Lok Sabha Question No. 1914 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-30
Subject: Adverse Affect of COVID on Textile Industry
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Tapir Gao, Y. S. Avinash Reddy, Feroze Varun Gandhi, Lallu Singh, Narendra Kumar, Abdul Khaleque

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1914 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.07.2021

## ADVERSE AFFECT OF COVID ON TEXTILE INDUSTRY

## 1914.   SHRI TAPIR GAO:

SHRI Y.S. AVINASH REDDY:

SHRI FEROZE VARUN GANDHI:

SHRI LALLU SINGH:

SHRI NARENDRA KUMAR:

SHRI ABDUL KHALEQUE:

## Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंत्री

be pleased to state :

(a)  whether  COVID  has  adversely  affected  the  textile  including  cotton,  handloom,  powerloom  and weaving industry in the country;

(b) if so, whether it is also fact that many such units of handloom and weaving industry are either closed down or are on the verge of closure, if so, the details thereof indicating the profit/losses suffered by textile units, State-wise;

(c) whether the Government is making any efforts to revive such small units, if so, the details thereof indicating the assistance provided to the said units;

(d) the schemes under which this assistance is being provided;

- (e) the funds provided to powerlooms in Uttar Pradesh; and
- (f) the production of cotton textile during 2020-21, month-wise?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER वस्त्र राज् यमंत्री ( श्रीमती दर्शना जरदोर् )

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

(a) & (b): The  global  pandemic  of  Covid-19  has  affected  adversely  the textile  sector  such  as restriction on social gathering, migration of laborers, disruption of supply chain, thus affecting all the stakeholders from farmers to traders/exporters in the value chain. However, the situation improved with time and production and exports have looked up. The handloom sector is an unorganized sector with handloom weavers scattered across rural areas in the country. Due to its unorganized nature, centralized data about units of handloom closed down or are on the verge of closure is not available.

(c) & (d): The  Government  of  India  is  implementing  following  schemes  for  development  of handlooms and welfare of weavers:

1. National Handloom Development Programme (NHDP);
2. Comprehensive Handloom Cluster Development Scheme (CHCDS);
3. Handloom Weavers Comprehensive Welfare Scheme (HWCWS);
4. Yarn Supply Scheme(YSS);

Under the above schemes, financial assistance is provided to the eligible agencies for raw materials, purchase of looms and accessories, design innovation, product diversification, infrastructure development,  skill  upgradation,  lighting  units,  marketing  of  textile  products  in  domestic  as  well  as overseas markets and loan at concessional rates.

- (e): During the last seven years (2014-15 to 2020-21), the funds released to Powerloom Units of Uttar Pradesh, on the basis of proposals received, is as below:
- (f): Because  of  unorganized  nature  of  textile  sector,  data  of  cotton  textile  production  is  not available. However, the estimated production data on cotton yarn month wise for the year 2020-21 is given below:

In-situ-Upgradation Scheme

: Rs. 3,01,67,875

Yarn Bank

: Rs. 1,80,00,000

Total

: Rs. 4,81,67,875

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| Apr20- Jun20                                                       | Jul-20                                                             | Aug-20                                                             | Sep- 20                                                            | Oct- 20                                                            | Nov- 20                                                            | Dec-20                                                             | Jan- 21                                                            | Feb-21                                                             | Mar.21                                                             | Total                                                              |
| 761.58                                                             | 285.08                                                             | 293.54                                                             | 307.54                                                             | 309.22                                                             | 312.57                                                             | 340.87                                                             | 339.8                                                              | 336.01                                                             | 338.89                                                             | 3625.1                                                             |