Lok Sabha Question No. 2967 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-20
Subject: Textile Hubs
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Subhash Ramrao Bhamre, Amol Ramsing Kolhe, Manjulata Mandal

## TEXTILE HUBS

2967. DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE: SHRIMATI MANJULATA MANDAL: DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE: DR. DNV SENTHILKUMAR S.: SHRI C.N. ANNADURAI:

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

- (a) the details of the existing textile hubs in the States of Odisha, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu at present, district-wise along with the number of people employed in each such hub in these States;
- (b) the revenue generated by the textile hubs in the States of Odisha, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu during the last five years along with specific revenues earned from exports to different countries;
- (c) whether it is a fact that Odisha, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu are the hub of highest handloom weavers in the country and if so, the initiatives undertaken by the Government to support handloom and textile weavers of these States;
- (d) whether the Government plans to develop more such hubs in different parts of the country, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (e)  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  provide  an  export  oriented  boost  to  the  textile  sector especially within the States of Odisha, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu?

## उत्तर

ANSWER

## वस्त्र राज्  य मंत्री ( श्रीमती दर्शना जरदोर् )

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

- (a): Details  of  Textile  Parks  set  up  under  Scheme  for  Integrated  Textile  Parks  in  the  States  of Odisha, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu are as under:-

(Rs. In crores)

| Sl. No .   | Name of the park                        | District    | Date of sanction   | Project Cost   | GOI share   | Employment   | Park Status   |
|------------|-----------------------------------------|-------------|--------------------|----------------|-------------|--------------|---------------|
|            |                                         | Maharashtra | Maharashtra        | Maharashtra    | Maharashtra | Maharashtra  | Maharashtra   |
| 1          | Metro Hi- Tech Cooperative Park Limited | Kolhapur    | 25.11.2005         | 100.80         | 40.00       | 2,024        | Completed     |
| 2          | Baramati Hi Tech Textile Park Limited   | Pune        | 01.07.2006         | 108.52         | 40.00       | 3,000        | Completed     |

| 3          | Deesan Infrastructure Pvt Ltd.                  | Dhule                                           | 29.05.2008            | 103.12     | 40.00      | 1,700                                                | Completed                                            |
|------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|------------|------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
| 4          | Islampur Integrated Textile Park Pvt Ltd.       | Sangli                                          | 16.05.2008            | 102.39     | 40.00      | 1,645                                                | Completed                                            |
| 5          | Asmeeta Infratech Pvt Ltd                       | Thane                                           | 29.05.2008            | 277.69     | 40.00      | 12,867                                               | Completed                                            |
| 6          | Pride India cooperative Textile park Limited    | Kolhapur                                        | 03.02.2006            | 58.19      | 20.95      | 8,525                                                | Completed                                            |
| 7          | Purna Global Textiles Park                      | Hingoli                                         | 16.05.2008            | 107.29     | 40.00      | 865                                                  | Near completion                                      |
| 8          | Kalappana Awade Textile Park                    | Ichchalkara nji                                 | 16.09.2011            | 107.1      | 40.00      | 1,027                                                | Near completion                                      |
| 9          | Satyaraj Integrated Textile Park                | Kolhapur                                        | 15.10.2014            | 104.49     | 40.00      | 1,662                                                | Near completion                                      |
| 10         | Hinganghat Textile Park                         | Wardha                                          | 24.03.2015            | 108.38     | 40.00      | 1,022                                                | Near completion                                      |
| 11         | Sri Ganesh Textile Park                         | Dhule                                           | 24.03.2015            | 104.03     | 40.00      | 35                                                   | Near completion                                      |
| 12         | Latur Integrated Textile Park Pvt Ltd           | Latur                                           | 16.05.2008            | 102.61     | 40.00      | The case was raised by C&AG and is under examination | The case was raised by C&AG and is under examination |
| Tamil Nadu | Tamil Nadu                                      | Tamil Nadu                                      | Tamil Nadu            | Tamil Nadu | Tamil Nadu | Tamil Nadu                                           | Tamil Nadu                                           |
| 1          | Palladam Hi-Tech Weaving park Tirupur           | Palladam Hi-Tech Weaving park Tirupur           | 03.02.2006            | 55.42      | 22.17      | 2,650                                                | Completed                                            |
| 2          | Komarapalayam Hi-Tech Weaving Namak kal         | Komarapalayam Hi-Tech Weaving Namak kal         | 01.07.2006            | 31.33      | 12.53      | 853                                                  | Completed                                            |
| 3          | Karur Integrated Textile Park Karur             | Karur Integrated Textile Park Karur             | 21.03.2007            | 116.1      | 40.00      | 5,000                                                | Completed                                            |
| 4          | Madurai Integrated Textile Maduai               | Madurai Integrated Textile Maduai               | 05.03.2007            | 87.30      | 34.92      | 2,551                                                | Completed                                            |
| 5          | Perarignar Anna Handloom Silk Park Kanchi puram | Perarignar Anna Handloom Silk Park Kanchi puram | 22.04.2010            | 82.52      | 33.02      | 500                                                  | Near completion                                      |
| 6          | Pallavada Textile Park Erode                    | Pallavada Textile Park Erode                    | 16.09.2011            | 106.58     | 40.00      | 600                                                  | Near completion                                      |
| 7          | The Great Indian Linen &Textile                 | The Great Indian Linen &Textile                 | Erode 03.02.2006      | 104.29     | 40.00      | 166                                                  | Near completion                                      |
| 8          | SIMA Textile Processing Centre                  | SIMA Textile Processing Centre                  | Cuddal ore 25.11.2005 | 111.6      | 40.00      | Yet to start operation                               | Yet to start operation                               |
| Odisha     | Odisha                                          | Odisha                                          | Odisha                | Odisha     | Odisha     | Odisha                                               | Odisha                                               |
| Nil        | Nil                                             | Nil                                             | Nil                   | Nil        | Nil        | Nil                                                  | Nil                                                  |

