Question : International Competition

(a) whether the Government has taken steps for making Indian textiles industry more competitive in international market and if so, the details thereof;

(b) the quantum of textiles and apparels exported from the country during each of the last three years and the current year;

(c) the target set by the Government for exports of textile products for the next five years;

(d) whether the Government has taken steps to explore market for these products in Iran, Russia, Europe and USA and if so, the details thereof; and

(e) the steps being taken by the Government for technology upgradation in the textile sector?

MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES
(SHRI AJAY TAMTA)

(a) Yes Madam. Government has recently approved special package for Textiles and Apparel sector to make the industry more competitive. The details of package are given in Annexure I.

(b) The quantum of exports of textile and apparel for last three years and current year is given as under:-

Year 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 (Apr- June)

Exports (In US$ Bn.) 40.3 40.7 40.0 8.85

(c) Government has set the target of US$ 48.5 billion for exports of textile products for the year 2016-17. Over next five years India’s textile and apparel exports is expected to grow substantially.

(d) Yes Sir. Government Govt. of India has launched various schemes to increase country’s share in major markets such as Iran, Russia, Europe and USA. The details of the schemes are given in Annexure-II.

(e) The Government has approved “Amended Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme (A-TUFS)” for technology upgradation of the textiles industry with one time capital subsidy for eligible benchmarked machinery to attract an investment of Rs.1,00,000 crore and generate employment of 30.51 lakhs. Allocation of Rs.17822 crore has been made under the scheme for a period of seven years from 2015-16 to 2021-22.