Lok Sabha Question No. 679 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-06
Subject: Prices of Hank Yarn
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: S. Venkatesan, Deepak Baij, Rajmohan Unnithan, Ritesh Pandey

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 679

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.12.2023

## PRICES OF HANK YARN

679. SHRI S. VENKATESAN:

SHRI DEEPAK BAIJ:

SHRI RAJMOHAN UNNITHAN:

SHRI RITESH PANDEY:

Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंत्री

be pleased to state :

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  taken  cognizance  of  the  fluctuation  of  Hank  Yarn  prices between 30th June 2020 to 31st October 2023;
- (b) if so, the details of the action taken by the Government to control the Hank Yarn prices and ensure its affordability and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c)  the  details  of  export  and  import  of  the  Cone  Yarn/Hank  Yarn,  Handloom  fabric  and  the value of the products during the last five years;
- (d) the details of the usage of Hank Yarn of Cotton/Silk/Jute/Wool in the domestic market;
- (e)  the  details  of  the  total  production  of  Hank  yarn  in  India  and  the  percentage  of  total  yarn production of the spinning mills in India;
- (f) whether the Government has any plans to implement special package to develop/improve the handloom sector in India on par with MSME sector;
- (g) whether the Government is aware of variety-wise per capita utilization and availability of handloom fabric in accordance with Textile Committee Report; and
- (h) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## उत्तर

ANSWER

## वस्त्र राज् य मंत्री ( श्रीमती दर्शना जरदोर् )

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

- (a) & (b): No fluctuation in hank yarn prices between 30 th June 2020 and 31 st October 2023 has been reported.
- (c): As per data extracted from DGCI&S portal, Kolkata, the details of export & import of cotton yarn and handloom fabrics during the last five years from 2018-2019 to 2022-2023 and current year 2023-2024 (up to September) are at Annexure - I.

As  per  the  data  compiled  from  the  statutory  return  submitted  by  units  to  the  Office  of  the Textile Commissioner, Hank yarn exported out of India during last five years from 2018-2019 to 2022-2023 and current year 2023-2024 (up to September) is given below:

|   Sr. No. | Year                     |   Hank Yarn exported out of India (in kg) |
|-----------|--------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|         1 | 2018-19                  |                               1.27352e+07 |
|         2 | 2019-20                  |                               3.89627e+06 |
|         3 | 2020-21                  |                               2.7998e+06  |
|         4 | 2021-22                  |                               6.5872e+06  |
|         5 | 2022-23                  |                               3.37906e+06 |
|         6 | 2023-24 (upto September) |                               1.42472e+06 |

- (d): Hank yarn is used for production of handloom products which are broadly, Saree, Dhoti, Towel & Gamcha, Angavastram, Lungi, Bed-sheet and related items, Durries, dress material, blankets, shawls, etc.
- (e): As per the data compiled from the statutory returns submitted by units to the Office of the Textile Commissioner, details are as under:

(Qty in Million Kg)

| Year                | Total Cotton Yarn produced and packed in regard to yarn made/spun wholly from cotton and/or its waste   |   Quantity of Hank Yarn Packed) |
|---------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 2018-19             | 4,171.04                                                                                                |                          604.74 |
| 2019-20             | 3,536.66                                                                                                |                          476.59 |
| 2020-21             | 1,974.65                                                                                                |                          377.27 |
| 2021-22             | 2,782.09                                                                                                |                          418.25 |
| 2022-23             | 3,063.14                                                                                                |                          415.95 |
| 2023-24 (Apr-Sept.) | 1,700.08                                                                                                |                          201.07 |

(f): The Ministry of Textiles is administering the schemes  of  National  Handloom Development  Programme  and  Raw  Material  Supply  Scheme.  Under  the  National  Handloom Development  Programme,  clusters  are  identified  and  financially  assisted  through  various interventions like provision of upgraded looms & accessories, solar lighting units, construction of workshed, product & design development, technical and common infrastructure, marketing of  handloom  products  in  domestic/overseas  markets,  concessional  loans  under  MUDRA Scheme, social security for the beneficiaries, etc. Under the Raw Material Supply Scheme, the Ministry provides transport subsidy, for transportation of yarn to the doorstep of the beneficiary, and  15%  Price  Subsidy  on  Cotton  Hank  Yarn,  Domestic  Silk,  Woollen  and  Linen  yarn  and blended yarn of natural fibres. E-Commerce portal has been developed to enable the weavers to sell their product online while eliminating intermediaries.

