Lok Sabha Question No. 2356 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-10
Subject: Challenges faced by Textile MSMEs
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Thiru Dayanidhi Maran

## CHALLENGES FACED BY TEXTILE MSMES

## 2356. THIRU DAYANIDHI MARAN:

## 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 Tamil Nadu;

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

(c) whether under the PM-MITRA Parks scheme, the number of projects have been sanctioned for Tamil Nadu and the total funding allocated for these projects;

(d) the steps taken by the Government to develop State-of-the-art infrastructure, including certification centres, logistics hubs and e-commerce support platforms in Tamil Nadu;

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

(f) the efforts are being made to boost synthetic textile production and innovation in Tamil Nadu?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER

## वस्त्र राज्  य मंत्री ( श्री पबित्र मार्घेररटा )

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

(a) & (b): The Government of India is implementing various schemes/initiatives to encourage and promote  the  textile  sector  on  Pan-India  basis  including  Tamil  Nadu.  The  major  schemes/initiatives include  PM  Mega  Integrated  Textile  Regions  and  Apparel  (PM  MITRA)  Parks  Scheme;  Production Linked  Incentive  (PLI)  Scheme  focusing  on  MMF  Fabric,  MMF  Apparel  and  Technical;  National Technical Textiles Mission (NTTM) focusing on Research Innovation & Development, Promotion and Market Development; 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  Handicraft  Development  Program  etc.  Further,  the Government of India is implementing National Handloom Development Programme and Raw Material Supply  Scheme  to  promote  handloom  sector  and  welfare  of  handloom  weavers  across  the  country. 76 Handloom Clusters are provided financial assistance of Rs.53.06 crore in Tamil Nadu during 201415 to 2024-25 (as on 31.10.2024). Funds under various schemes of Ministry of Textiles are not allocated state-wise but scheme-wise on pan-India basis.

(c): The  Government  has  approved  setting  up  of  Seven  PM  Mega  Integrated  Textile  Region  and Apparel  (PM  MITRA)  Parks  in  Greenfield/Brownfield  sites  including  plug  and  play  facility  with  an outlay of Rs. 4,445 cr for a period of seven years i.e 2021-22 to 2027-28. The Government has approved setting  up  of  7(Seven)  PM  MITRA parks across the country including 1(one) in  Virudhnagar, Tamil

Nadu. These parks will strengthen the Indian textile industry by way of enabling scale of operations, reduce  logistics  cost  by  housing  entire  value  chain  at  one  location,  attract  investment,  generate employment  and  augment  export  potential.  The  scheme  will  enable  creation  of  global  champions  in exports.

(d): Under the umbrella scheme of Textile Cluster Development Scheme (TCDS), Seven projects of Scheme for  Integrated  Textile  Parks(SITP)  were  sanctioned  out  of  which  4  are  completed  and  3  are under implementation in the state of Tamil Nadu, providing world class, state-of the-art infrastructure in textile hubs.

To  promote  e-commerce  in  handloom  and  handicrafts,  handloom  weavers  are  being  on  boarded  on Government  e-Marketplace  (GeM)  portal  for  selling  their  products  online.  E-commerce  portal  viz. www.indiahandmade.com  has  been  developed  to  enable  Indian  handloom  weavers  and  handicraft artisans to sell their product online, paving the way for their economic and social empowerment without intermediaries.

(e) & (f): The  Government  has  approved  the  Production  Linked  Incentive  (PLI)  Scheme  for Textiles, with an outlay of Rs 10,683 crore to promote production of Man Made Fibre (MMF) Apparel, MMF Fabrics and Products of Technical Textiles and enable textile sector to achieve size and scale and become  competitive.  There  are  74  participating  companies  under  the  PLI  scheme  out  of  which  9 companies are in Tamil Nadu.

Also, the Government is implementing Rebate of State and Central Taxes and Levies (RoSCTL) scheme for Apparel/Garments and Made-ups in order to enhance export competitiveness by adopting principals of  zero  rated  exports.  Further,  textiles  products  not  covered  under  the  RoSCTL  scheme  are  covered under Remissions of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products (RoDTEP) along with other products.

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