PROMISE & DELIVERY

STATUS OF COMMITMENTS MADE IN 2014 BJP MANIFESTO

FAILURES

PROMISE Make India a onestop destination for textiles STATUS The sector is still mi red in under productivity, outdated machinery and a distorted duty structure that encourages high-value apparel imports

PROMISE Boost textile exports to take on competition from countries such as Bangladesh and Vietnam STATUS: Textile/ apparel export fell 13 per cent YOY to Rs 18,600 crore in Jan. 2018

# First-ever b2b textile summit, Textiles India 2017, in Gujarat got orders worth Rs 2,200 crore; 65 MoUs signed ON COURSE PROMISE Improve the lot of handloom weavers

STATUS Work in progress. The social media-savvy minister launched the #IWearHandloom campaign, to create public awareness, also tied up with fashion portal Myntra. The Khadi and Village Industries Commission and Raymond started a khadi clothing line in 2016 # MoUs signed with IGNOU and National Institute of Open Schooling for educational services to weavers # India Handloom brand established and August 7 designated as National Handloom Day

# Weavers’ Mudra Scheme launched in 2017 to give concessional credit; 28,000 weavers have benefited so far

PROMISE Promote textiles in Northeast STATUS: Sericulture in the region has been allotted Rs 690 cr; 21 readymade garment units have been set up in the seven NE states

NO ACTION

PROMISE Framing a national textile policy STATUS Yet to be finalised. Draft policy focuses on achieving $300 billion (Rs 19.5 lakh crore) exports and 35 million new jobs by 2024-25

AVERAGE

PROMISE Ten million new jobs in textiles in three years STATUS Jobs still a challenge with GST and demonetisation hitting the industry hard. The sector is a top employer, 65 million people directly and indirectly. In 2017, a special reforms package to generate 11.1 million jobs in apparel sector was announced # PowerTex India, launched in 2017 with a Rs 487 crore outlay for three years to support 4.4 million weavers