Question : . TEXTILE PARK

(a) the aims and objectives of the Scheme for Integrated Textile Parks (SITP) including its funding pattern;

(b) the number and details of the sanctioned textile parks under SITP in the country, State-wise;

(c) whether the Government proposes to set up some new textile parks in the country including West Bengal and if so, the details thereof along with the funds allocated/facilities provided by the Government to these parks and the time by which the said parks are likely to be set up;

(d) whether the Government has received any proposal from the State Governments to set up textile parks in their States and if so, the details thereof; and

(e) the employment likely to be generated through these parks along with the types of products manufactured in these parks?

MINISTER OF TEXTILES (DR. KAVURU SAMBASIVA RAO)

(a) to (e): A statement is laid on the Table of the house.

Statement referred to Answer to Lok Sabha Starred Question No.53 by Shri Abhijit Mukherjee and Shri Chandrakant Khaire “Textile Parks” by Dr.K.S.Rao, Minister of Textiles dated 09.12.2013

(a) The ‘Scheme for Integrated Textile Parks aims at establishment of greenfield and supply chain based parks for textile industry with world class infrastructure. The Scheme provides for Government of India support by way of grant limited to 40% of the project cost subject to a ceiling of Rs.40 crore for each park. The balance fund would be mobilized by the Special Purpose Vehicle through Equity/Term loans. However, GOI support will be provided @90% of the project cost subject to a ceiling of Rs.40 crore for first two projects in the State of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura, Sikkim and Jammu & Kashmir.

(b) The state-wise details of 61 sanctioned Textile parks are placed at Annexure I.

(c) An advertisement inviting applications for setting up of new parks under the Scheme has been published in newspapers in the whole country including the state of West Bengal. An amount of Rs.717 crores is available in the 12th Five Year Plan for sanctioning new projects.

(d) As per the Scheme guidelines, proposals for setting up textile parks are to be received through the empanelled Project Management Consultants. No proposal has been received so far.

(e) The estimated employment to be generated through these parks is 6,86,239. The products manufactured in these Textile Parks include garments, fabrics, yarn, technical textiles like gauze bandages, handlooms, carpets, handicrafts etc.