MINISTRY OF TEXTILES GOVERNMENT OF INDIA ANNUAL REPORT 2014-15 Annual Report 2014-15 Ministry of Texles Government of India I N D E X Chapter Contents Page No. No. I Overview 1 II Ministry of Textiles and its Functions 12 III Organised Textile Sector 20 IV Exports 30 V Cotton 36 VI Jute and Jute Textiles 39 VII Sericulture and Silk 44 VIII Wool &Woollen Textiles 56 IX Powerlooms 62 X Handlooms 70 XI Handicrafts 88 XII Human Resource Development 111 XIII Public Sector 123 XIV Textile Research 138 XV Textiles in North East Region 149 XVI Citizens Charter 156 XVII Welfare Measures 169 XVIII Information and Communication Technology 172 XIX Gender Justice & Gender Budgeting 175 XX Vigilance Activities 180 XXI Persons with Disabilities 182 XXII Observations of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India 184 XXIII Results Framework Document 190 XXIV Goals Set-up for Procurement from Micro and Small Enterprises 196 and Achievements iii Annual Report 2014-15 Chapter I OVERVIEW 1.1 Indian Textiles Industry has an make the Indian textiles sector unique overwhelming presence in the economic in comparison to the textiles industry of life of the country. Apart from providing other countries. This also provides the one of the basic necessities of life, the industry with the capacity to produce a textile industry also plays a pivotal role variety of products suitable to the different through its contribution to industrial market segments, both within and outside output, employment generation and export the country. earnings of the country. It contributes about 14% to India’s industrial production and 1.2 After the new Government took over 13% to the country’s export earnings. The at centre, under the dynamic leadership textile sector is one of the largest provider of Shri Narendra Modi, Hon’ble Prime of employment alongwith agriculture. Minister, the principles of governance have been laid down in a lucid manner. To start The Indian textiles industry represents a with, SabkaSaath, SabkaVikas meaning widely diverse spectrum of activities with ‘Together with all, Development for all’ the hand-spun and handwoven sector is the core tenet of the new Government at one end, and the capital intensive which forms the foundation for the policy sophisticated mill sector at the other. The initiative for inclusive development. This decentralized power looms, hosiery and is to be realised through an efficacious knitting sectors form the largest section of service delivery mechanism which is the Textiles Industry. The close linkage of based on the guiding principle of “minimum the Industry to agriculture and the ancient culture, and traditions of the country government and maximum governance”. Hon’ble President awarding to Meritorious Cra Persons on 1st July, 2014 1 Ministry of Textiles Central among the major new initiatives use up its stocks with slowing down is the ‘Make in India’ program which is its imports, current cotton year 14- designed to facilitate investment, foster 15 is a cotton surplus year. Prices innovation, protect intellectual property, have declined since last year. To and build best-in-class manufacturing safeguard the interests of domestic infrastructure. Recognising that the Cotton growers, well planned and country needs to focus on imparting skills coordinated large scale Minimum to its young population in order to make Support Operations have been started the nation’s development happen at the by the Cotton Corporation of India in all desired pace, the policy focus is now on the 11 cotton producing States.Wide generating skill, scale and speed. publicity was made with readiness to open procurement centres. Of the 1.3 These broad policy initiatives were more than 340 centres proposed 315 actively followed up in the textile sector have been operating. This operation during 2014 -15. Some of the major achievements in this context are listed has been highly successful. On line below. payment directly to the account of cotton farmers has been taken up in 1.3.1 State Ministers’ Conference Andhra Pradesh in consultation with the State Govt. This initiative would be Carrying forward the Hon’ble extended to other States in phases to Prime Minister’s vision of ensure payment of right sale proceeds “SabkeSaathSabkaVikas”, State Textile in time. Ministers’ Conference was organised under chairmanship of Hon’ble Minister 1.3.4 National Textile Corporation-on of State for Textiles (IC) Shri Santosh Positive Path Kumar Gangwar on 24.9.2014 towards inclusive development. More than 16 National Textile Corporation (NTC) states participated in the conference. was on the verge of losing some lease hold lands on account of absence of 1.3.2 Empowerment of women through an express provision about the vesting Sericulture of leasehold land in the nationalization statutes. Moving swiftly to check the In pursuance of the vision of loss of valuable sovereign assets, “SabkeSaathSabkaVikas” for making the NTC Ordinance was promulgated the development process inclusive and on 24.10.2014. Subsequently, the participative, 54 women sericulturists from