(a) whether the Government has any plans to set up more schemes for Integrated Textile Park (SITP) in the state of Punjab;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether any SITP is under consideration for the City of Amritsar; and
(d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?
MINISTER OF TEXTILES
(SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)
(a) to (d): No Sir. No proposal for setting up Textile Park in Amritsar, Punjab is pending for consideration in Ministry of Textiles However, the Government is implementing the Scheme for Integrated Textile Park (SITP) which provides support for creation of world-class infrastructure facilities for setting up of textile units, with a Government of India grant upto 40% of the project cost and Government of India grant upto 90% of the project cost for first two projects (each) in the States of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura, Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Jammu & Kashmir; with ceiling limit of Rs. 40.00 crores for each textile park. The Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) formed by the representatives of local industry, Financial Institutions, State Industrial and Infrastructural corporations and other agencies of State and Central Governments registered as a Corporate Body under Companies Act would submit their proposal directly to the Ministry for consideration. SITP is a demand driven scheme. A total of 3 textile parks have been sanctioned under SITP by the Ministry of Textiles in Punjab the details of which is placed at Annexure.