Lok Sabha Question No. 2061 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-11
Subject: Employment Generation  under Textile Sector
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Shri Dineshbhai Makwana

## EMPLOYMENT GENERATION UNDER TEXTILE SECTOR

## 2061. SHRI DINESHBHAI MAKWANA:

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

(a)  whether there are any new policies or schemes introduced during the event to benefit artisans and handicraft workers and if so, the details thereof?

(b) the manner in which these events help in skill development and employment generation within the textile and handicraft industries; and

(c)  whether  there  are  any  incentives  or  financial  support  programmes  available  for  startups  and  new businesses in the textile sector and if so, the details thereof?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER

## वस्त्र मंत्री ( श्री गिररराज स ंह )

## MINISTER OF TEXTILES (SHRI GIRIRAJ SINGH)

(a) & (b): The Office of Development Commissioner (Handicrafts) has not introduced any policies and schemes  during  the events. However,  The  Government  of  India  is implementing  various schemes/initiatives  such  as  Pradhan  Mantri  Mega  Integrated  Textile  Region  and  Apparel  Parks  (PMMITRA),  Production  Linked  Incentives  (PLI),  National  technical  Textile  Mission  (NTTM)  etc.  for employment  generation  within  the  textile  sector.  Also,  the  Office  of  Development  Commissioner (Handicrafts) implements two schemes namely National Handicrafts Development Programme (NHDP) and Comprehensive Handicrafts Cluster Development Scheme (CHCDS) for overall development and promotion  of  handicrafts  sector  across  the  country.  Both  schemes  includes  various  kind  of  skill development programmes such as Guru Shishya Hastshilp Prashikshan Programme (GSHPP), Comprehensive  Skill  Upgradation  Programme  (CSUP)  and  Design  and  Technology  Development Workshop (DDW) helps to create skill development in handicraft sector.

(c): The  Government  of  India  is  implementing  various  schemes/initiatives  aimed  at  promoting  the textile including startups and new businesses in the textile sector. The major schemes/initiatives include Scheme PM Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel Parks (PM-MITRA) schemes which seeks to create a modern, integrated large scale, world class industrial ecosystem, which will help in attracting investments  and  boosting  employment;  Production  Linked  Imitative  (PLI)  scheme  focusing  on  Man Made  Fibre  &  Apparel,  and  Technical  Textiles  to  boost  large  scale  manufacturing  and  enhancing competitiveness; National Technical Textile Mission focusing on Research Innovation & Development, Promotion and Market Development.

Under the Start-up  India  initiative,  the  Government  is  implementing  three  flagship  Schemes,  namely, Fund  of  Funds  for  Start-ups  (FFS),  Start-up  India  Seed  Fund  Scheme  (SISFS)  and  Credit  Guarantee Scheme for start-ups (CGSS) to support start-ups across categories and sectors at various stages of their business cycle.

FFS was approved and established in 2016 to catalyse venture capital investments and is operationalized by  Small  Industries  Development  Bank  of  India  (SIDBI),  which  provides  capital  to  Securities  and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)-registered Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs) which in turn invest in startups.  AIFs  supported  under  FFS  are  required  to  invest  at  least  2  times  of  the  amount  committed under FFS in startups.

SISFS provides financial  assistance  to  seed  stage  startups  through  incubators.  SISFS  is  implemented from 1st April 2021.

CGSS is implemented for enabling collateral free loans to startups through eligible financial institutions [Member  Institutions  (MIs)].  CGSS  is  operationalized  by  the  National  Credit  Guarantee  Trustee Company (NCGTC) Limited and has been operationalized from 1st April 2023.

The number of entities which have been recognised as startups in Textiles Sector by DPIIT over the last five years viz 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024 as on 31st December 2024 is given below :-

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| Industry          |   2020 |   2021 |   2022 |   2023 |   2024 |
|-------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| Textiles &Apparel |    204 |    311 |    457 |    703 |    765 |