Cluster approach to textile sector

• The Scheme for Integrated Textile Parks (SITP) was launched in 2005 to encourage private investments and employment generation in textile sector.
• The scheme targets industrial clusters/locations with high growth potential, which require strategic interventions by way of providing world-class infrastructure support.
• A total of 59 textile parks have been sanctioned under SITP by the Ministry of Textiles, out of which 22 textile parks have been completed.
• Under the Scheme for Integrated Textile Park (SITP), some 26,282 people in Gujarat got employed in textile parks followed by  Maharashtra (22,910), Andhra Pradesh (19,137) and Tamil Nadu (9,995). 

The Scheme for Integrated Textile Parks (SITP) was launched in 2005 to encourage private investments and employment generation in textile sector by facilitating world class infrastructure for common facilities, such as roads, water supply treatment and distribution network, power generation and distribution network, effluent collection treatment and disposal system, design centre, warehouse, first aid centre, etc.

SITP would create new parks of international standards at potential growth centres. This scheme envisages engaging of a panel of professional agencies for project identification and execution. Each Integrated Textile Park (ITP) under the scheme would normally have 50 units. The number of entrepreneurs and the resultant investments in each ITP could vary from project to project. However, aggregate investment in land, factory buildings and Plant & Machinery by the entrepreneurs in a Park shall be at least twice the cost of common infrastructure proposed for the Park.

The new ITPs being set up under the Scheme may be excluded from the SEZs. The scheme targets industrial clusters/locations with high growth potential, which require strategic interventions by way of providing world-class infrastructure support. The project cost will cover common infrastructure and buildings for production/support activities (including textiles engineering, accessories. packaging), depending on the needs of the ITP. There will be flexibility in setting up ITPs to suit the local requirements.

The Government is implementing the Scheme for Integrated Textile Park (SITP) which provides support for creation of world-class infrastructure facilities for setting up of textile units, with a Government of India (GoI) grant of up to 40% of the project cost subject to a ceiling of Rs. 40 crore.  However, GoI grant is up to 90% of the project cost for first two projects (each) in the States of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura, Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Jammu & Kashmir; with ceiling limit of Rs. 40 crore for each textile park.

The Scheme is demand driven. A total of 59 textile parks have been sanctioned under SITP by the Ministry of Textiles, out of which 22 textile parks have been completed and rest are under various stages of construction. The details are given below at Annexure I.

The slow progress in implementation of the textile parks under the Scheme has been attributed primarily to delay in obtaining land and other statutory clearances to the parks from State Governments and slow fund mobilisation by the textile parks. Regular meetings are held at senior levels in the Ministry of Textiles with various stakeholders of the textile parks and State Government representatives to resolve any issues faced by them. Regional conferences are also conducted by the Ministry of Textiles on periodic basis.

Two textile parks have been sanctioned in Uttar Pradesh so far, under the Scheme. The details are given at Annexure-II.  However, no fresh proposal for setting up textile parks in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar under SITP is pending for consideration in Ministry of Textiles.

