Clothing (Garment Making) Center, consisting of 3 units of 100 machines is set up with 100% Government funding
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03 February 2022, Mumbai:
Government is providing financial assistance of Rs. 18.18 Cr for each Apparel and Garment Making Center in North East states for infrastructure capacity building underNorth East Region Textile Promotion Scheme( NERTPS).Each Apparel and Garment Making Centers consisting of 3 units of 100 machines is set up with 100% Government funding and the facilities are made available to entrepreneurs having a background in textiles/fashions for starting their units in ‘Plug & Play’ mode.
Steps taken by the Government to promote apparel manufacturing and its export in the country are:-
(i) Production Linked Incentive Scheme for textiles for Man Made Fibre, Apparel & Fabrics and Technical Textiles has been launched in 2021-22. It is expected to attract investment of Rs. 19000 crore for manufacturing of notified product and will be able to provide employment opportunity for 7.5 lakh persons.
(ii) PM- MITRA Park Scheme to set up 7 Mega Textiles Manufacturing Parks in the country has also been launched in 2021-22. This will reduce logistics cost and will improve Competitiveness of Indian textile manufacturing. Once completed one such park is expected to provide employment to 1 lakh persons directly and 2 lakh persons indirectly.
(iii) In order to make textiles products cost competitive and adopting the principle of zero rated export, the Union Cabinet has given its approval on 14thJuly 2021 for continuation of Rebate of State and Central Taxes and Levies (RoSCTL) on exports of Apparel/Garments (Chapters-61 & 62) and Made-ups (Chapter-63) till 31st March 2024. The other textiles products (excluding Chapter 61, 62 and 63) which are not covered under the RoSCTL shall be eligible to avail the benefits, if any, under RoDTEP along with other products.
(iv) Apart from this, the Government is also running Schemes viz. Amended Technology Up-gradation Scheme (ATUFS), Integrated Processing Development Scheme (IPDS), Scheme for Integrated Textile Park (SITP), National Technical Textile Mission (NTTM), etc. for holistic development of textile sector.
This information was given by the Minister of state for Textiles Smt. DarshanaJardosh in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
CREDITS: PBI
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