Lok Sabha Question No. 185 (STARRED), answered on 2023-08-02
Subject: Globalisation of Indian Textiles
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Shrikant Eknath Shinde, Unmesh Bhaiyyasaheb Patil

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *185 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.08.2023

## GLOBALISATION OF INDIAN TEXTILES

## *185. DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE: SHRI UNMESH BHAIYYASAHEB PATIL:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  envisioned  partnerships  and  international  collaborations  projects  to globalise the Indian textiles;
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  of  the  plans  envisioned  to  strengthen  the  supply  chain  and  branding  of  Indian textiles both nationally and internationally;
- (c) whether the Government has planned any schemes to bring innovations in design; and
- (d) if so, the details of the mechanisms undertaken by the Government to increase testing and quality control?

उत्तर

ANSWER

## वस्त्र मंत्री ( श्री पीयूष गोयल )

MINISTER OF TEXTILES (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a) to (d):A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  THE  LOK  SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION NO.*185 FOR 02.08.2023 REGARDING GLOBALISATION OF INDIAN TEXTILES ASKED BY DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE AND SHRI UNMESH BHAIYYASAHEB PATIL

(a)  &  (b): Yes  Sir.  India  has  so  far  signed  13  Free  Trade  Agreements  (FTAs)  including  recently concluded  agreements  with  UAE  and  Australia;  and  6  Preferential  Trade  Agreements  (PTAs)  with various trading partners.  Further, Ministry of Textiles is engaged with various countries through Joint Working Groups on textiles for development of the sector.

With respect to branding, the Government is focusing on the following:

- (i) brand promotion through Handloom mark and India Handloom brand,
- (ii) pure silk products through Silk Mark Label in domestic and International markets through Silk Mark Organisation of India,
- (iii) development of Pashmina Mark/Label to increase demand of both Pashmina wool as well as Pashmina products,
- (iv) traceability, certification and branding of Kasturi Cotton etc.

Government  has  approved  the  Production  Linked  Incentive  (PLI)  Scheme  for  Textiles,  with  an approved outlay of Rs 10,683 crore over a five year period, 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. The Government has also approved setting up of 7 PM Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel (PM MITRA) Parks in Greenfield/Brownfield sites with world class infrastructure including plug and play facility with an outlay of Rs. 4,445 crore for a period of seven  years  upto  2027-28.  In  addition,  Government  provides  financial  support  under  Market  Access Initiative  Scheme to various Export Promotion Councils and Trade Bodies engaged in promotion and branding of textiles and garments exports, for organising and participating in trade fairs, exhibitions, buyer-seller meets etc at national and international levels.

(c) & (d): The  Government  has  set  up  the  National  Technical  Textiles  Mission  for  a  period  of 4 years (2020-21 to 2023-24) with an outlay of Rs. 1,480 crore whose major component is Research, Innovation  and  Development.  National  Institute  of  Fashion  Technology  (NIFT),  an  institute  under Ministry of Textiles, in its curriculum has included Deepening Specialisations (DS) in technical textiles and  other  niche  segments  concerned  with  design  and  technical  performance.  Other  subjects  such  as stitchless  Product  &  Technology,  3D  Body  Scanning  &  Simulation,  3D  Printing  and  IoT,  Smart Wearables  etc  are  built  into  the  curriculum  as  part  of  DSs;  Smart  Factory,  Smart  Garment  and Operational Excellence with an aim to equip the students with advancements in new technology that can be used for development of innovative products. BIS (Bureau of Indian Standards) Standards and QCOs (Quality Control Orders) have been taken up actively to regulate quality.

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