Lok Sabha Question No. 5731 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-06
Subject: Contribution of Textile Industry
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Bhavana Gawali (Patil), Sanjay Haribhau Jadhav

## CONTRIBUTION OF TEXTILE INDUSTRY

## 5731.  SHRIMATI BHAVANA PUNDALIKRAO GAWALI: SHRI SANJAY JADHAV:

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

- (a) the contribution of the textiles industry in industrial production and employment generation in terms of percentage in the Gross Domestic Product during the last three years;
- (b) the steps taken by the Government to increase the employment in the textile industry;
- (c) the steps taken by the Government to enhance the investment for expansion of the textile industry including the modernization of the weaving and processing sector;

(d) whether the textile industry is facing problems as there has been a decline in the development of this sector during the last three years and the current year and if so, the details thereof;

(e) the steps being taken by the Government to increase the share of Indian Textile products globally and the success achieved by the Government in this regard;

- (f) the contribution of the Indian Textile Industry with reference to Global Textiles production; and
- (g)  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  enhance  the  production  and  competitiveness  of  the  Indian Textile Industry?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER

## वस्त्र राज् य मंत्री ( श्रीमती दर्शना जरदोर् )

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

( (a) to (c): As  per  the  latest  figures  from  National  Accounts  Statistics,  the  contribution  of  textile industry in GDP in terms of percentage of industrial output in 2017-18, 2018-19 & 2019-20 was around 7 % .

Direct Employment in Textiles sector is estimated at 45 million. Government is implementing various policy initiatives and schemes to increase investment/expansion of textile industry including modernization  of  weaving  and  processing  sector  such  as  Amended  Technology  Upgradation  Fund Scheme  (A-TUFS),  National  Handloom  Development  Programme  (NHDP),  Handloom  Weavers Comprehensive  Welfare  Scheme,  Integrated  Processing  Development  Scheme  (IPDS),  Scheme  for Integrated Textiles Parks (SITP), Samarth-Scheme for Capacity Building in Textiles Sector, etc.

(d) to (g): Information with regard to the contribution of Indian textile industry in terms of global textile production is not available. However, to increase the share of Indian textile products globally, the Government has approved Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Textiles and Pradhan Mantri Mega  Integrated  Textile  Region  and  Apparel  Parks  (PM-MITRA)  Scheme  for  setting  up  7  Mega Textiles Parks over a period of 3 years. The PLI scheme for textiles will promote production of high value  Man  Made  Fibre  (MMF),  Garments  and  Technical  Textiles  in  the  country.  The  PM  MITRA scheme aims to develop integrated large scale  and modern industrial infrastructure facility  for  entire value-chain  of  the  textile  industry  and  will  enhance  the  competitiveness  of  the  textiles  industry,  by helping it to achieve economies of scale and will create huge job opportunities for millions of people.