- Indian Textiles Industry contributes about 14% to the industrial production, 4% to the GDP and 11% to the country’s export The textile sector is the second largest provider of employment after agriculture.
- The Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme (TUFS) in the textile sector was launched on April 1, 1999, for a period of five years, and was subsequently extended upto March 31, 2007.
- Comprehensive Handlooms Development Scheme has been formulated by merging the components of Integrated Handloom Development Scheme (IHDS), Marketing and Export Promotion Scheme (MEPS), Diversified Handlooms Development Scheme (DH DS).
- Cotton accounts for more than 75% of the total fibre consumption in the spinning mills and more than 54% of the total fibre consumption in the textile sector.
- Raw Jute crop is an important cash crop to the farmers. Raw jute is produced mainly in the state of West Bengal, Bihar, Assam, Orissa, Andhra Pradesh, Tripura and Meghalaya. Minimum Support Price for raw jute and mesta is fixed every year to protect the interest of farmers.
- Jute Corporation of India (JCI) is the Price Support Agency of the Govt. of India for jute. JCI is conducting MSP operation as and when required.
- India is the leading jute goods producing country in the world, accounting for about 70% estimated world production.
- India continues to be the second largest producer of silk in the world. Among the four varieties of silk produced in 2012-13, Mulberry accounts for 79%, Tasar3%, Eri 13.2% and Muga 0.5% of the total raw silk production.
- Handloom weaving is one of the largest economic activity after agriculture providing direct and indirect employment to more than 43 lakh persons. This sector contributes 11% of the cloth production in the country. 95% of the world’s hand woven fabric comes from India.
MICRO SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (MSME) SECTOR
- The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) performs its tasks of formulation of policies and implementation of programmes mainly through Office of the Development Commissioner (MSME), National Small Industries Corporation Ltd. (NSIC), Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) and Coir Board.
- The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Developments Organisation (Earlier known as Small Industries Development Organization) set up in 1954, functions as an apex body for sustained and organized growth of micro, small and medium enterprises.
- Two Central Footwear Training Institutes are Agra and Chennai.
NATIONAL MANUFACTURING COMPETITIVENESS PROGRAMME (NMCP)
The objective of NMCP is to ensure healthy growth of the MSME Manufacturing Sector. There are following eight components of NMCP which address the entire gamut of manufacturing in the sector:
- Support for Entrepreneurial and Managerial Development of SMEs through Incubator
- Building Awareness on Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs)
- National Programme for Application of Lean Manufacturing (LEAN)
- Enabling Manufacturing Sector to be Competitive through Quality Management Standards and Quality Technology Tools (QMS/QTT)
- Technology Upgradation and quality Certification Support of SMEs (TEQUP)
- Marketing Assistance for SMEs and Technology Upgradation Activities (MARKETING)
- Design Clinic Scheme to bring Design expertise to the Manufacturing Sector
- Promotion of ICT in Indian Manufacturing Sector (ICT)
- Mini Tool Room (since discontinued)
- Bar Code (Merged with MDA Scheme)
