Lok Sabha Question No. 4930 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-04-01
Subject: Allocation of Funds
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Shri Amrinder Singh Raja Warring

## ALLOCATION OF FUNDS

## 4930. SHRI AMRINDER SINGH RAJA WARRING:

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

(a) the details of progress and funds allocated to address the financial and technical challenges faced by textile MSMEs in Punjab, especially in Ludhiana;

(b) the specific  initiatives  being  implemented  in  Punjab  to  address  the  challenges  of  industry fragmentation and encourage collaboration or cluster-based development for MSMEs;

(c) whether there are any State-specific programmes being introduced to reduce the tariff disadvantage for exporters in key global markets like the EU; and

(d) the efforts being made to boost synthetic fiber-based production of textiles and innovation in Punjab?

उत्तर

## ANSWER

## वस्त्र राज्  य मंत्री ( श्री पबित्र मार्घेररटा )

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES (SHRI PABITRA MARGHERITA)

(a) to (d): The Government is focused on the holistic development of the entire textile value chain as well as MSMEs and is implementing several schemes across the country including in Punjab. The major  schemes/initiatives  include   PM  Mega  Integrated  Textile  Regions  and  Apparel  (PM  MITRA) Parks  Scheme  which  seeks  to  create  a  modern,  integrated  ,  world  class  textile  infrastructure; SAMARTH - Scheme for Capacity  Building  in  Textile  Sector  with  the  objective  providing  demand driven,  placement  oriented,  skilling  program;  Silk  Samagra-2  for  comprehensive  development  of sericulture  value  chain  ;  National  Technical  Textiles  Mission  focusing  on  Research  Innovation  & Development, Promotion and Market Development; National Handloom Development Program for end to  end  support  for  handloom  sector.  Ministry  of  Textiles  is  also  implementing  National  Handicrafts Development Programme and Comprehensive Handicrafts Cluster Development Scheme for promotion of  handicraft  artisans.  Under  these  schemes,  support  is  provided  for  marketing,  skill  development, cluster development, direct benefit to artisans, infrastructure and technology support etc.

Further,  with  a  view  to  increasing  investments,  generating  employment  opportunities  and boosting exports in the textile sector, the Ministry is implementing Scheme for Integrated Textile Park (SITP) to provide support for setting up textile parks with world-class, state-of-the-art infrastructure in textile  hubs  across  the  country.  The  scheme  was  in  implementation  upto  31.03.2021;  however,  the Scheme has now been subsumed under the umbrella Scheme of Textile Cluster Development Scheme (TCDS) for completing ongoing projects only. Under SITP, three projects were sanctioned in Punjab, details of which are given in below :

| Sl. No.   | Name of the park                               |   GoI share released (In crores) | Employment   |   Investment (in crores) |
|-----------|------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|--------------|--------------------------|
| 1         | Lotus Integrated Tex Park, Barnala             |                               40 | 1,500        |                   500    |
| 2         | Rhythm Textile &Apparel Park Ltd, Nawanshehar  |                               36 | 1,875        |                   120    |
| 3         | Ludhiana Integrated Textile Park Ltd, Ludhiana |                               36 | 2,790        |                   148.62 |
| TOTAL     | TOTAL                                          |                              112 | 6,165        |                   768.62 |

In  addition  to  the  above,  Government  is  implementing  Production  Linked  Incentive  (PLI) Scheme focusing on Man Made Fibre (MMF) Fabric, MMF Apparel and Technical Textiles to boost large  scale  manufacturing  and  enhancing  competitiveness.  Further,  in  order  to  increase  the  export potential, India has so far signed 14 free Trade Agreements (FTAs) and 6 Preferential Trade Agreement (PTAs) with various trading partners. The allocation of funds is done scheme-wise, implemented on pan India basis.

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