In order to revive, develop and renovate powerloom sector, Government had been implementing PowerTex scheme during 01.04.2017 to 31.03.2021 for powerloom sector. Further, Government has approved Textile Cluster Development Scheme which inter-alia has the components pertaining to Group Work shed Scheme, PM Credit Scheme for powerloom weavers and in-situ upgradation for powerloom.

The powerloom sector contributes nearly 58.4 % to total cloth production in the country.  More than 60% of fabric meant for export is also sourced from powerloom sector. The readymade garments and home textile sectors are heavily dependent on the powerloom sector to meet their fabric requirement.

            As per the information available, the details of various units/mills in the country State and UT-Wise are at Annexure-I. The estimated production of various yarns and fabrics year-wise is at Annexure-II.

 The Government has taken following major initiatives/ measures in textile sector to boost exports on pan-India basis and to make textile sector globally competitive:

1. PM Mega Integrated Textiles Region and Apparel Parks (PM MITRA):The Government has approved setting up of Seven PM MITRA Parks in Greenfield/Brownfield sites with an outlay of Rs. 4,445 crore for a period of seven years upto 2027-28. The Scheme would lead to creation of a modern, integrated large scale, world class industrial infrastructure including plug and play facilities. These parks will enable the textile industry to become globally competitive, attract large investment and boost employment generation.

 

2. The scheme of Rebate of State and central Taxes and Levies (RoSCTL) effective from March 2019 has been continued till 31^st March 2024 for Exports of Apparel / Garments and made-ups in order to make the textile sector competitive in international market. 

 

3. The Government has approved the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Textiles, with an approved outlay of Rs 10,683 crore, to promote production of Man-Made Fiber (MMF) Apparel, MMF Fabrics and Products of Technical Textiles in the country to enable Textile sector to achieve size and scale and to become competitive. 

 

4. To boost exports in Man Made Fibre(MMF) sector, Government has removed anti-dumping duty on PTA (Purified Terephthalic Acid), Viscose Staple Fibre and Acrylic.

 

5. Government under Market Access Initiative (MAI) scheme provides financial support to various Export Promotion Councils (EPCs) and Trade Bodies engaged in promotion of textiles and garments exports, for organizing and participating in trade fairs, exhibitions, buyer-seller meets etc. in foreign markets.

 

Annexure-I

Number of Units/Mills in the country State/UT-wise:

Sr. No	State	Spinning Mills	Powerloom Units	Handloom units
1	Andhra Pradesh	106	12,635	9,3375
2	Assam	-	30	12,48,806
3	Arunachal Pradesh	-	-	99,454
4	Bihar	-	3,839	8,447
5	Chhattisgarh	-	49	12,743
6	Dadra Nagar Haveli	11	-	-
7	Delhi	-	-	2,498
8	Goa	1	-	16
9	Gujarat	53	34,966	9,903
10	Haryana	36	1,600	11,759
11	Himachal Pradesh /Punjab/ J&K/ Uttarakhand	122	1,162	38,078
12	Jharkhand	1	-	8607
13	Karnataka	13	18,566	24,071
14	Kerala	17	1,027	31,619
15	Madhya Pradesh	39	8,344	12,069
16	Maharashtra	135	1,49,613	4,354
17	Manipur & Meghalaya	-	-	2,59,412
18	Orissa	3	824	48,161
19	Pondicherry	8	-	929
20	Rajasthan	38	945	6446
21	Tamil Nadu	744	89,449	2,18,748
22	Telangana	26	-	17,095
23	Uttar Pradesh	14	59,038	1,24,242
24	West Bengal	14	3,509	2,83,404
25	Mizoram	-	-	22,875
26	Nagaland	-	-	70,089
27	Sikkim	-	-	132
28	Tripura	-	-	1,66,050

 

 

 

Annexure-II

Estimated production of man-made fibre, filament yarn, spun yarn for last three years and current year 

Period	Man-made fibre(Kg)	Man-made filament yarn(Kg)	Cotton yarn(Kg)	Blended & 100% Non-cotton yarn(Kg)	Total Spun Yarn (Kg)
2018-19	1,442	1,160	4,208	1,682	5,890
2019-20	1,898	1,688	3,962	1,702	5,664
2020-21 (Apr.-Jan)	1,299	1,226	2,950	1,225	4,175
2021-22 (Apr.-Jan) (Provisional)	1,803	1,676	3,410	1,462	4,872

 

 

Estimated production of Fabrics in the last three years:

                                                                            (Mn. Sq. Mtrs.)

 

This information was given by the Minister of State for Textiles Smt. Darshana Jardosh in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.

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