ANNEXURE- I

S.No.	Name of the Park	Location	State
1	Islampur Integrated Textile Park	Islampur	Maharashtra
2	Latur Integrated Textile park	Latur	Maharashtra
3	Amitara Green Hi-tech Textile Park	Ahmedabad	Gujarat
4	Karanj Textile Park	Surat	Gujarat
5	Shahlon Textile Park	Surat	Gujarat
6	Palsana Textile Park	Surat	Gujarat
7	Shanti Integrated Textile Park	Surat	Gujarat
8	Satyaraj Integrated Textile Park	Ichalkaranji	Maharashtra
9	Dhule Textile Park	Dhule	Maharashtra
10	Shree Ganesh Integrated Textile Park	Dhule	Maharashtra
11	Aalishan Eco Textile Park	Panipat	Haryana
12	Guntur Textile Park	Guntur	Andhra Pradesh
13	Tarakeaswara Textile Park	Nellore	Andhra Pradesh
14	Brandix India Apparel City Private Limited	Vishakhapatnam	Andhra Pradesh
15	Gujarat Eco Textile Park Limited,	Surat	Gujarat
16	Mundra SEZ Textile & Apparel Park Limited,	Kutch	Gujarat
17	Fairdeal Textile Park Pvt. Ltd.,	Surat	Gujarat
18	Vraj Integrated Textile Park Limited ,	Ahmadabad	Gujarat
19	Sayana Textile Park Ltd.,	Surat	Gujarat
20	Doddabalapur Integrated Textile Park,	Doddabalapur	Karnataka
21	Metro Hi-Tech Cooperative Park Limited,	Icchalkaranji,	Maharashtra
22	Pride India cooperative Textile park Limited,	Icchalkaranji,	Maharashtra
23	Baramati Hi Tech Textile Park Limited,	Baramati,	Maharashtra
24	Purna Global Textiles Park Ltd.	Hingoli	Maharashtra
25	Lotus Integrated Tex Park	Barnala,	Punjab
26	Rhythm Textile & Apparel Park Ltd,	Nawanshehar,	Punjab
27	Ludhiana Integrated Textile Park Ltd,	Ludhiana	Punjab
28	Kishangarh Hi-Tech Textile Weaving Park Limited ,	Kishangarh,	Rajasthan
29	Next Gen Textile Park Pvt Ltd ,	Pali,	Rajasthan
30	Jaipur Integrated Texcraft Park Pvt Ltd,	Jaipur,	Rajasthan
31	Palladam Hi-Tech Weaving park,	Palladam,	Tamilnadu
32	Komarapalayam Hi-Tech Weaving Park Ltd. ,	Komalarapallyam,	Tamilnadu.
33	Karur Integrated Textile Park,	Karur Park	Tamilnadu
34	Madurai Integrated Textile Park Ltd,	Madurai,	Tamilnadu
35	The Great Indian Linen & Textile Infrastructure Company, Uthukuli,	Tirupur District	Tamil Nadu
36	Pochampally Handloom Park Limited,	Bhuvangiri	Telangana
37	White Gold Textile Park,	Rangareddy	Andhra Pradesh
38	Hosiery Park	Howrah	West Bengal
39	Prag Jyoti Textile Park	Darang	Assam
40	Hindupur Vyapar Apparel Park Limited	Ananatpuram	Andhra Pradesh
41	MAS Fabric Park (India Ltd	Nellore	Andhra Pradesh
42	Surat Super Yarn Park Limited,	Surat	Gujarat
43	Kejriwal Integrated Textile Park,	Surat	Gujarat
44	J&K Textile Park,	Kathua	J&K
45	Gulbarga Textile Park,	Gulbarga	Karnataka
46	SIMA Textile Processing Centre,	Cuddalore,	Tamilnadu
47	EIGMEF Apparel Park Ltd.,	Kolkata	West Bengal
48	Asmeeta Infratech Ltd.	Thane	Maharashtra
49	Deesan Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd.	Dhule	Maharashtra
50	RJD Integrated Textile Park Pvt. Ltd.	Surat	Gujarat
51	Kashmir Wool and Silk Textile Park	Ghatti	J&K
52	Farrukhabad Textile Park	Farukkhabad	Uttar Pradesh
53	Eco-Tex Textile Park	Bareily	Uttar Pradesh
54	NSP Infrastruture Pvt. Ltd	Surat	Gujarat
55	Hinganghat Integrated Textile Park	Vidharbha	Maharashtra
56	Pallavada Technical Textiles Park Pvt	Erode	Tamilnadu
57	Himachal Textile Park	Una	Himachal Pradesh
58	Kancheepuram Perarignar Anna Silk Park.	Kanchipuram	Tamilnadu
59	Kalapana Awade Textile Park	Kolhapur	Maharashtra

Annexure-II

Status of Textile Park under SITP in Uttar Pradesh

S. No.	Name of the Park	Location	Year of sanction	GOI grant (in Rs. Crore)	Status
1	Farrukhabad Textile Park	Farukkhabad	2016	40.00	Sanctioned
2	Eco-Tex Textile Park	Bareily	2015	40.00	Sanctioned

The ITP scheme was intended to cover all segments of the textile industry from spinning, weaving to garmenting. The Ministry is implementing the Integrated Processing Development Scheme (IPDS) for enabling the textile processing sector to meet environmental standards through adoption of appropriate technology, specifically in the area of water and waste water management. The Scheme is a demand driven scheme. The Ministry has sanctioned 7 Projects under the IPDS for setting up ‘Common Effluent Treatment plants’ (CETPs) with Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) systems out of which 3 projects arein the state Rajasthan, 3 projects in the state of Tamil Nadu and 1 project in the state of Gujarat. Also, required CETPs may be included in SITP proposal under ‘Common Facility’ component.

When it comes to creating jobs in the textile sector, Gujarat is faring well – the best in the country. Under the Scheme for Integrated Textile Park (SITP), some 26,282 people in Gujarat got employed in the textile parks set up in Gujarat under SITP. Gujarat leads other manufacturing-heavy states such as Maharashtra (22,910), Andhra Pradesh (19,137) and Tamil Nadu (9,995) in employment generation under SITP.

The textile sector in India has been struggling to compete in the global market, due to loss in cost competitiveness and inability to move up the value chain. Integrated textile parks can play a major role in addressing these constraints and enable the sector to win back its pre-eminence in the global market.