Parliament Question: Target Job Creation in Textiles

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4226 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.08.2025 TARGET JOB CREATION IN TEXTILES 4226. SHRI G KUMAR NAIK: Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंत्री be pleased to state : (a) whether the Government has set specific targets for job creation in the textile industry to generate 6 crore jobs by 2030; (b) if so, the details of the strategy and initiatives being implemented to achieve this target; (c) the measures being taken to promote technological upgradation, investment, and exports in the textile sector to ensure sustainable growth; (d) whether the Government has identified key regions or clusters for development in the textile industry and the steps being taken to enhance their infrastructure productivity; and (e) the steps being taken to ensure the inclusion of women and marginalised communities in the new employment opportunities created in the textile sector? उत्तर ANSWER वस्त्र राज् य मंत्री (श्री पबित्र मार्घरे रटा) THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES (SHRI PABITRA MARGHERITA) (a) to (c): The textile industry is one of the largest source of employment generation in the country directly employing more than 45 million persons. The Government of India is implementing various schemes/initiatives aimed at generating the employment opportunities in the textile sector. The major schemes/initiatives include PM-Mega Integrated Textile Regions and Apparel (PM-MITRA) Parks Scheme which seeks to create a modern, integrated large scale, world class industrial ecosystem, which attract investments and boosting employment; Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Textiles focusing on Man Made Fiber & 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, Skilling and Export Promotion; SAMARTH- Scheme for Capacity Building in Textile Sector with the objective providing demand driven, placement oriented, skilling program; Amended Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme (ATUFS) to incentivize technology upgradation and modernization through capital investment subsidy for eligible investment in benchmarked textile machinery Silk Samagra-2 for comprehensive development of sericulture value chain and National Handloom Development Programme etc. (d) & (e): To develop integrated large scale and modern industrial infrastructure facility for entire value chain of the textile industry, the Government has finalised 7 sites viz. Tamil Nadu (Virudhnagar), Telangana (Warangal), Gujarat (Navsari), Karnataka (Kalaburagi), Madhya Pradesh (Dhar), Uttar Pradesh (Lucknow) and Maharashtra (Amravati) for setting up PM-MITRA Parks. These parks aim to enable the textile industry to become globally competitive and attract large investment and boost employment generation including women and marginalised communities in the textile sector. ****