Lok Sabha Question No. 615 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-06
Subject: Challenges faced by Textile Industry
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Rajendra Dhedya  Gavit

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 615 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.12.2023

## CHALLENGES FACED BY TEXTILE INDUSTRY

## 615. SHRI RAJENDRA DHEDYA GAVIT:

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

(a) the details of the challenges being faced by the exporters, manufacturers and workers of the textile industry in the country;

(b)  whether  the  Government  has  provided  any  financial  or  non-financial  support  to  assist  textile business during recession;

(c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;

(d)  whether  the  Government  has  introduced  any  program  and  initiative  to  enhance  the  skills  of  the workforce in the textile sector and if so, the details of programs undertaken during the last two years, State/UT-wise; and

(e) if not, the reasons therefor?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER

## वस्त्र राज् य मंत्री ( श्रीमती दर्शना जरदोर् ) THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES (SMT. DARSHANA JARDOSH)

(a) to (c): The Government of India is implementing a number of schemes / initiatives to address various  challenges  faced  by  the  textile  sector.  The  Government  is  implementing  various  schemes namely  Prime  Minister  Mega  Integrated  Textile  Regions  and  Apparel  (PM  MITRA)  to  boost infrastructure development in textile sector, Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme with an aim to increase the exports, Samarth - the Scheme for Capacity Building in Textile Sector, National Technical Textiles Mission (NTTM) to promote research and development environment in Textiles sector, TUFS to augment  the textiles machinery, Silk Samagra-2  to have inclusive sericulture value chain development, Raw Material Supply Scheme (RMSS) to ensure availability of raw material,  National Handloom Development Program (NHDP), and National Handicraft Development Program (NHDP) for promoting cultural heritage and welfare of artisans and weavers for development of textile sector and enhancing the productivity.

(d) to (e): The Government with a view to enhance the skills of the workforce in the textile sector has formulated  Samarth  Scheme  under  a  broad  skilling  policy  framework.  The  scheme  aims  to  provide demand  driven  and  placement  oriented  National  Skill  Qualification  Framework  (NSQF)  compliant skilling  programmes to incentivize and supplement the efforts of the industry in creating jobs in the organised textile sector (excluding spinning & weaving) and to provide skilling and skill-upgradation in the  traditional  textile  sectors.  The  details  of  beneficiaries  under  the  Scheme  during  last  two  years State/UT wise is as under:

## State/ UT wise details of beneficiaries under Samarth during the last two years.

| State/ UT                                    | No of total beneficiaries Passed   |
|----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| Andaman and Nicobar                          | 41                                 |
| Andhra Pradesh                               | 3,799                              |
| Arunachal Pradesh                            | 57                                 |
| Assam                                        | 4,243                              |
| Bihar                                        | 2,221                              |
| Chandigarh                                   | 87                                 |
| Chhattisgarh                                 | 1,382                              |
| Delhi                                        | 2,501                              |
| Goa                                          | 29                                 |
| Gujarat                                      | 5,421                              |
| Haryana                                      | 7,364                              |
| Himachal Pradesh                             | 235                                |
| Jammu and Kashmir                            | 1,601                              |
| Jharkhand                                    | 1,089                              |
| Karnataka                                    | 29,010                             |
| Kerala                                       | 1,392                              |
| Madhya Pradesh                               | 2,889                              |
| Maharashtra                                  | 5,853                              |
| Manipur                                      | 915                                |
| Meghalaya                                    | 110                                |
| Mizoram                                      | 311                                |
| Nagaland                                     | 699                                |
| Odisha                                       | 3,598                              |
| Puducherry                                   | 249                                |
| Punjab                                       | 567                                |
| Rajasthan                                    | 5,273                              |
| Sikkim                                       | 66                                 |
| Tamil Nadu                                   | 30,971                             |
| Telangana                                    | 4,456                              |
| The Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 1,107                              |
| Tripura                                      | 850                                |
| Uttar Pradesh                                | 18,480                             |
| Uttarakhand                                  | 405                                |
| West Bengal                                  |                                    |
|                                              | 1,329                              |
| Total                                        | 1,38,600                           |

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