Lok Sabha Question No. 1985 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-12
Subject: Incentives for Textile Industry
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Kunwar Danish Ali

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1985 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.02.2021

## INCENTIVES FOR TEXTILE INDUSTRY

## 1985.  KUNWAR DANISH ALI:

Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंत्री

be pleased to state :

(a) whether the Government has evaluated the share of textile industry in Uttar Pradesh;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government proposes to give special incentive to the textile industry in Uttar Pradesh; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER

## वस्त्र मंत्री ( श्रीमती स्मृतत ज़ूबिन इरानी )

MINISTER OF TEXTILES (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a) & (b): Textile sector is largely an unorganized sector and which is also scattered in rural areas of the country, hence, no such evaluation has been done.

(c) & (d): Government is implementing various policy initiatives and schemes for supporting the development of textile sector on PAN-India. These schemes and initiatives which promote technology upgradation, creation of infrastructure, skill development and sectoral development in the textile sector, create  a  conducive  environment  and  provide  enabling  conditions  for  textile  manufacturing  in  the country  and  helps  in  boosting  textile  sector  through  its  various  schemes,  such  as  the  Amended Technology  Upgradation  Fund  Scheme  (A-TUFS),  Schemes  for  the  development  of  the  Powerloom Sector(Power-Tex), Schemes for Technical Textiles, Scheme for Integrated Textile Parks (SITP),Scheme for Additional Grant for Apparel Manufacturing Units under SITP (SAGAM),   SAMARTH-  The  Scheme  for  Capacity  Building  in  Textile  Sector  (SCBTS),  Incentive Scheme  for  Acquisition  of  Plant  &  Machinery  (ISAPM),  Jute  (ICARE-  Improved  Cultivation  and Advanced  Retting  Exercise),  Integrated  Processing  Development  Scheme  (IPDS),National  Technical Textile  Mission(NTTM),  Silk  Samagra,  National  Handloom  Development  Programme,  National Handicraft Development Programme, Integrated Wool Development Programme (IWDP), North East Region  Textiles  Promotion  Scheme  (NERTPS),  Rebate  of  State  and  Central  Taxes  and  Levies (ROSCTL),  Scheme for Production and Employment Linked Support for Garmenting Units (SPELSGU) etc. The Government had also approved a special package for textile sector with an outlay of Rs. 6000 crores to boost employment generation and exports particularly in Garmenting and Madeups.  Further,  major  reforms  like  removal  of  Anti-dumping  Duty(ADD)  on  Purified  Terephthalic Acid(PTA) and Acrylic Fibre have also been taken to encourage the textile sector in the country.

Under  the  above  schemes,  financial  assistance  is  provided  to  the  eligible   agencies  for  raw materials, purchase of looms and accessories, design innovation, product diversification, infrastructure development,  skill  upgradation,  lighting  units,  marketing  of  textile  products  in  domestic  as  well  as overseas markets and loan at concessional rates.

These  above  schemes  are  aimed  at  promotion/upgradation  of  textile  industries/units  and  are being implemented all over the country including Uttar Pradesh.