Lok Sabha Question No. 5697 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-06
Subject: Capital Investment in Textiles and Garments
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: K. Muraleedharan

## CAPITAL INVESTMENT IN TEXTILES AND GARMENTS

## 5697. SHRI K. MURALEEDHARAN:

## Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंत्री

be pleased to state :

(a) whether the Government has undertaken numerous technology-centric approaches for bridging the yield gap in jute farming and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Government intends to undertake capital investments in textiles and garments in order to foster integrated manufacturing facilities and technology adoption and if so, the details thereof; and

(c)  whether  the  Government  plans  to  partner  with  institutions  such  as  IITs  and  IIMs  to  launch entrepreneurial courses in technical textiles and contribute to the creation of a pool of youth capable of revolutionising the Textile Sector 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): Government  is  implementing  the  National  Food  Security  Mission  Commercial  Crops  -  Jute (NFSM-CC-Jute) since 2014-15 to increase the productivity and to improve the quality of fiber. Under the  programme various interventions are being carried out  viz.,  production  of  foundation jute  seeds, production of certified jute seed through seed village programme and at Government farm, front line demonstrations (FLDs) on alternate retting technology, FLDs on production technology/ intercropping, national & state level training, distribution of certified seed, distribution of nail weeder, distribution of microbial consortium (CRIJAF-Sona) and local initiatives. Besides, Government is also implementing Jute-ICARE  (Improved  Cultivation  and  Advanced  Retting  Exercise)  to  introduce  a  package  of scientific  methods  of  jute  cultivation  and  retting  exercises  for  improving  fibre  quality,  productivity, reducing  the  cost  of  jute  production  and  increasing  farmers  income.  Under  this  programme,  latest agronomic  technology  is  disseminated  to  jute  farmers  through  numerous  awareness  camps  and necessary  farm-level  trainings  are  being  imparted  to  the  farmers.  The  adoption  of  the  enhanced agronomic tools like Seed drills and cycleweeders is bridging the yield gap in jute farming, alongwith the usage of retting accelerators like CRIJAF SONA (a microbial consortium for faster retting of jute and mesta ) .

(b): The government has been implementing following schemes that foster integrated manufacturing facilities and technology adoption:

- 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.
2. ii) Amended  Technology  Upgradation  Fund  Scheme  (ATUFS): In order to generate employment  and  promoting  exports  by  way  of  technology  upgradation  in  textile  sector. Amended  Technology  Upgradation  Fund  Scheme  (ATUFS)  is  being  implemented.    Every eligible individual entity under the scheme is entitled for reimbursement of Capital Investment Subsidy (CIS) under this scheme.
3. iii) Scheme  for  Integrated  Textile  Parks  (SITP ):  With  a  view  to  increasing  investments, generating  employment  opportunities  and  boosting  exports  in  textile  sector,  the  Ministry  is implementing  Scheme  for  Integrated  Textile  Park  (SITP)  to  provide  subsidy  for  setting  up textile parks with world-class, state-of-the-art infrastructure in textile hubs across the country. The  primary  objective  of  the  Scheme  is  to  provide  financial  assistance  to  a  group  of entrepreneurs to establish state-of-the-art infrastructure facilities in a cluster for setting up their textile  units,  conforming  to  international  environmental  and  social  standards  and  thereby mobilize private investment in the textile sector and generate fresh employment opportunities.

(c): In  order  to  promote  skilling  and  training  in  Technical  textiles  sector,  a  two  week Skilling  of Design  Commissioning  to  technical  personnel  in  "Applications  of  Geo-synthetics  in  Infrastructure Projects" for facilitating technical human resources in the related field has been initiated as Pilot Project under National Technical Textiles Mission. The Pilot Project on skilling of Design/ Commissioning of technical  personnel  associated  with  application  of  geo-synthetics  in  infrastructure  projects  (roads, highways,  railways,  water  resources)  is  being  conducted  concurrently  by  (i)  Indian  Institute  of Sciences,  Bangalore,  (ii) Indian  Institute  of  Technology,  Madras;  and  (iii)  Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee.

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