(g) & (h): Textiles Committee publishes 'Market for Textiles & Clothing -National Household Survey'  which  estimates  the  per  capita  &  aggregate  demand  of  textiles  and  apparels  in  the country by region,  gender, area, income group etc. in the household sector in addition to the estimation  of  the  preference  pattern  by  fibre,  product  groups  viz.  woven  apparels,  knitted apparels, home textiles etc. The per capita purchases of textiles by Handloom Sector is as under:

| Per Capita Purchase of Textiles by Handloom Sector - All Fibres   | Per Capita Purchase of Textiles by Handloom Sector - All Fibres   | Per Capita Purchase of Textiles by Handloom Sector - All Fibres   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Area                                                              | Q: Quantity in Meters, V: Value in Rupees                         | Q: Quantity in Meters, V: Value in Rupees                         |
|                                                                   | Year                                                              | 2021                                                              |
| Urban                                                             | Q                                                                 | 0.89                                                              |
|                                                                   | V                                                                 | 645.13                                                            |
| Rural                                                             | Q                                                                 | 0.64                                                              |
|                                                                   | V                                                                 | 134.06                                                            |
| All India                                                         | Q                                                                 | 0.72                                                              |
|                                                                   | V                                                                 | 297.6                                                             |

Source:  Market  for  Textiles  &  Clothing  -  National  Household  Survey  2020  published  by Textiles Committee, Ministry of Textiles, GoI

Statement referred to in reply to part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.679 for answer on 06.12.2023

## EXPORT / IMPORT OF COTTON YARN AND HANDLOOM FABRICS

| Export/ Import   |                                       |         |            |            |           |            |            |            |            |            |           |            | APRIL - SEPTEMBER   | APRIL - SEPTEMBER   | APRIL - SEPTEMBER   | APRIL - SEPTEMBER   |
|------------------|---------------------------------------|---------|------------|------------|-----------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------|------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|                  | ITEMS                                 | QTY     |            |            | 2019-2020 | 2019-2020  | 2020-2021  | 2020-2021  | 2021-2022  | 2021-2022  | 2022-2023 | 2022-2023  | 2022-2023           | 2022-2023           | 2023-2024           | 2023-2024           |
|                  |                                       |         | Qty        | Rs. Lakh   | Qty       | Rs. Lakh   | Qty        | Rs. Lakh   | Qty        | Rs. Lakh   | Qty       | Rs. Lakh   | Qty                 | Rs. Lakh            | Qty                 | Rs. Lakh            |
| Export           | Cotton Yarn (including sewing thread) | Tonn    | 1260831.91 | 2729451.01 | 959015.48 | 1967652.50 | 1011547.51 | 2076086.35 | 1389092.38 | 4113337.25 | 664469.97 | 2216135.94 | 285194.38           | 1090106.77          | 609775.50           | 1598550.90          |
|                  | Handloom Fabrics                      | TH. SQM | 17239.48   | 19652.77   | 13360.78  | 19781.29   | 6928.32    | 11198.31   | 4404.48    | 11152.84   | 3108.75   | 10401.34   | 1556.26             | 5155.26             | 1175.47             | 5016.77             |
| Import           | Cotton Yarn (including sewing thread) | Tonne   | 5336.17    | 15013.33   | 5542.78   | 13408.04   | 4103.26    | 12546.90   | 4454.23    | 14544.24   | 21737.73  | 60258.96   | 13074.27            | 37814.30            | 4461.97             | 11967.18            |
|                  | Handloom Fabrics                      | TH. SQM | 11427.13   | 8823.99    | 17781.13  | 6535.17    | 9922.35    | 3771.90    | 3747.08    | 1440.17    | 386.26    | 279.34     | 178.17              | 90.27               | 651.60              | 113.28              |

Source : Monthly Statistics of the Foreign Trade of India. DGCIS, Kolkata.

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Annexure - I