover.