Question : Infrastructure and Technology Development Scheme

(a) the present status of Infrastructure & Technology Development Schemes/ Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme;

(b) the details of funds sanctioned, released and utilised under these schemes during each of the last three years and the current year;

(c) the details of the target fixed and achievements made under these schemes during the said period;

(d) whether the Government is satisfied with the achievements made under these schemes so far; and

(e) if not, the reasons therefor and the action taken by the Government in this regard?

MINISTER OF TEXTILES
(SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a) & (b): There are two major infrastructure schemes being implemented by the Ministry of Textiles viz Scheme for Integrated Textile Parks (SITP) and Integrated Processing Development Scheme(IPDS), and for Technology Upgradation viz Amended Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme(ATUFS) for organized textile sector. The details of incentives provided under these schemes and that of funds released under these schemes are as given below:-
Incentives:

Name of the Scheme Incentives
Scheme for Integrated Textile Parks (SITP) 40% of the project cost subject to a ceiling of Rs. 40 crore for textile parks. 90% of the project cost subject to a ceiling of Rs. 40 crore for first two projects in the States of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura, Sikkim and J&K.

Integrated Processing Development Scheme (IPDS), 50% of the project cost subject to a ceiling of Rs. 75 crore for projects with zero liquid discharge systems and Rs. 10 crore for projects with conventional treatment systems. Support for marine discharge projects would be analysed on a case to case basis with a maximum ceiling of Rs. 75 crore.

Amended Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme(ATUFS one time capital subsidy for eligible benchmarked machinery at the rate of 15% for garmenting and technical textiles segments with a cap of Rs. 30 crore and at the rate of 10% for weaving, processing, jute, silk and handloom segments with a cap of Rs. 20 crore.




Funds allocated and released:
Rs. in crore
Year SITP IPDS TUFS
Funds allocated Released Funds allocated Released Funds allocated Released & Utilized
2013-14 300 110.98 50 - 1956.16 1730.00
2014-15 240 78.26 50 - 1946.02 1884.31
2015-16 240 32.33 50 28.30 1434.78 1393.21
2016-17 100 31.58 50 0.45 1830.00 1746.62

(c) to (e): Under SITP, 66 textile parks have been sanctioned which are at different stages of implementation. Employment of 79,000 persons has been generated. Evaluation studies of the parks have highlighted benefits of clusterisation to the industry. 7 projects have been sanctioned under IPDS only during 2015-16. Execution of these projects is at early stages. Under TUFS, employment of about 16.78 lakh persons has been generated involving 12051 cases/units during the period. The success of the scheme in upgrading technology by leveraging investments led to the launch of ATUFS with effect from 13.01.2016 to further support technology upgradation in value added segments.


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