Lok Sabha Question No. 839 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-28
Subject: Investment in Textile Industry
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: VEENA DEVI

## INVESTMENT IN TEXTILE INDUSTRY

## 839. SHRIMATI VEENA DEVI:

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

(a) whether  there  is  enormous  scope  for  increase  in  production  and  employment opportunities in the old textile industries in the country even though very low capital investments is required for the same;

(b) if so, the details thereof and the steps proposed to be taken by the Government thereon;

(c) the  names of cities  and  districts/  urban  areas  where  more  than  25  per  cent  of local population is engaged in textile industries; and

(d) the future targets fixed by the Government for the expansion of this industry?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER

## वस्त्र राज् य मंरी (स्त्वतंर प्रभार) (श्री संतोष क ु मार गंगवार) MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF TEXTILES (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

(a)  &  (b): The  production  of  textiles  items  depends  on  domestic  consumption  and export demand. However, the textile industry is showing an increasing trend during the last three years and the current year. The details of production and export during last three years and current year are given below-

## Production & export of textile items

| Item                                              |   2012-13 |   2013-14 |   2014-15 |   2015-16 (Apr- Feb) |
|---------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|----------------------|
| Spun Yarn (Mn Kg)                                 |      4868 |      5309 |      5488 |                 5189 |
| Man made fibre (Mn Kg)                            |      1263 |      1307 |      1344 |                 1232 |
| Man made filament yarn (Mn Kg)                    |      1371 |      1293 |      1248 |                 1069 |
| Fabrics (including Khadi, wool &silk) (Mn Sq.Mtr) |     61949 |     62624 |     64333 |                59396 |
| Exports (Mn US $)                                 |     34929 |     40852 |     41606 |                36086 |

Employment  in  textile industry also depends  on  expansion  of  textile industry. Opportunities  for  employment  varies  from  segment  to  segment.  However  the  down stream  segments  like  weaving,  Ready-  made  Garments,  etc.  being  labour  intensive, have  greater  scope  for  providing  employment.    In  order  to  strengthen  the  textile industry  in  the  country  and  generating  employment  opportunities  in  the  new  and existing  textile  industries  the  Government  is  implementing  a  number  of  policy initiatives  and  schemes  such  as  Technology  Upgradation  Fund  Scheme  (TUFS), Scheme for Development of Technical Textiles, Schemes for the Development of the Powerloom Sector,  Integrated  Scheme  for  Powerloom  Sector  Development  (ISPSD), Scheme  for  Integrated  Textile  Parks  (SITP),  Schemes  for  Development  of  Silk  and Sericulture sectors, National Handloom Development Programme (NHDP), Comprehensive Handloom  Cluster Development Scheme(CHCDS),  Yarn  supply Scheme etc. The Government of India has recently notified the Amended Technology Upgradation  Fund  Scheme  (A-TUFS)  for  promoting  modernization  and  attracting investment in textile industry. (c): Information  regarding  cities/ Districts and urban areas where more than 25% of local population is engaged in textile industry is not maintained.  However, by various interventions, Government has set up a number of textile clusters where a large number of local population is engaged in textile industries. Textiles  being  a  deregulated  sector,  Government  does  not  prescribe  specific

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(d): production targets for the industry.