Lok Sabha Question No. 184 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-02
Subject: Schemes for development of Textile Sector
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Subhash Ramrao Bhamre

## SCHEMES FOR DEVELOPMENT OF TEXTILE SECTOR

## 184. DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE:

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

(a) whether  the Union  Government  is  implementing  various  schemes/projects  pertaining to development of textile sector in Maharasthra;

(b) if so, the details thereof along with the funds allocated and released during each of the last three years and the current year;

(c) the share of State Government under these schemes/projects;

(d) the current status of all these schemes/projects; and

(e)  the  total  number  of  people  engaged  in  the  textile  industry  benefited  by  the  implementation  of these schemes?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER वस्त्र राज् य मंत्री ( श्रीमती दर्शना जरदोर् ) THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES

## (SMT. DARSHANA JARDOSH)

(a) & (b): Government is implementing various schemes viz the Amended Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme (A-TUFS), Schemes for the development of the Powerloom Sector(Power-Tex), 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), National Technical Textile Mission  etc.  for  promotion  and  development  of  textile  sector  on  pan-India  basis  including  the  state  of Maharashtra.

The details of funds allocated/released under various textile sector schemes during the last three years and current year are at Annexure .

(c) to (e): These are ongoing central sector schemes  and are totally funded by the Central Government.  Data  on  total  number  of  people  engaged  in  the  textile industry benefited by  the implementation of these schemes is not maintained. However, the Textile industry is one of the largest source of employment generation in the country with an estimated 45 million people engaged directly in this sector including a large number of women and rural population.

## Annexure

## Details of funds allocated and released under various Textile Sector Schemes in the last 3 years and

## current year. (Rs. in crores)

| Textile Sector                                       | 2018-19         | 2018-19   | 2019-20         | 2019-20   | 2020-21         | 2020-21   | 2021-22         | 2021-22              |
|------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|-----------|-----------------|-----------|-----------------|-----------|-----------------|----------------------|
| Name of the Scheme/ Project/ Programme               | Allocation (RE) | Exp.      | Allocation (RE) | Exp.      | Allocation (RE) | Exp.      | Allocation (RE) | Exp. (upto 10.01.22) |
| Schemes implemented under Handloom sector            | 400.59          | 333.76    | 445.94          | 385.02    | 336             | 326.91    | 378.5           | 260.76               |
| Schemes implemented under Handicrafts sector         | 240.61          | 195.39    | 332.31          | 282.16    | 284.77          | 260.55    | 297             | 184.73               |
| Schemes implemented under Wool sector                | 5.3             | 3.3       | 29              | 16.5      | 10              | 9.33      | 10              | 5.95                 |
| Schemes implemented under Silk sector                | 600.61          | 601.29    | 765.45          | 787.61    | 650             | 650       | 876             | 655.44               |
| Schemes implemented under Powerloom sector           | 106.18          | 92.67     | 152.78          | 41.53     | 60              | 55.01     | 47.48           | 22.59                |
| Schemes implemented under Jute sector                | 28.04           | 28        | 84.55           | 104.42    | 71.53           | 71.5      | 112.01          | 81.08                |
| Technology Upgradation Funds Schemes (TUFs)          | 622.63          | 615.68    | 494.37          | 317.9     | 545             | 556.38    | 650             | 401.02               |
| Scheme for Integrated Textile Parks(SITP)            | 20              | 20.29     | 40              | 41.01     | 60              | 79.91     | 55              | 35.4                 |
| Research &Capacity Building(SAMARTH, NTTM,NIFT etc.) | 93.99           | 50.27     | 182.66          | 149.45    | 201.16          | 199.01    | 276.1           | 168.02               |
| North Eastern Textiles Promotion                     | 112.6           | 65.71     | 126.01          | 117.21    | 42.4            | 79.21     | 49.94           | 13.6                 |
| Total                                                | 2230.55         | 2006.36   | 2653.07         | 2242.81   | 2260.86         | 2287.81   | 2752.03         | 1828.59              |

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