Ministry of Textiles

Import of Raw Materials for Textile Production

Posted On: 09 MAR 2017 2:36PM by PIB Delhi

 

 

The import of raw material for textile production has decreased at a CAGR of 0.2% from 2013 to 2015. The item-wise and country-wise details of import of raw material of textiles are as follows:

Item wise Imports (USD million)

Item

2013

2014

2015

CAGR

Fiber & Filament

1927

2109

1922

-0.2%

Yarn

457

469

453

-0.5%

Total

2385

2578

2374

-0.2%

 

Country-wise Imports of raw material (USD million) (top ten)

Country

Import of raw material in 2015 (USD Mn)

Country

Import of raw material in 2015 (USD Mn)

China

734

Japan

96

Australia

186

Viet Nam

93

USA

163

Thailand

72

Bangladesh

110

Mali

69

Indonesia

101

Germany

64

 

The Government is focused on increasing production of all types of raw materials for textile sector including natural fibres, man-made fibres and yarns. Following are some of the major schemes focusing on the production of raw materials:

 

1.                     Jute Improved Cultivation and Advanced Retting Exercise (Jute-ICARE)

2.                  Incentive scheme for acquisition of Plant& machinery for Jute mills (ISAPM)

3.                  Integrated Scheme for Development of Silk Industry

4.                  Integrated Wool Improvement and Development Programme (IWIDP)

5.                  Sheep & Wool Improvement Scheme (SWIS)

6.                  Pashmina Wool Development Programme

7.                  Technology Mission on Cotton

8.                  Price Support Scheme (PSS)

9.                  Vidarbha Intensive Irrigation Development Programme (VIIDP)

 

The above information was given by the Minister of State, Textiles, Shri Ajay Tamta today, in a written reply to a Lok Sabha question.

 

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