Lok Sabha Question No. 2833 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-10
Subject: Extended Producer Responsibility
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Shri Anurag Singh Thakur, Shri Captain Brijesh Chowta

## EXTENDED PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY

## 2833. SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR: SHRI CAPTAIN BRIJESH CHOWTA:

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

(a) whether Government has undertaken a lifecycle assessment based national roadmap to reduce Scope1,  Scope-2,  Scope-3  emissions  across  fibre  production,  wet  processing,  logistics,  end-of-life  textile disposal;

(b) if so, the details thereof along with sectoral targets fixed till 2030;

(c)  the  details  regarding  regulatory  standards,  compliance  architecture  proposed  for  ZDHC,  realtime effluent monitoring, chemical management protocols under ZDHC or equivalent frameworks for dyeing, processing clusters;

(d)  the  details  regarding  policy  measures  to  operationalise  Extended  Producer  Responsibility  for  post consumer  textile  waste,  including  digital  product  passports,  fibre-traceability  and  recycling-content mandates;

(e)  the  details  regarding  incentives  planned  to  mitigate  microfibre  shedding  from  synthetic  textiles through material innovation, filtration technologies;

(f)  the  details  regarding  cluster-specific  sustainability  interventions  and  funding  mechanisms proposed for  Himachal Pradesh's wool, handloom and sericulture ecosystems, including climate-resilient fibres, green certification and decentralised waste-recovery infrastructure; and

(g)  the  details  regarding  dedicated  green-financing,  viability  gap  funding  and  concessional  credit mechanisms proposed to support sustainability retrofits in MSME clusters?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER वस्त्र मंत्री ( श्री गिरििाज ग िंह )

## MINISTER OF TEXTILES (SHRI GIRIRAJ SINGH)

(a) & (b): The  Government  has  notified  Greenhouse  Gas  Emission  Intensity  (GEI)  targets  for carbon-intensive sectors including textiles under the Carbon Credit Trading Scheme (CCTS). Under the CCTS, obligated entities are required to disclose their Scope-1 and Scope-2 emissions. Further, a pilot project for providing technical assistance and capacity building to SMEs, brands and manufacturers, on lifecycle approaches and Product Environmental Footprint is also currently under implementation.

(c): The Government, vide S.O. 108(E) dated 30.01.1990, has restricted the use of benzidine-based dyes and their salts in the dyeing and colour processing industries. Further, through a Notification dated 26.03.1997, the handling of 70 Azodyes was also prohibited. Additionally, on 13.01.2006, India ratified the Stockholm Convention, a global treaty aimed at protecting human health and the environment from Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs).

The  Government  has  also  notified  'Standards  for  Emission  or  Discharge  of  Environmental Pollutants  from  various  Industries',  including  the  textile  sector,  under  Schedule-I  of  the  Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986. As per these provisions, textile industries and clusters are required to install and operate Effluent Treatment Plants (ETPs) or Common Effluent Treatment Plants (CETPs) to ensure that effluent discharge meets the prescribed environmental standards.

Moreover, the Government has notified the Eco-Mark Scheme, 2024, which includes textiles as one  of  the  identified  product  categories.  Under  this  scheme,  eco-labelling  is  intended  to  encourage environmentally sustainable production practices, use of environmentally benign raw materials, reduced use of hazardous chemicals, resource efficiency, wastewater & emissions management, and compliance with applicable environmental standards.

(d),  (f)  &  (g): Hon'ble  Finance  Minister,  in  her  budget  speech  2026-27,  announced  an  Integrated Programme  for  textiles,  which  may  be  applicable  across  India.  This  programme  includes  a  National Fibre  Scheme  for  self-reliance  in  natural  fibres,  man-made  fibres,  and  new-age  fibres,  a  Textile Expansion  and  Employment  Scheme  to  modernise  traditional  clusters with capital support for machinery, technology upgradation and common testing and certification centres, National Handloom and  Handicraft  programme  to  ensure  targeted  support  for  weavers  and  artisans,  Tex-Eco  Initiative  to promote globally competitive and sustainable textiles and apparels; and Samarth 2.0 to modernize and upgrade  the  textile  skilling  ecosystem  through  collaboration  with  industry  and  academic  institutions. Additionally, during FYs 2021-22 to 2025-26, financial assistance of ₹548.09 lakh has been provided for  06  Small  Cluster  Development  Programmes  (SCDP)  covering  979  beneficiaries  in  Himachal Pradesh.  SCDP,  a  component  of  the  National  Handloom  Development  Programme  (NHDP), provides need-based financial assistance for interventions such as upgraded looms and accessories, construction of  worksheds,  solar  lighting  units,  and  product  and  design  development  across  the  country,  including Himachal Pradesh.

(e): As  part  of  the  National  Technical  Textiles  Mission  (NTTM),  17  R&D  projects  are  being undertaken with focus on promotion of natural and/or bio fibres specially for agro- and geo-textiles with the objective of enabling partial substitution of synthetic fibre-based materials over a period of time.

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