Lok Sabha Question No. 5183 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-24
Subject: Textile and Apparel Exports
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Shri Arvind Dharmapuri

## TEXTILE AND APPAREL EXPORTS

## 5183.  SHRI ARVIND DHARMAPURI:

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

(a) whether the Government maintains data on textile and apparel exports and if so, the details thereof during the last five years, State-wise, particularly for Telangana;

(b)  the  policy  measures  and  initiatives  undertaken  to  promote  balanced  regional  growth  and  enhance global competitiveness of textile clusters across the country, State-wise;

(c)  the  details  of  subsidies,  financial  assistance  and  other  support  provided  under  various  Central schemes  for revival, protection and promotion of traditional and declining  textile crafts and handloom sectors, State-wise; and

(d) the specific steps taken to support traditional textile artisans in regions such as Telangana, North East and Gujarat including cluster development, skill upgradation, marketing support and export facilitation?

उत्तर

## ANSWER

## वस्त्र मंत्री (श्री गिरििाज स ंह)

## MINISTER OF TEXTILES (SHRI GIRIRAJ SINGH)

(a) & (b): Textile and apparel exports, including handicrafts, increased from Rs. 2,33,304.0 crore in 202021  to  Rs.  3,19,573.2  crore  in  2024-25,  registering  a  CAGR  of  8.2%  despite  global  challenges.  State-wise export data for textiles and apparel, including handicrafts, along with that of Telangana, is placed at AnnexureI. ( Annexure-I ).

The Government is implementing various schemes/initiatives to boost the Indian textile and apparel sector  and  enhance  its  competitiveness  from  Country.  The  major  schemes/initiatives  include  PM  Mega Integrated  Textile  Regions  and  Apparel  (PM  MITRA)  Parks  Scheme  to  create  a  modern,  integrated,  world class  textile  infrastructure;  Production  Linked  Incentive  (PLI)  Scheme  focusing  on  man  made fibre (MMF) Fabric, MMF  Apparel and Technical Textiles to boost large scale manufacturing and enhancing competitiveness;  National  Technical  Textiles  Mission  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 Handloom Development Program for end to end support for handloom sector. Ministry of Textiles is also implementing National Handicrafts Development Programme and Comprehensive Handicrafts Cluster Development Scheme for promotion of handicrafts. The Government is also implementing Rebate of State and Central Taxes and Levies (RoSCTL) scheme for Apparel/Garments and Made-ups to enhance competitiveness by adopting principle of zerorated 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.

(c) & (d): The Office of the Development Commissioner (Handicrafts) under the aegis of Ministry of Textiles  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.  Under these schemes, need based financial assistance is  provided  for  end-to-end  support  to  the  artisans  through  marketing  events,  skill  development,  cluster development, formation of Producer Companies, direct benefit to artisans, infrastructural and technology support, research and development support, digitization, branding and marketing of handicraft products in domestic  &  international  markets  etc.  which  benefit  the  traditional  crafts  and  artisans  throughout  the country including in the state of Telangana, North East, and Gujarat.

The Fund sanctioned under the NHDP and CHCDS schemes during the financial year 2025-26 (up to February 2026) in the states of Telangana, North East, and Gujarat.

|   SI No. | States            |   Fund Sanctioned F/Y (2025-26) (Rs. In crores) |
|----------|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Telangana         |                                            7.24 |
|        2 | North East states |                                           24.69 |
|        3 | Gujarat           |                                            7.25 |

The Office of Development Commissioner (Handlooms) administer following two schemes for promotion of handloom sector and welfare of handloom workers across the country:

1. National Handloom Development Programme;
2. Raw Material Supply Scheme;

Under these schemes, financial assistance is provided to eligible handloom agencies/workers for raw  materials,  procurement  of  upgraded  looms  &  accessories,  solar  lighting  units,  construction  of workshed,  skilling,  product  diversification  &  design  innovation,  technical  and  common  infrastructure, publicity and brand development through India Handloom Brand (IHB), Handloom Mark (HLM) and GI tag, e-commerce facilities, marketing of handloom products in domestic/overseas markets, concessional loans under weavers' MUDRA scheme and social security etc.

