Lok Sabha Question No. 2394 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-16
Subject: Textile and Clothing Sector
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Gautham Sigamani Pon, Amol Ramsing Kolhe, Sunil Dattatray Tatkare, Omprakash Bhupalsinh alias Pawan Rajenimbalkar, Gajanan Chandrakant Kirtikar, Ganesan Selvam, Manjulata Mandal, Kuldeep Rai Sharma, DNV Senthilkumar. S., Subhash Ramrao Bhamre, Dhanush M Kumar, C.N. Annadurai

## TEXTILE AND CLOTHING SECTOR

## 2394.  SHRI GAUTHAM SIGAMANI PON:

SHRIMATI MANJULATA MANDAL:

DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE:

SHRI SUNIL DATTATRAY TATKARE:

SHRI SELVAM G.:

SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

SHRI OMPRAKASH BHUPALSINH ALIAS PAWAN RAJENIMBALKAR:

SHRI KULDEEP RAI SHARMA:

DR. DNV SENTHILKUMAR. S.:

DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE:

SHRI DHANUSH M. KUMAR:

SHRI C.N. ANNADURAI:

Will the Minister of TEXTILES

be pleased to state :

(a) whether the textile and clothing sector is passing through difficult phase and has been badly affected;

(b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;

(c) the details of segments that have performed well in Textile and Clothing sectors during the last three years and the current year, segment and year-wise;

(d) whether the export of clothing and textile has been badly affected due to covid-19 pandemic, if so, the  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  deal  with  the  situation  and  boost  the  exports  from  the country;

(e) whether the export of handicraft including handmade carpets have shown negative growth compared to last three years; and

(f) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government to push the exports of the said items?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER

## वस्त्र राज् य मंत्री ( श्रीमती दर्शना जरदोर् )

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

(a) to (d): The global pandemic of Covid-19  affected the  textile sector initially due to restriction of social gathering.  However, the situation has improved in recent months and production and exports have looked up. The export of textiles and apparel during April-January 2021-22 is USD 34.459 billion, posting a growth of 49% over the same period in 2020-21(USD 23.137 billion). The performance of major textile sectors in terms of production is at Annexure.

In  order  to  overcome  the  above  challenges  faced  during  the  pandemic,  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:

वस्त्र

मंत्री

- i) 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.
2. ii) 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.
3. iii) 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.
4. iv) 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 made-ups in order to make the textile sector competitive in international market.
- v) 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.

In  addition,  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 on pan-India basis.

(e) & (f): The export of handicrafts products including handmade carpets in the current year has shown  positive  growth  as  compared  to  last  three  years.  The  Government  has  taken  several  steps  in promoting the export of handicrafts. In addition to several standard International Marketing events, the virtual marketing events have been also organised to provide international marketing platform to the artisans.  Domestic  marketing  events  like  Gandhi  Shilp  Bazaar,  Craft  Bazaar  and  Exhibitions  are organized to provide domestic marketing platform to the artisans.

The export of handicrafts and handmade carpets during last three years and the current year is given below:

| Export (Rs. In Cr.)   | Export (Rs. In Cr.)   | Export (Rs. In Cr.)   | Export (Rs. In Cr.)   | Export (Rs. In Cr.)   | Export (Rs. In Cr.)                   |
|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------------------|
| Sl. No                |                       | 2018-19               | 2019-20               | 2020-21               | 2021- 22(provisional) (till February) |
| 1                     | Handicraft            | 25548.97              | 25270.14              | 25679.98              | 29626.96                              |
| 2                     | Handmade Carpet       | 12364.69              | 11799.45              | 13810.39              | 15449.14                              |

## ANNEXURE Estimated production of man-made fibre, filament yarn, spun yarn for last three years and current

## year:

## (Figures in Millions)

| Period                           | Man-made fibre (Kg)   | Man-made filament yarn (Kg)   | Cotton yarn (Kg)   | Blended& 100% Non- cotton yarn (Kg)   | Total Spun Yarn (Kg)   |
|----------------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------|---------------------------------------|------------------------|
| 2018-19                          | 1,442                 | 1,160                         | 4,208              | 1,682                                 | 5,890                  |
| 2019-20                          | 1,898                 | 1,688                         | 3,962              | 1,702                                 | 5,664                  |
| 2020-21 (Apr.-Jan)               | 1,299                 | 1,226                         | 2,950              | 1,225                                 | 4,175                  |
| 2021-22 (Apr.-Jan) (Provisional) | 1,803                 | 1,676                         | 3,410              | 1,462                                 | 4,872                  |

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