(b): Segment wise details of export of Textile products for the last five years and the current year are as follows:

(Value in USD Mn)

| Commodity                       | FY 2018-19   | FY 2019-20   | FY 2020-21   | FY 2021-22   | FY 2022-23   |
|---------------------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
| Readymade Garments (RMG)        | 16,138       | 15,488       | 12,272       | 16,015       | 16,191       |
| Cotton Textiles                 | 12,405       | 10,263       | 11,128       | 17,166       | 11,085       |
| Man-made textiles               | 5,551        | 5,324        | 4,180        | 6,294        | 5,412        |
| Wool &Woolen textiles           | 222          | 181          | 109          | 166          | 205          |
| Silk Products                   | 76           | 72           | 76           | 109          | 95           |
| Handloom Products               | 344          | 319          | 223          | 269          | 183          |
| Carpets                         | 1,482        | 1,373        | 1,491        | 1,790        | 1,366        |
| Jute Products                   | 340          | 357          | 397          | 537          | 462          |
| Total Textile &Apparel (T&A)    | 36,559       | 33,379       | 29,877       | 42,347       | 34,997       |
| Handicrafts                     | 1,838        | 1,798        | 1,708        | 2,088        | 1,689        |
| Total T&A including Handicrafts | 38,397       | 35,177       | 31,585       | 44,435       | 36,686       |

Source: DGCIS Kolkata

(c): As  per  fourth  Handloom  Census-2019-20,  total  handloom  workers  across  the  country  is 35,22,512,  including  1,17,836  (in  Odisha),  3,509  (in  Maharashtra)  and  2,43,575  (in  Tamil  Nadu). Ministry of Textiles is implementing the following schemes to promote handlooms and welfare of handloom weavers across the country:

1. National Handloom Development Programme;
2. Raw Material Supply Scheme;

Under the above schemes, financial assistance is provided to eligible handloom agencies/weavers for raw materials,  procurement  of  upgraded  looms  &  accessories,  solar  lighting  units,  construction  of workshed,  training  and  skill  upgradation  under  SAMARTH,  product  &  design  development, technical and common infrastructure, marketing support for handloom products in domestic/overseas markets, concessional loans under weavers' MUDRA scheme and social security etc.

Besides  the  above,  Government  has  taken  following  initiatives  to  promote  the  handloom  industry including Odisha, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu:

- i) To  enhance  productivity,  marketing  capabilities  and  ensure  better  incomes,  155  Handloom Producer  companies  have  been  formed  across  country  in  handloom  sectors  including  9  (in Odisha), 7 (in Maharashtra) and 14 (in Tamilnadu).
2. ii) To integrate Craft promotion with tourism, Craft Handloom Villages are being set up across the country.
3. iii) 16 Design Resource Centres have been set up in Weavers' Service Centres across the country including  Bhubneswar  (in  Odisha),  Mumbai  &  Nagpur  (in  Maharastra)  and  Kancheepuram  & Chennai (in Tamil Nadu).
4. iv) Handloom weavers are on-boarded on Government e-Market place to enable them to sell their products directly to various Government Departments and organizations.

(d): Under  the  PM  Mega  Integrated  Textile  Region  and  Apparel  (PM  MITRA)  Scheme,  the Government  has  approved  setting  up  of  7  Mega  Parks  in  Greenfield/Brownfield  sites  with  world class infrastructure including plug and play facility with an outlay of Rs. 4,445 crores. 7 sites viz. Tamil  Nadu  (Virudhnagar),  Telangana  (Warangal),  Gujarat  (Navsari),  Karnataka  (Kalaburagi), Madhya Pradesh (Dhar), Uttar Pradesh (Lucknow) and Maharashtra (Amravati) have been approved for setting up textile parks under PM MITRA Scheme. It is envisaged that one lakh direct and two lakh indirect employment will be generated from each such Mega Textile Park.

(e): Government  is  implementing  a  number  of  schemes  to  strengthen  the  Textile  Value  Chain across the country including construction and promotion of textile hubs.  These include PM Mega Integrated  Textile  Region  and  Apparel  (PM  MITRA)  Parks,  Scheme  for  Integrated  Textile  Parks, Integrated Processing Development Scheme, Comprehensive Powerloom Mega Cluster Development Scheme,  SAMARTH  (Scheme  for  Capacity  Building  in  Textile  Sector),  Silk  Samagra,  National Handloom  Development  Programme,  National  Handicraft  Development  Programme,  Integrated Wool Development Programme, National Technical Textile Mission, Production  Linked  Incentive scheme, etc.

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