(a) whether it is a fact that the employment generated in the textile industry is much less than the target set for generating employment in five years;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) the extent to which the employment generation in the textile industry has been reduced during the last two years and details of the action plan by the Government to meet the set target; and
(d) the number of jobs directly affected as a result thereof?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF TEXTILES
(SMT. DARSHANA JARDOSH)
(a) & (b): The Government does not fix target for employment generation in textile sector.
(c) & (d): The global pandemic of Covid-19 has adversely affected the textile sector due to restriction on social gathering, migration of labourers, disruption of supply chain, thus affecting all the stake holders from farmers to traders/exporters in the value chain. However, the situation improved with time and production, exports and employment have become stable. The Government has announced to provide various incentives through Production Linked Incentive Scheme (PLI) and Mega Investment Textiles Parks (MITRA) schemes during the budget 2021-22. Mega Investment Textiles Parks (MITRA) scheme aims to attract large investment and employment generation in the sector to further boost domestic manufacturing and to create world class infrastructure at one place with plug and play facilities. Focus Product Incentive Schemes (FPIS) under the ambit of Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme aims to enhance India’s manufacturing capabilities and export of textile products of Man Made Fibre (MMF) segments and technical textiles products.
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