Lok Sabha Question No. 66 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-02
Subject: Technological Upgradation of Fund Scheme
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Kanimozhi Karunanidhi

## TECHNOLOGICAL UPGRADATION OF FUND SCHEME

## 66. SHRIMATI KANIMOZHI KARUNANIDHI:

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

(a) the details of the funds allocated and disbursed to the State of Tamil Nadu under the Technological Upgradation of Fund scheme(TUF), since 2019;

(b) the district-wise details of those who were paid subsidies under the TUF in the State of Tamil Nadu, since 2019; and

(c)  whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  effective  measures  to  ensure  the  timely  disbursement  of subsidies under the TUFS to its respective beneficiaries 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): Under Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme (TUFS), there is no State-wise allocation of funds. District-wise details of subsidy released to the textile units located in the State of Tamil Nadu under TUFS/Amended TUFS, since 2018-19 are given in Annexure-I.

(c): With a view to streamline the procedures and to speed up the settlement of subsidy claims, the guidelines  of  ongoing  Amended  TUFS  (ATUFS)  were  modified  and  issued  on  02.08.2018  to  make iTUFS  online  portal  an  end  to  end  solution  with  features  such  as  automatic  registration  of  subsidy applications,  use  of  digital  signature,  geo-tagging  of  assets,  engraving  of  system  generated  Machine Identification Codes on machinery, claim tracking facility and direct release of subsidy to beneficiary through PFMS etc. Also, various policy clarifications and delegation of financial powers to office of Textiles Commissioner have been issued. Further, Inter Ministerial Steering Committee in its meeting held  on  22.10.2021  has  approved  various  measures  and  relaxations  including  automated/graded verification of machinery to expedite settlement of claims to ensure timely disbursement of subsidies under ATUFS.

## District-wise details of subsidy released to textile units located in Tamil Nadu under TUFS/ATUFS since 2018-19

| S.No.   | Name of District        |   No. of cases |   Subsidy amount (in Rs. crore) |
|---------|-------------------------|----------------|---------------------------------|
| 1       | Chennai                 |             12 |                            1.06 |
| 2       | Coimbatore              |            196 |                           26.36 |
| 3       | Dharmapuri              |              1 |                            0.13 |
| 4       | Dindigul                |             25 |                            6.8  |
| 5       | Erode                   |            119 |                           24.9  |
| 6       | Kancheepuram            |              1 |                            1.52 |
| 7       | Kanniyakumari           |              2 |                            0.05 |
| 8       | Karur                   |             26 |                            4.07 |
| 9       | Madurai                 |             16 |                            3.99 |
| 10      | Namakkal                |             84 |                           35.33 |
| 11      | Pudukkottai             |              4 |                            0.31 |
| 12      | Ramanathapuram          |              2 |                            0.02 |
| 13      | Salem                   |             37 |                            2.21 |
| 14      | Sivaganga               |              2 |                            0.9  |
| 15      | Theni                   |             11 |                            4.5  |
| 16      | Thoothukudi (Tuticorin) |              4 |                            0.06 |
| 17      | Tiruchirappalli         |              8 |                            0.1  |
| 18      | Tirunelveli             |             10 |                            0.92 |
| 19      | Tirupur                 |            521 |                           62.22 |
| 20      | Tiruvallur              |              4 |                            3.36 |
| 21      | Tiruvarur               |              2 |                            0.02 |
| 22      | Vellore                 |              1 |                            0    |
| 23      | Virudhunagar            |             37 |                           15.67 |
| 24      | Cuddalorei              |              1 |                            0.15 |
|         | Total                   |           1126 |                          194.65 |