Lok Sabha Question No. 308 (STARRED), answered on 2023-03-22
Subject: Revival of Textile Industry
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Achyutananda Samanta

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *308 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.03.2023

## REVIVAL OF TEXTILE INDUSTRY

## *308. SHRI ACHYUTANANDA SAMANTA:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  any  proposal  to  revive  the  textile  industry  in  different  parts  of  the country in near future, especially in Kandhamal district of Odisha and nearby areas; and
- (b) if so, the details of the steps taken/proposed to be taken to rejuvenate the existing textile industry and if not, the reasons therefor?

उत्तर

ANSWER

## वस्त्र मंत्री ( श्री पीयूष गोयल )

MINISTER OF TEXTILES (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a) & (b):A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## Statement  in  reply  to  Lok  Sabha  Starred  Question  No.  *308  for  answer  on  22.03.2023  by  Shri Achyutananda Samanta regarding Revival of Textile Industry.

(a) & (b): Government, with an aim to promote and develop textile sector, is implementing various schemes  viz  the  SAMARTH-  Scheme  for  Capacity  Building  in  Textile  Sector,  Scheme  for  Integrated Textile  Parks  (SITP),  Integrated  Processing  Development  Scheme  (IPDS),  Silk  Samagra  2.0,  Jute (ICARE-  Improved  Cultivation  and  Advanced  Retting  Exercise),  Amended  Technology  Upgradation Fund Scheme (A-TUFS), National Handloom Development Programme, Raw Material Supply Scheme, National Handicraft Development Programme, Comprehensive Handicrafts Cluster Development Scheme, Integrated Wool Development Programme etc. on pan-India basis including Odisha .

The Government has taken the following major initiatives/ measures in textile sector to boost exports, production, sales, demand and increase employment generation in the sector on pan-India basis:

- i) Government  has  approved  setting  up  of  Seven  Pradhan  Mantri  Mega  Integrated  Textile Region and Apparel (PM MITRA) Parks in Greenfield/Brownfield sites with an outlay of Rs. 4,445 crore for a period of seven years upto 2027-28. These parks will enable the textile industry  to  become  globally  competitive,  attract  large  investment  and  boost  employment generation.
2. ii) Government has approved the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Textiles, with an  approved  outlay  of  Rs  10,683  crore,  to  promote  production  of  MMF  Apparel,  MMF Fabrics and Products of Technical Textiles in the country to enable Textile sector to achieve size and scale and to become competitive.
3. iii) The  scheme  of  Rebate  of  State  and  central  Taxes  and  Levies  (RoSCTL)  effective  from March 2019 has been continued till 31 st March 2024 for Exports of Apparel / Garments and made-ups in order to make the textile sector competitive in international market.
4. iv) Government has allocated an outlay of Rs.1,480 Crore for advance research and innovation in Technical Textiles sector. Research topics in 94 categories covering; speciality fibres and composites, geotextiles, agro textiles, protective textiles, medical textiles, defence textiles, sports  textiles,  and  environmentally  friendly/biodegradable  technical  textiles  have  been identified  and  research  proposals  invited.  Eighty  Nine  (89)  research  projects  covering research institutes like IITs, DRDO (Defence Research & Development Organization) CSIR (Council  of  Scientific  and  Industrial  Research)  and  Textiles  Research  Associations,  with total estimated cost of Rs.264 Crore has been approved.

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