The overall exports of Textiles & Apparel Industry (including Handicrafts), achieved a growth of 5% during 2024-25 (USD 37,754 Mn) as compared to preceding year 2023-24 (USD 35,874 Mn.).

With a view to enhance investments, generating employment opportunities and boosting exports in the textile sector, the Government implemented the Scheme for Integrated Textile Park (SITP) to provide support for setting up textile parks with world-class, state-of-the-art infrastructure in textile hubs across the country including in the state of West Bengal. The SITP is now subsumed under the umbrella Scheme of Textile Cluster Development Scheme (TCDS) for operation of ongoing projects only. Two (2) textile parks were sanctioned for the state of West Bengal and a total Rs.56.85 crore has been released by M/o Textiles under SITP.

In addition, the Government has finalized setting up of PM Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel (PM-MITRA) Parks at 7 sites viz. Tamil Nadu (Virudhnagar), Telangana (Warangal), Gujarat (Navasari), Karnataka (Kalaburagi), Madhya Pradesh (Dhar), Uttar Pradesh (Lucknow) and Maharashtra (Amravati) with an outlay of Rs. 4,445 cr for a period of seven years up to 2027-28.

This information was provided by THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES SHRI SHRI PABITRA MARGHERITA in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.      

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MAM/SMP

(Rajya Sabha US Q1598)

(Release ID: 2151226)