Lok Sabha Question No. 3376 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-23
Subject: Scheme for Textile Industry
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: S. Venkatesan

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3376 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.03.2022

## SCHEME FOR TEXTILE INDUSTRY

## 3376. SHRI S. VENKATESAN:

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

- (a) whether any special scheme is being run for textiles sector along with the details of schemes being run by the Government for textiles industry in the country; and
- (b) the funds allocated, sanctioned and released to the State of Tamil Nadu including Madurai for the development of textile industries during the last four years and current year?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER

## वस्त्र राज् य मंत्री ( श्रीमती दर्शना जरदोर् )

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

- (a): The  Government  has  taken  following  major  initiatives/  measures  in  textile  sector  to  boost exports, production, demand and job opportunities in the sector on pan-India basis:
- i) The 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.
- ii) The 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.
- 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 madeups in order to make the textile sector competitive in international market.
- iv) Government has allocated an outlay of Rs.1000 Crores for advance research and innovation in  Technical  Textiles  at  par  with  the  best  in  the  world.  Research  topics  in  94  categories covering;  specially  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 have been invited. Thirty One (31) research projects have been approved, so far, to various research institutes covering IITs, DRDO (Defence Research & Development Organization) CSIR (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research) and Textiles Research Associations, with total estimated cost of Rs.110 Crore.
- v) To boost exports in Man Made Fibre(MMF) sector, Government has removed anti-dumping duty on PTA (Purified Terephthalic Acid), Viscose Staple Fibre and Acrylic.

Further, Government is implementing various schemes viz the Amended Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme (A-TUFS), Schemes for the development of the Powerloom Sector(PowerTex), Scheme for Integrated Textile Parks (SITP), SAMARTH- The Scheme for Capacity Building in Textile  Sector,  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) etc. catering exclusively for promotion and development of textile sector in the country.

(b): Funds are not allocated State-wise. The allocation of funds  is done scheme-wise on pan India basis. The details of funds released under major schemes viz. SITP, A-TUFS, Silk Samagra, schemes under Handloom sector implemented by M/o Textiles in Tamil Nadu including Madurai during the last four years and current year are at Annexure .

## Details of funds sanctioned and released under Schemes implemented by M/o Textiles in Tamil Nadu in the last 4 years and current year

(Rs. in crores)

| Textile Sector                         | 2017-18                       | 2018-19                       | 2019-20                       | 2020-21                       | 2021-22                                   |
|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| Name of the Scheme/ Project/ Programme | Funds Sanctioned and Released | Funds Sanctioned and Released | Funds Sanctioned and Released | Funds Sanctioned and Released | Funds Sanctioned and Released             |
| 2.5                                    | -                             | 2.5                           | 2.5                           | -                             | SITP                                      |
| 11.10                                  | 6.19                          | 14.52                         | 14.32                         | 15.13                         | Silk Samagra                              |
| 178.64                                 | 51.91                         | 43.97                         | 51.44                         | 48.014                        | A-TUFS                                    |
| 35.21                                  | 19.85                         | 22.73                         | 49.77                         | 5.65                          | Schemes implemented under Handloom sector |

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