Lok Sabha Question No. 3157 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-06
Subject: Textile Production
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Shiromani Ram

## TEXTILE PRODUCTION

## 3157. SHRI RAMSHIROMANI VERMA:

## Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंत्री

be pleased to state :

- (a) the details of textile production during each of the last three years and the current year, the State/UTwise and product-wise;
- (b) the details of garments exports during the above period; and
- (c) the details of the schemes being implemented by the Government to promote the textile sector?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER

## वस्त्र राज् य मंत्री ( श्रीमती दर्शना जरदोर् )

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

- (a): The  Indian  textile  industry  has  value  added  segments  like  readymade  garments/made-ups, weaving  /powerlooms  ,  processing  and  handloom/handicrafts  etc.  It  is  largely  in  the  decentralized sectors, therefore, no State/UT-wise data is maintained.

The information on textile production in various segments as available is given below:

(Figures in million kg)

| Period                |   Man- made fibre |   Man-made filament yarn |   Cotton yarn |   Blended& 100% Non- cotton yarn |   Total Spun Yarn |
|-----------------------|-------------------|--------------------------|---------------|----------------------------------|-------------------|
| 2017-18               |              1319 |                     1187 |          4064 |                             1616 |              5680 |
| 2018-19               |              1442 |                     1160 |          4208 |                             1682 |              5890 |
| 2019-20               |              1898 |                     1688 |          3962 |                             1702 |              5664 |
| 2020-21 (Provisional) |              1610 |                     1326 |          3625 |                             1521 |              5146 |
| 2021-22 (Apr.-May)    |               338 |                      316 |           676 |                              298 |               974 |

## Jute :

## (Qty: '000 M. Tons)

|                     |   Hessian |   Sacking |   Yarn |   Others |   Total |
|---------------------|-----------|-----------|--------|----------|---------|
| 2017-18             |     175.3 |     910.3 |   51.7 |     49.8 |  1187.1 |
| 2018-19             |     147.6 |     912.9 |   52.7 |     48.2 |  1161.4 |
| 2019-20             |     127.5 |     923.5 |   66   |     48.1 |  1165.1 |
| 2020-21 (Estimated) |     110.9 |     702.4 |   39.6 |     57.5 |   910.4 |

## Cotton:

| Year           |   Production(Qty in lakh bales) |
|----------------|---------------------------------|
| 2017-18        |                             370 |
| 2018-19        |                             333 |
| 2019-20(Prov.) |                             365 |
| 2020-21(Prov.) |                             360 |

## Wool:

| Year    | Production(Qty in Million Kgs)   |
|---------|----------------------------------|
| 2016-17 | 43.50                            |
| 2017-18 | 41.46                            |
| 2018-19 | 40.42                            |
| 2019-20 | 39.46                            |
| 2020-21 | Yet to be declared byDAHD        |

## Silk:

| Year    |   Raw silk production (MT) |
|---------|----------------------------|
| 2018-19 |                      35468 |
| 2019-20 |                      35820 |
| 2020-21 |                      33739 |

(b): The  details  of  Readymade  Garments(RMG)  export  for  last  three  years  and  current  year  are

## given below: (Value in Rs.Lakhs)

| Year       |   2017-2018 |   2018-2019 |   2019-2020 |   2020-2021 |
|------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
| RMGExports |    10773820 |    11282696 |    10984208 |     9076558 |

## Handloom Exports year-wise:

| Year                       |   Rs. In Crore |
|----------------------------|----------------|
| 2018-19                    |        2392.39 |
| 2019-20                    |        2248.33 |
| 2020-21                    |        1644.78 |
| 2021-22 (as on 30.04.2021) |          21.71 |
| Total                      |        6307.21 |

(c): Government  of  India  is  implementing  a  number  of  scheme  for  promotion  of  textile  sector. These include Amended  Technology  Upgradation  Fund  Scheme  (A-TUFS),  Schemes  for the development  of  the  Powerloom  Sector(Power-Tex),  Schemes  for  Technical  Textiles,  Scheme  for Integrated Textile Parks (SITP), Scheme for Additional Grant for Apparel Manufacturing Units under SITP  (SAGAM),   SAMARTH- The Scheme for Capacity Building  in  Textile Sector  (SCBTS),  Jute (ICARE- Improved Cultivation and Advanced Retting Exercise), Integrated Processing Development Scheme  (IPDS),  Silk  Samagra,  National  Handloom  Development  Programme,  National  Handicraft Development  Programme,  Integrated  Wool  Development  Programme  (IWDP),  North  East  Region Textiles  Promotion  Scheme  (NERTPS),  Rebate  of  State  and  Central  Taxes  and  Levies  (ROSCTL), Scheme for Production and Employment  Linked Support for Garmenting Units (SPELSGU) etc.

Further,  the  government  has  taken  following  initiatives/  measures  to  help  ameliorate  the conditions  in  textile  sector  to  boost  production,  marketing  and  job  opportunities  in  the  sector  on pan-India:

- i) Government has given its approval for continuation of Rebate of State and Central Taxes and Levies (RoSCTL) on exports of Apparel/Garments and Made-ups till 31st March 2024. The other textiles products which are not  covered under the RoSCTL shall be eligible to avail  the  benefits,  if  any,  under  Remission  of  Duties  and  Taxes  on  Exported  Products (RoDTEP) along with other products. The remission of duty and tax under RoSCTL and RoDTEP scheme will make our products cost competitive in the international markets.
2. ii) The Government  has  announced a  special  economic  package  viz . AatmaNirbhar  Bharat Abhiyaan  for  boosting  economy  of  the  country  and  making  India  self-reliant.  Relief  and credit  support  measures  have  been  announced  for  various  sectors  including  MSMEs. The weavers  &  artisans  of  textile  sector  can  avail  benefits  of  these  relief  and  credit  support measures.
3. iii) Union Budget 2021-22  announcements include  launch  of  the  scheme  of  setting  up  mega investment textile parks. Seven mega textile parks will be set up in next three years. These parks  will enable  the textile industry to become  globally  competitive,  attract  large investment  and  boost  employment  generation.  The  scheme  will  enable  creation  of  global champions in exports.
4. iv) The government has announced a Production Linked Investment scheme of Rs 10,683/crore over a five-year period covering MMF  and  Technical  Textiles sector which  will  create  global  champions  in  exports.  Besides,  domestic  production  in textile sector will also grow substantially.
- v) Ministry  of  Textiles  has  undertaken  to  develop  Craft  Villages  in  select  Handloom  and Handicraft  pockets  of  the  country  on  important  tourist  circuits  for  integrated  sustainable development of Handlooms, crafts and tourism with the combined effort of both the State and the Central Governments. 12 such craft villages are in the process of being set up now.