Lok Sabha Question No. 5620 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-06
Subject: Powerloom Industry
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Kuldeep Rai Sharma, DNV Senthilkumar. S., Ganesan Selvam, Manjulata Mandal, Amol Ramsing Kolhe, Gajanan Chandrakant Kirtikar, C.N. Annadurai, Gautham Sigamani Pon, Subhash Ramrao Bhamre, Supriya Sadanand Sule, Ramcharan Bohra

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5620 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.04.2022

## POWERLOOM INDUSTRY

## 5620. SHRI KULDEEP RAI SHARMA:

DR. DNV SENTHILKUMAR. S.:

SHRI SELVAM G.:

SHRIMATI MANJULATA MANDAL:

DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE:

SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

SHRI C.N. ANNADURAI:

SHRI GAUTHAM SIGAMANI PON:

DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE:

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

SHRI RAMCHARAN BOHRA:

## Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंत्री

be pleased to state :

- (a)  the  number  of  units  engaged  in  the  production  of  handloom,  rapier  loom,  cotton  textile  units, synthetic yarn, readymade garments and hosiery items in the country along with their production during the last three years and the current year, State and UT-wise;
- (b)  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  encourage  the  export  of  textiles  manufactured  by  the  said units;
- (c) the number of powerloom Industries set up in the country during the last five years and the current year  including  the  number  of  those  closed  down  during  the  said  period,  State-wise  particularly  in Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu;
- (d) the number of people rendered jobless during the aforesaid period due to their closure along with the details of the schemes formulated for the development and renovation of powerloom sector;
- (e) the challenges faced by the Government in reviving and developing Powerloom industry; and
- (f) the contribution of the Powerloom Industry to the overall development of Textile sector?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER

## वस्त्र राज् य मंत्री ( श्रीमती दर्शना जरदोर् )

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

(a) & (b): As per the information available, the details of various units/mills in the  country State and UT-Wise are at Annexure-I. The estimated production of various yarns and fabrics year-wise is at Annexure-II .  The  Government  has  taken  following  major  initiatives/  measures  in  textile  sector  to boost exports on pan-India basis and to make textile sector globally competitive:

- i) PM  Mega  Integrated  Textiles  Region  and  Apparel  Parks  (PM  MITRA): The  Government  has approved setting up of Seven PM MITRA Parks in Greenfield/Brownfield sites with an outlay of Rs. 4,445 crore for a period of seven years upto 2027-28. The Scheme would lead to creation of a modern,  integrated  large  scale,  world  class  industrial  infrastructure  including  plug  and  play facilities. These parks will enable the textile industry to become globally competitive, attract large investment and boost employment generation.
2. ii) 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.
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 Man-Made Fiber (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) 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.
- v) Government under Market Access Initiative (MAI) scheme provides financial support to various Export  Promotion  Councils  (EPCs)  and  Trade  Bodies  engaged  in  promotion  of  textiles  and garments  exports,  for  organizing  and  participating  in  trade  fairs,  exhibitions,  buyer-seller  meets etc. in foreign markets.

(c) to (e): The data pertaining to number of powerloom industries during the last five years is not centrally maintained. In order to revive, develop and renovate powerloom sector, Government had been implementing PowerTex scheme during 01.04.2017 to 31.03.2021 for powerloom sector. Further, Government has approved Textile Cluster Development Scheme which inter-alia has the components pertaining to Group Work shed Scheme, PM Credit Scheme for powerloom weavers and in-situ upgradation for powerloom.

(f): The powerloom sector contributes nearly 58.4 % to total cloth production in the country.  More than 60% of fabric meant for export is also sourced from powerloom sector. The readymade garments and  home  textile  sectors  are  heavily  dependent  on  the  powerloom  sector  to  meet  their  fabric requirement.

## Number of Units/Mills in the country State/UT-wise:

|   Sr. No | State                                      | Spinning Mills   | Powerloo mUnits   | Handloom units   |
|----------|--------------------------------------------|------------------|-------------------|------------------|
|        1 | Andhra Pradesh                             | 106              | 12,635            | 9,3375           |
|        2 | Assam                                      | -                | 30                | 12,48,806        |
|        3 | Arunachal Pradesh                          | -                | -                 | 99,454           |
|        4 | Bihar                                      | -                | 3,839             | 8,447            |
|        5 | Chhattisgarh                               | -                | 49                | 12,743           |
|        6 | Dadra Nagar Haveli                         | 11               | -                 | -                |
|        7 | Delhi                                      | -                | -                 | 2,498            |
|        8 | Goa                                        | 1                | -                 | 16               |
|        9 | Gujarat                                    | 53               | 34,966            | 9,903            |
|       10 | Haryana                                    | 36               | 1,600             | 11,759           |
|       11 | Himachal Pradesh /Punjab/ J&K/ Uttarakhand | 122              | 1,162             | 38,078           |
|       12 | Jharkhand                                  | 1                | -                 | 8607             |
|       13 | Karnataka                                  | 13               | 18,566            | 24,071           |
|       14 | Kerala                                     | 17               | 1,027             | 31,619           |
|       15 | Madhya Pradesh                             | 39               | 8,344             | 12,069           |
|       16 | Maharashtra                                | 135              | 1,49,613          | 4,354            |
|       17 | Manipur &Meghalaya                         | -                | -                 | 2,59,412         |
|       18 | Orissa                                     | 3                | 824               | 48,161           |
|       19 | Pondicherry                                | 8                | -                 | 929              |
|       20 | Rajasthan                                  | 38               | 945               | 6446             |
|       21 | Tamil Nadu                                 | 744              | 89,449            | 2,18,748         |
|       22 | Telangana                                  | 26               | -                 | 17,095           |
|       23 | Uttar Pradesh                              | 14               | 59,038            | 1,24,242         |
|       24 | West Bengal                                | 14               | 3,509             | 2,83,404         |
|       25 | Mizoram                                    | -                | -                 | 22,875           |
|       26 | Nagaland                                   | -                | -                 | 70,089           |
|       27 | Sikkim                                     | -                | -                 | 132              |
|       28 | Tripura                                    | -                | -                 | 1,66,050         |

## Annexure-II

## 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                  |

Estimated production of Fabrics in the last three years: (Mn. Sq. Mtrs.)

| Period                | Cotton   | Blended   | 100% Non cotton   |
|-----------------------|----------|-----------|-------------------|
| 2018-19               | 42,204   | 11,896    | 15,970            |
| 2019-20               | 40,038   | 11,964    | 23,104            |
| 2020-21 (Provisional) | 36,344   | 10,513    | 23,588            |

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