Ordinance was replaced by the “The all over India were felicitated in one day Textile Undertakings (Nationalization) conference on “Women Empowerment Laws (Amendment and Validation) Act through Sericulture” towards improving – 2014” which has been passed by the quality and productivity of silk held in New Delhi on 17th September, 2014. Parliament and received the Presidential assent on 17th December 2014. The 1.3.3 Safeguarding interest of Cotton erstwhile subsidiary companies of growers under Minimum Support NTC became sick in the year 1992 Price (MSP) operation due to erosion of Net worth. The net worth of NTC stood at Rs. 1602 crore With a bumper cotton production the as on 31.03.2014 and hence BIFR world-over exceeding the projected has discharged NTC on 28th October, consumption and China deciding to 2014. 2 Annual Report 2014-15 1.3.5 Trade Facilitation Centre, 1.3.7 Setting up infrastructure under Varanasi the Scheme for Integrated Textile Park (SITP) For making the handlooms and handicraft industry market oriented with The Scheme of Integrated Textile Parks required support, foundation stone of a (SITP), implemented in Public Private “Trade Facilitation Centre” and Crafts Partnership (PPP) mode has been museum was laid at Varanasi by the reoriented on the basis of feedback Hon’ble Prime Minister on 7.11.2014 in received from the State Governments in Varanasi. the State Textile Ministers Conference held in New Delhi on 24th September 2014 to promote industrialization of the textile sector in those States where textile ecosystem is not so strong, at present. The Ministry has cleared 13 proposals for new Textile parks in different states of the country in 2014. 1.3.8 Promotion of Technical Textiles A new Rs. 427 crore scheme has been launched to popularize the use of Hon’ble Vice President in the Geotechnical textiles in the North East Handicra exhibion States with a view to demonstrate the 1.3.6 Organised textile industry technology in building cost effective and infrastructure in the North East far superior infrastructure like Roads, Hill slope protection and efficient water With a view to generating productive storage through geo-tech water reservoir employment opportunities for the youth lining. The scheme empowers the in general and women in particular in administrative machinery to adopt this the North East, action has been initiated technology, promote establishment of for “setting up centres for production the supply chain and later on even set up of garment and apparels”, one in each manufacturing of Geo-tech in the North of the Northern Eastern State to utilize East. the art our women carry in their fingers. Under the intervention, three units with For other than the very high end cutting 100 machines each will be set up and edge Technical Textiles, Domestic assistance for running these units for Demand, given the low per capita a period of 3 years will be given, with consumption of in the country, and a total financial implication of around Entrepreneurship are the most crucial Rs. 18 crore per state. This initiative, drivers for increased investments and was announced by Hon’ble Prime manufacturing. Technology, capital, Minister on 1st December, 2014 and the manpower, etc., are marshaled easier foundation stone for the first garment in the face of available demand and unit was laid at Kohima in Nagaland entrepreneurship. To this end, the by the Hon’ble Minister of State for Ministry is motivating potential large Textiles (Independent Charge) on the scale consumer sectors of technical 24th February 2015. textiles like Defense, Health, Agriculture, 3 Ministry of Textiles Roads, Construction in a focused manner 1.3.12 Safeguarding interests of Jute along with the Industry associations farmers and workers of Jute through awareness campaigns including mills Seminars, exhibitions etc. and creating consumer sector specific platforms To safeguard interests of the producers where regular exchange of needs and and manufacturers of Jute and Jute capabilities take place for indigenization, products estimated about 4.35 million product improvements, new product families, the Government has, in January introduction etc. Incubation facilities 2015, approved the orders for Mandatory in R&D centers have been and more Packaging of food grains in Jute bags and are being introduced to encourage the subsidy to Jute Corporation of India to entrepreneurs to test and establish their support MSP operations in jute. In order ideas and products. to move towards more usage of value added diversified products, development 1.3.9 Welfare of artisans engaged in of higher technology products and also Pashmina in Jammu & Kashmir to expedite the use of assets with state Pursuant to Hon’ble Prime Minister’s owned jute mills, the Hon’ble Minister of announcement regarding formulation of State for Textiles (Independent Charge) welfare schemes for the poor nomads held a review meeting in Kolkata with rearing Pashmina in the Ladakh region all stakeholders including the state of India, a scheme towards Pashmina government, on the 23rd February 2015.