Lok Sabha Question No. 1586 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-09
Subject: MSME Growth in Punjab
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Shri Malvinder Singh Kang

## MSME GROWTH IN PUNJAB

## 1586. SHRI MALVINDER SINGH KANG:

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

(a) the specific measures taken by the Government to integrate Punjab's traditional handloom and textiles clusters  into  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Mega  Integrated  Textile  Region  and  Apparel  (PM  MITRA)  Parks initiative for enhanced global competitiveness and employment generation;

(b)  the  manner  in  which  the  Production  Linked  Incentive (PLI)  Scheme  has  impacted  textile manufacturing and Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSME) growth in Punjab, including data on investments, employment and exports during the last two years;

(c)  whether  the  Government  supporting  skill  development  in  Punjab's  textiles  sector  under  the SAMARTH scheme;

(d) the new tailor-made programs are being introduced to benefit the region's youth and women weavers; and

(e)  the  steps  are  being  taken  to  boost  innovation  and  entrepreneurship  in  Punjab  under  the  Grant  for Research & Entrepreneurship in Technical Textiles (GREAT) scheme and how many local startups have been supported?

## उत्तर ANSWER )

## वस्त्र राज्  य मंत्री ( श्री पबित्र मार्घेररटा

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES (SHRI PABITRA MARGHERITA)

(a): The  PM  MITRA  Scheme  aims  to  develop  large  scale  and  integrated  world  class  industrial facilities  in  the  shape  of  integrated  textile  parks  to  help  Indian  textiles  industry  to  build  scale,  reduce logistics costs and improve its competitiveness. Anchored in the 5F vision (Farm to Fibre to Factory to Fashion to Foreign), the Scheme aims to facilitate India's textile industry to achieve global size and scale along  with  the  creation  of  a  modern  and  integrated  textile  value  chain  at  one  location.  Under  this Scheme, the Government has approved 7 (Seven) sites for setting up of PM MITRA Parks, one each in Karnataka,  Madhya  Pradesh,  Maharashtra,  Tamil  Nadu,  Telangana,  Uttar  Pradesh  and  Gujarat.  PM MITRA Parks will offer an opportunity to create an Integrated Textile Value chain right from spinning, weaving,  processing  and  printing  to  garment  manufacturing  and  accessories  at  one  location  reducing logistics and transaction costs.

In  addition,  the  Ministry  is  also  implementing  Scheme  for  Integrated  Textile  Park  (SITP)  to  provide support for setting up textile parks with world-class, state-of-the-art infrastructure in textile hubs across the country. The scheme was in implementation upto 31.03.2021, however, the Scheme has now been subsumed under the umbrella Scheme of Textile Cluster Development Scheme (TCDS) for completing ongoing projects only. Under SITP, in Punjab, 3 textile parks were sanctioned and completed wherein a total GoI share of Rs.116 crore was released.

(b): Government  is  implementing  the  Production  Linked  Incentive  (PLI)  Scheme  to  promote production  of  MMF  Apparel,  MMF  Fabrics  and  Products  of  Technical  Textiles  to  enable  textiles industry to achieve size and scale and to become competitive in these segments. As on date, a total of 91 companies have been selected under the PLI scheme for Textiles, out of which, 36 are registered under the MSME category. Under this Scheme, 4 PLI companies are located in Punjab, out of which 03 fall under the MSME category. The overall performance of the PLI Textiles scheme as on 30.09.2025 is as under:

- (i) Investment: ₹7,731 Crore
- (ii) Employment: 30,838 jobs
- (iii) Exports: ₹733 Crore
- (iv) Turnover: ₹7,290 Crore

(c): Samarth  (Scheme  for  Capacity  Building  in  Textiles  Sector)  of  Ministry  of  Textiles  provides demand  driven,  placement-oriented  skilling  programmes  to  supplement  the  efforts  of  the  industry  in creating jobs in the specified organized textile and related sectors.  Under the Scheme, a total of 1,207 beneficiaries have been trained (passed) and 862 beneficiaries have been placed in the State of Punjab from inception till 03.12.2025.

(d): The Ministry of Textiles through Office of Development Commissioner (Handicrafts) implements two schemes namely National Handicrafts Development  Programme  (NHDP)  and Comprehensive Handicrafts Cluster Development Scheme (CHCDS) for preservation and promotion of handicraft  sector  across  the  country  including  Punjab.  Under  these  schemes,  need  based  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  etc.  which  benefit  the  traditional  crafts  including  phulkari crafts  of  Punjab.  During  2025-26,  21  no.  of  programmes  have  been  conducted  and  1,097  artisans benefited upto Nov, 2025 in Punjab.

(e): Under National Textile Technical Mission (NTTM), the Grant for Research and Entrepreneurship across  Aspiring  Innovators  in  Technical  Textiles  (GREAT)  Scheme  has  been  launched  to  promote entrepreneurship in Technical Textiles Sector. The scheme provides financial assistance of up to Rs. 50 lakh for each approved start-up. Under the GREAT Scheme, one (1) start-up project based in Punjab has been approved in the area of speciality textiles.

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