The support provided to handloom sector in Telangana, North East and Gujarat during 2021-22 to 2025-26 (as on 28.02.2026) is as follows:

| Initiatives                                                                   | Telangana   | North East   | Gujarat   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|--------------|-----------|
| Small Cluster Development Programme sanctioned                                | 26          | 123          | 3         |
| No. of weavers imparted Skill upgradation training                            | 1,916       | 7,035        | 1,320     |
| Marketing events organized                                                    | 20          | 298          | 0         |
| Producer Companies formed                                                     | 36          | 30           | 3         |
| No. of weavers enrolled under PMJJBY/PMSBY                                    | 52,147      | 3,99,798     | 6,116     |
| No. of handloom awardee weavers to whom monthly financial assistance provided | 183         | 5            | 68        |
| No. of scholarships provided to weavers' children                             | 17          | 104          | 9         |
| Yarn supplied under Transport subsidy and Price subsidy (In lakh kg.)         | 37.53       | 25.10        | 3.3       |

| India's textile &apparel including Handicrafts exports (Value in Rs. Lakh)   | India's textile &apparel including Handicrafts exports (Value in Rs. Lakh)   | India's textile &apparel including Handicrafts exports (Value in Rs. Lakh)   | India's textile &apparel including Handicrafts exports (Value in Rs. Lakh)   | India's textile &apparel including Handicrafts exports (Value in Rs. Lakh)   | India's textile &apparel including Handicrafts exports (Value in Rs. Lakh)   | India's textile &apparel including Handicrafts exports (Value in Rs. Lakh)   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl No.                                                                       | State                                                                        | 2020-21                                                                      | 2021-22                                                                      | 2022-23                                                                      | 2023-24                                                                      | 2024-25                                                                      |
| 1                                                                            | TAMIL NADU                                                                   | 4592285.13                                                                   | 6500831.31                                                                   | 6416169.29                                                                   | 5936954.94                                                                   | 6786347.81                                                                   |
| 2                                                                            | GUJARAT                                                                      | 3750095.33                                                                   | 5485846.28                                                                   | 4046622.05                                                                   | 4760260.65                                                                   | 5015027.43                                                                   |
| 3                                                                            | HARYANA                                                                      | 2216768.17                                                                   | 3144353.78                                                                   | 2987094.21                                                                   | 3015599.89                                                                   | 3484302.82                                                                   |
| 4                                                                            | MAHARASHTRA                                                                  | 2962933.23                                                                   | 3991104.05                                                                   | 3210159.82                                                                   | 3500444.14                                                                   | 3361051.89                                                                   |
| 5                                                                            | UTTAR PRADESH                                                                | 2015676.73                                                                   | 2722116.41                                                                   | 2959318.76                                                                   | 2846424.39                                                                   | 3180440.73                                                                   |
| 6                                                                            | KARNATAKA                                                                    | 1417198.23                                                                   | 2039068.62                                                                   | 2334976.85                                                                   | 2266933.19                                                                   | 2396113.54                                                                   |
| 7                                                                            | RAJASTHAN                                                                    | 905632.29                                                                    | 1382250.81                                                                   | 1270167.98                                                                   | 1344808.39                                                                   | 1456024.33                                                                   |
| 8                                                                            | PUNJAB                                                                       | 971860.19                                                                    | 1573923.06                                                                   | 1204322.58                                                                   | 1242126.80                                                                   | 1182047.62                                                                   |
| 9                                                                            | MADHYAPRADESH                                                                | 989051.01                                                                    | 1571053.43                                                                   | 1079793.54                                                                   | 1151021.26                                                                   | 1174887.72                                                                   |
| 10                                                                           | WEST BENGAL                                                                  | 667247.61                                                                    | 944947.37                                                                    | 970372.15                                                                    | 900138.31                                                                    | 962899.22                                                                    |
| 11                                                                           | DELHI                                                                        | 1311584.04                                                                   | 1155094.97                                                                   | 956620.73                                                                    | 853933.33                                                                    | 916800.67                                                                    |
| 12                                                                           | DADRA,NH,DAMAN,DIU                                                           | 490479.22                                                                    | 827473.49                                                                    | 616460.77                                                                    | 582783.42                                                                    | 625623.34                                                                    |
| 13                                                                           | ANDHRA PRADESH                                                               | 330978.18                                                                    | 573956.31                                                                    | 351840.17                                                                    | 398386.93                                                                    | 441146.98                                                                    |
| 14                                                                           | KERALA                                                                       | 213783.73                                                                    | 303660.23                                                                    | 280982.47                                                                    | 307818.46                                                                    | 367831.39                                                                    |
| 15                                                                           | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                             | 131956.29                                                                    | 246080.29                                                                    | 207754.06                                                                    | 196379.37                                                                    | 195720.17                                                                    |
| 16                                                                           | TELANGANA                                                                    | 149438.72                                                                    | 350005.60                                                                    | 108008.06                                                                    | 138146.99                                                                    | 125944.35                                                                    |
