Lok Sabha Question No. 64 (STARRED), answered on 2016-04-28
Subject: Production of Garments
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: AJAY NISHAD

वस्त्र राज्

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.64 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.04.2016

## PRODUCTION OF GARMENTS

## *64.   SHRI AJAY NISHAD:

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

- (a) whether any target has been fixed for production of textile/garments in the country;
- (b) if so, the details of target fixed and achievements made during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UTwise;
- (c) whether the textile workers in the country are facing problems due to recession in the sector, if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the remedial steps taken or proposed to be taken by the Government to protect the interest of textile workers?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER

य मंरी (स्त्वतंर प्रभार) (श्री संतोष क ु मार गंगवार)

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF TEXTILES (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

- (a) to (d): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *64 FOR ANSWER ON 28.04.2016 REGARDING  'PRODUCTION  OF  GARMENTS'  BY  SHRI AJAY NISHAD:.

(a) & (b): Production of textiles and garments is predominantly in the private sector.  Therefore, the Government does not prescribe specific production targets for the textile and garmenting industry.

(c)  &  (d): Increasing  production  of  textiles  garments  through  various policy interventions is among the foremost objectives of the Government. The production of major textile items during the last three years and the current year is given in the table below:-

Production and Export of textile/garment items

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

The details of State-wise production of spun yarn, man-made fibre and filament yarn are given in Annexure-I & II respectively.

The  government  has  not  received  any  report  of  textile  workers facing  problems  due  to  recession  in  the  sector.  The  data  available  on production  and  export  shows  an  increasing  trend  during  the  last  three years and current year.

In  order  to  strengthen  the  textile  industry  in  the  country  and  to protect the interests of textile workers, Government has launched various policy  initiatives  and  schemes,  such  as  Technology  Upgradation  Fund Scheme (TUFS), Schemes for the development of the Powerloom Sector, Schemes  for  Technical  textiles,  Scheme  for  Integrated  Textile  Parks (SITP),  Integrated  Skill  Development  Scheme.    These  are  intended  to strengthen the Indian textile sector and generate employment opportunities for textile workers.

## Annexure -I

## STATE-WISE PRODUCTION OF SPUN YARN ( '000 kg.)

| State/ UT          | 2012-13   | 2013-14   | 2014-15   | 2015-16 (Apr-Feb) (prov.)   |
|--------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------------------------|
| STATES             |           |           |           |                             |
| Andhra Pradesh     | 377209    | 443539    | 476100    | 404626                      |
| Goa                | 132       | 132       | 132       | 121                         |
| Gujarat            | 224057    | 223576    | 225631    | 201996                      |
| Haryana            | 182408    | 206973    | 234994    | 232640                      |
| Himachal Pradesh   | 133382    | 144776    | 148772    | 140638                      |
| Jammu &Kashmir     | 46062     | 47442     | 50390     | 46826                       |
| Jharkhand          | 675       | 623       | 643       | 589                         |
| Karnataka          | 37837     | 37750     | 34109     | 28473                       |
| Kerala             | 32964     | 31713     | 34010     | 34962                       |
| Madhya Pradesh     | 353106    | 401067    | 432355    | 417302                      |
| Maharashtra        | 402841    | 424007    | 414931    | 388127                      |
| Orissa             | 1833      | 1966      | 1787      | 1646                        |
| Punjab             | 761117    | 818424    | 845014    | 789085                      |
| Rajasthan          | 428209    | 443185    | 469395    | 446849                      |
| Tamil Nadu         | 1624617   | 1819309   | 1891255   | 1770843                     |
| Telangana          | N.A.      | N.A.      | N.A.      | 72088                       |
| Uttaranchal        | 60852     | 60836     | 56943     | 47091                       |
| Uttar Pradesh      | 63195     | 68673     | 66938     | 66822                       |
| West Bengal        | 27207     | 27500     | 24655     | 20996                       |
| UNION TERRITORIES  |           |           |           |                             |
| Dadra Nagar Haveli | 99504     | 95183     | 68880     | 63558                       |
| Daman &Diu         | 3166      | 3794      | 350       | 3784                        |
| Pondicherry        | 7238      | 8994      | 10356     | 9962                        |
| TOTAL              | 4867612   | 5309464   | 5487640   | 5189026                     |

NA : Not available. Data from Telangana from June 2015 onwards

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## Annexure-II

## Man-made Fibre / Filament Yarn State-wise Production

| State Name         | 2012-13   | 2012-13   | 2013-14   | 2013-14   | 2014-15   | 2014-15   | 2015-16 (Apr-Feb) (P)   | 2015-16 (Apr-Feb) (P)   |
|--------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|                    | Fibre     | Yarn      | Fibre     | Yarn      | Fibre     | Yarn      | Fibre                   | Yarn                    |
| Andhra Pradesh     | -         | 2.92      | -         | 2.92      | -         | 2.92      | -                       | 2.67                    |
| Dadra Nagar Haveli | 1.73      | 101.44    | 1.73      | 153.21    | 1.73      | 180.35    | 1.58                    | 169.28                  |
| Daman &Diu         | -         | 130.86    | -         | 130.86    | -         | 130.86    | -                       | 119.96                  |
| Gujarat            | 597.12    | 634.88    | 621.97    | 593.04    | 620.47    | 536.58    | 583.35                  | 497.84                  |
| Karnataka          | 58.73     | -         | 82.48     | -         | 86.52     | -         | 80.89                   | -                       |
| Madhya Pradesh     | 151.53    | -         | 155.01    | -         | 153.65    | -         | 115.44                  | -                       |
| Maharashtra        | 264.27    | 448.90    | 233.79    | 378.19    | 268.76    | 365.23    | 237.24                  | 259.64                  |
| Orissa             | 15.79     | -         | 15.79     | -         | 15.79     | -         | 14.48                   | -                       |
| Punjab             | 108.69    | 12.33     | 126.27    | 12.83     | 122.11    | 14.11     | 123.16                  | 13.47                   |
| Uttar Pradesh      | 65.53     | 32.35     | 69.73     | 15.45     | 74.84     | 11.57     | 76.26                   | 0.04                    |
| West Bengal        | -         | 7.19      | -         | 6.92      | -         | 6.14      | -                       | 6.05                    |
| Total              | 1,263     | 1,371     | 1,307     | 1,293     | 1,344     | 1,248     | 1,232                   | 1,069                   |

P=provisional

(Mn.Kg.)