Lok Sabha Question No. 2852 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-11
Subject: Textile Manufacturing Hubs
Ministry: DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION
Asked by: PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2852

TO BE ANSWERED ON Wednesday, May 11, 2016 /Vaisakha 21, 1938 (Saka)

## QUESTION

## TEXTILE MANUFACTURING HUBS

## 2852. SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL:

Will the Minister of DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  his  Ministry  proposes  to  allocate  financial  assistance  for  developing textile manufacturing centres/hubs in North-Eastern States;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (c) whether  the  Government  considers  to  give  tax  exclusiveness  for  entire  NorthEastern States in order to achieve greater result in this regard; and
- (d) if so, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

The Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region [Dr. Jitendra Singh]

(a) to (d): Yes,  Madam.    Ministry  of  Textiles  is  setting  up  modern  apparel  and garment making centers in each of the 8 North East States under the umbrella scheme of North Eastern Region Textile Promotion Scheme (NERTPS) with a total Project cost of Rs. 145.44 crore.  Each Apparel and Garment Making Center is proposed to consist of 3 units having 100 machines to be run by the entrepreneurs in  Plug  &  Play  Mode.

The project is fully funded by the Ministry with an estimated expense of Rs. 18.18 crore for each State.  State-wise details of centre are given below:-

|   S.No. | Name of the A&G Centre   | Location              | Status till date                                                                                             |
|---------|--------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Tripura                  | Agartala              | The Centre has been inaugurated.                                                                             |
|       2 | Mizoram                  | Aizwal                | Physical Infrastructure and installation of Machinery is complete. Centre is likely to be commissioned soon. |
|       3 | Assam                    | Paschim Boragaon      | Physical Infrastructure and installation of Machinery is complete. Centre is likely to be commissioned soon. |
|       4 | Nagaland                 | Dimapur               | The Centre has been inaugurated.                                                                             |
|       5 | Arunachal Pradesh        | Pasighat              | Physical Infrastructure and installation of Machinery is complete. Centre is likely to be commissioned soon. |
|       6 | Meghalaya                | Ampati                | Physical Infrastructure and installation of Machinery is complete. Centre is likely to be commissioned soon. |
|       7 | Sikkim                   | Barfok, Namchi, Makha | Construction of physical infrastructure is progressing.                                                      |
|       8 | Manipur                  | Imphal                | Construction of physical infrastructure is progressing.                                                      |

Tax exclusiveness for entire North-Eastern States is not under consideration of the Government.

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