| 17                                                                           | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                                                            | 49962.35                                                                     | 82018.99                                                                     | 81282.93                                                                     | 73455.05                                                                     | 78118.70                                                                     |
| 18                                                                           | ODISHA                                                                       | 21167.30                                                                     | 64105.01                                                                     | 52838.92                                                                     | 70813.22                                                                     | 75732.89                                                                     |
| 19                                                                           | BIHAR                                                                        | 29636.95                                                                     | 27419.56                                                                     | 22246.20                                                                     | 26777.82                                                                     | 37561.25                                                                     |
| 20                                                                           | UTTARAKHAND                                                                  | 38385.51                                                                     | 63019.60                                                                     | 36471.93                                                                     | 34426.46                                                                     | 34851.25                                                                     |
| 21                                                                           | JHARKHAND                                                                    | 7025.04                                                                      | 5624.83                                                                      | 11873.86                                                                     | 20824.47                                                                     | 30303.47                                                                     |
| 22                                                                           | PUDUCHERRY                                                                   | 19152.87                                                                     | 12379.97                                                                     | 12477.29                                                                     | 10801.97                                                                     | 10844.25                                                                     |
| 23                                                                           | CHANDIGARH                                                                   | 3912.66                                                                      | 7366.01                                                                      | 23667.39                                                                     | 13297.88                                                                     | 7469.78                                                                      |
| 24                                                                           | CHHATTISGARH                                                                 | 669.02                                                                       | 2422.34                                                                      | 2335.03                                                                      | 3326.82                                                                      | 4754.73                                                                      |
| 25                                                                           | GOA                                                                          | 3738.56                                                                      | 4274.03                                                                      | 4135.97                                                                      | 1960.43                                                                      | 2839.95                                                                      |
| 26                                                                           | ASSAM                                                                        | 2850.94                                                                      | 5273.29                                                                      | 3244.63                                                                      | 1928.61                                                                      | 1808.26                                                                      |
| 27                                                                           | LADAKH                                                                       | 0.66                                                                         | 13.85                                                                        | 14.68                                                                        | 8.07                                                                         | 71.93                                                                        |
| 28                                                                           | NAGALAND                                                                     | 83.51                                                                        | 234.85                                                                       | 122.11                                                                       | 116.87                                                                       | 60.77                                                                        |
| 29                                                                           | MEGHALAYA                                                                    | 32.61                                                                        | 19.07                                                                        | 0.00                                                                         | 24.98                                                                        | 60.18                                                                        |
| 30                                                                           | TRIPURA                                                                      | 24.78                                                                        | 31.03                                                                        | 30.21                                                                        | 18.49                                                                        | 21.96                                                                        |
| 31                                                                           | SIKKIM                                                                       | 21.74                                                                        | 1.82                                                                         | 14.87                                                                        | 0.00                                                                         | 18.18                                                                        |
| 32                                                                           | MANIPUR                                                                      | 0.00                                                                         | 449.01                                                                       | 2.09                                                                         | 11.55                                                                        | 12.30                                                                        |
| 33                                                                           | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                                            | 10.58                                                                        | 0.93                                                                         | 0.00                                                                         | 0.00                                                                         | 8.88                                                                         |
| 34                                                                           | LAKSHADWEEP                                                                  | 9.63                                                                         | 96.13                                                                        | 0.00                                                                         | 48.09                                                                        | 4.52                                                                         |
| 35                                                                           | MIZORAM                                                                      | 0.00                                                                         | 0.74                                                                         | 0.00                                                                         | 35.03                                                                        | 0.13                                                                         |
| 36                                                                           | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS                                                  | 0.00                                                                         | 0.00                                                                         | 0.00                                                                         | 0.00                                                                         | 0.02                                                                         |
|                                                                              | Grand Total                                                                  | 23330402.60                                                                  | 33133024.59                                                                  | 29428874.52                                                                  | 29700356.03                                                                  | 31957320.85                                                                  |

Source: DGCI&S; The total export value   includes unspecified data as well.

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