**Policy Summary: Support for Indian Textile Manufacturers**
This policy addresses measures to support Indian textile manufacturers in building international brands, enhancing infrastructure and production capabilities, and facilitating market access.
**Branding and Promotion:** The government provides financial support to Export Promotion Councils and Trade Bodies for participating in international trade fairs and exhibitions. The Ministry of Textiles supported Bharat TEX 2025, a global mega textile event designed to showcase the Indian textile value chain and promote India as a preferred sourcing and investment destination.
**Infrastructure and Production Enhancement:** The government is implementing several schemes to promote the Indian textiles sector. These include:
* **PM Mega Integrated Textile Regions and Apparel (PM MITRA) Parks Scheme:** Aims to create modern, integrated, world-class textile infrastructure.
* **Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme:** Focuses on manufacturing of MMF Fabric, MMF Apparel and Technical Textiles to boost large-scale manufacturing and competitiveness.
* **National Technical Textiles Mission:** Focuses on Research Innovation Development, Promotion and Market Development.
* **SAMARTH Scheme:** Aims to provide demand-driven, placement-oriented skilling programs for capacity building in the textile sector.
* **National Handicraft/Handloom Development Program:** Extends direct support to the handicraft and handloom sectors.
**Export Incentives and Market Access:** The government implements the Rebate of State and Central Taxes and Levies (RoSCTL) scheme for Apparel/Garments and Made-ups. Textiles products not covered under the RoSCTL scheme are covered under Remissions of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products (RoDTEP) along with other products.
Key Entities Referenced
SHRI GURMEET SINGH MEET HAYER: Member of LOK SABHA who raised the question about enhancing infrastructure and production capabilities in the textile sector.
Minister of TEXTILES: The government minister responsible for the textile industry.
SHRI GIRIRAJ SINGH: The MINISTER OF TEXTILES who provided the answer to the LOK SABHA question.
Bharat TEX 2025: A Global Mega Textile Event showcasing the strength of the Indian textiles value chain.
Rebate of State and Central Taxes and Levies RoSCTL: A scheme for ApparelGarments and Madeups in order to enhance competitiveness by adopting principle of zerorated exports.
Remissions of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products RoDTEP: A scheme covering textiles products not covered under the RoSCTL scheme along with other products.
PM Mega Integrated Textile Regions and Apparel PM MITRA Parks Scheme: A scheme to create a modern, integrated, world class plug and play textile infrastructure.
Production Linked Incentive PLI Scheme: Scheme focusing on MMF Fabric, MMF Apparel and Technical Textiles to boost large scale manufacturing and enhancing competitiveness.
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 444
TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.07.2025
ENHANCING INFRASTRUCTURE AND PRODUCTION CAPABILITIES
444. SHRI GURMEET SINGH MEET HAYER:
Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंत्री
be pleased to state :
(a) the details of measures in the Government to support Indian textile manufacturers in building and
promoting their brands on the international stage;
(b) the manner in which the Government plan to enhance infrastructure and production capabilities to
meet global standards and demand; and
(c) the strategies that are in place to provide export incentives and facilitate market access for Indian
textile brands in key international markets?
उत्तर
ANSWER
वस्त्र मंत्री (श्री गिररराज स हं )
MINISTER OF TEXTILES
(SHRI GIRIRAJ SINGH)
(a) & (c): Government provides financial support to various Export Promotion Councils and Trade
Bodies engaged in promotion of textiles and garments exports, for organising and participating in trade
fairs, exhibitions, buyer-seller meets etc. at national and international levels.
Ministry has supported Export Promotion Councils/Associations in organizing a Global Mega Textile
Event i.e. Bharat TEX 2025 to showcase the strength of the Indian textiles value chain, highlighting the
latest progress/ innovations in textile & fashion Industry and positioning India as the most preferred
destination for sourcing and investment in textile sector.
Government is also implementing Rebate of State and Central Taxes and Levies (RoSCTL) scheme for
Apparel/Garments and Made-ups in order to enhance competitiveness by adopting principle of zero-rated
exports. Further, textiles products not covered under the RoSCTL scheme are covered under Remissions
of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products (RoDTEP) along with other products.
(b): The Government is implementing various schemes/initiatives to promote Indian textiles sector
and enhance its competitiveness. The major schemes/initiatives include PM Mega Integrated Textile
Regions and Apparel (PM MITRA) Parks Scheme to create a modern, integrated, world class plug and
play textile infrastructure; Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme focusing on MMF Fabric, MMF
Apparel and Technical Textiles to boost large scale manufacturing and enhancing competitiveness;
National Technical Textiles Mission focusing on Research Innovation & Development, Promotion and
Market Development; SAMARTH – Scheme for Capacity Building in Textile Sector with the objective
of providing demand driven, placement oriented, skilling program. Additionally, Handicraft and
Handloom sector are extended direct support under National Handicraft/Handloom Development
program.
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