Lok Sabha Question No. 1694 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-27
Subject: Setting up of Textile Industrial Hub
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Manjulata Mandal, Dhanush M Kumar, Gautham Sigamani Pon, C.N. Annadurai, Gajanan Chandrakant Kirtikar, Ganesan Selvam

## SETTING UP OF TEXTILE INDUSTRIAL HUB

## 1694. SHRIMATI MANJULATA MANDAL:

SHRI DHANUSH M. KUMAR:

DR. PON GAUTHAM SIGAMANI:

SHRI C.N. ANNADURAI:

SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

SHRI SELVAM G.:

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

(a) whether the Government proposes to set up textile industrial hub/centre/ cotton processing mills in the country;

(b) if so, the details thereof including any central scheme/assistance being provided for setting up textile mills/centre;

(c) The details of growth of textile sector during the last three years and the current year along with the steps taken to increase the growth in the next few years;

(d) whether the representatives/ stakeholders of the textile industry have expressed their problems and suggested new measures to revive the textile industry;

(e) if so, the measures suggested by the various stakeholders along with follow up action taken/ being taken by the Government in this regard; and

(f) whether the Government proposes to set up new textile colleges in the country including Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra and if so, the details thereof?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER )

## वस्त्र राज् य मंत्री ( श्रीमती दर्शना जरदोर्

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

(a) & (b): The  Government  has  approved  scheme  of  Pradhan  Mantri  Mega  Integrated  Textile Region and Apparel (PM MITRA) Parks to set up 7 textile parks at Greenfield/Brownfield sites with an outlay of Rs. 4,445 crore. These parks will enable the textile industry to become globally competitive, attract large investment and boost employment generation. In addition, Government has also 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.

(c): The exports of Textiles & Apparel were USD 33.38 billion in 2019-20 and same has increased to USD 42.35 billion in 2021-22. The Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) in exports from   201920  to  2021-22  is  approx.  13%.    The  details  of  product-wise  export  of  Textile  &  Apparel  are  at Annexure .

The  Government  has  taken  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) 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. Continuation of RoSCTL for apparel/ garment and made-ups is expected to make these  products  globally  competitive  by  rebating  all  embedded  state  and  central  taxes  and levies.
2. ii) Government  has  allocated  an  outlay  of  Rs  1,480  Cr  for  the  National  Technical  Textiles Mission to promote and develop technical textiles sector in India. The  fund allotted is for research and development both fundamental and applied research in technical textile sector , increasing penetration level of technical textiles through promotion and market development activities  and  to  create  skilled  and  educated  manpower  in  the  field  of  technical  textiles. Research  topics  covering;  speciality  fibres  and  composites,  geotextiles,  agro  textiles, protective  textiles,  medical  textiles,  defence  textiles,  sports  textiles,  and  environment friendly textiles have been identified and research proposals have been invited. As on date 31 research projects of value Rs 108 Cr have been already approved. More than 70 projects have been received and under examination. R&D in the area of development of technical textiles  machinery  and  equipments  is  also  envisaged.  Government  has  also  finanlized guidelines  to  create  an  education  ecosystem  of  technical  textiles  in  various  educational institutes  to  strengthen  the  labortary  infrastructure  and  training  of  trainers  in  the  field  of technical textiles

(d) & (e): Government continuously engage in consultation with stakeholders and based on such consultations, Government has launched new schemes viz. Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Textiles and Pradhan Mantri Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel (PM MITRA).

(f): No, Sir. However, National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Mumbai & NIFT, Chennai are already functional in states of Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu respectively.

## Details of Textiles & Apparel (T&A) Exports:

## (Values in USD billion)

| Major Commodity       |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |   2021-22 (Provisional) |
|-----------------------|-----------|-----------|-------------------------|
| Readymade Garment     |     15.49 |     12.27 |                   16.02 |
| Cotton Textiles       |     10.26 |     11.13 |                   17.16 |
| Man-made textiles     |      5.32 |      4.18 |                    6.29 |
| Wool &Woolen textiles |      0.18 |      0.11 |                    0.17 |
| Silk Products         |      0.07 |      0.08 |                    0.11 |
| Handloom Products     |      0.32 |      0.22 |                    0.27 |
| Carpets               |      1.37 |      1.49 |                    1.79 |
| Jute Products         |      0.36 |      0.4  |                    0.54 |
| Total T&A             |     33.38 |     29.88 |                   42.35 |

Source: Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence & Statistics ( DGCI&S)

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