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Direct Employment In Textiles Sector Estimated At 45 Mn: Centre
The contribution of the textile industry to gross domestic product (GDP) in terms of percentage share of industrial output was around 7 per cent during the last three years
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The direct employment in India's textile sector is estimated at 45 million, said Union Minister of State for Textiles, Darshana Jardosh in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha on Wednesday.
Jardosh cited figures from National Accounts Statistics and said that the contribution of the textile industry to gross domestic product (GDP) in terms of percentage share of industrial output was around 7 per cent during the last three years.
The government is implementing schemes such as the Integrated Processing Development Scheme, National Handloom Development Programme, National Handicraft Development Programme, etc to increase employment, investment and expansion of the textile industry.
Jardosh added that the Centre has approved the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for textiles and the Pradhan Mantri Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel Parks (PM-MITRA) scheme for setting up seven mega textiles parks over a period of three years.
"The PLI scheme will promote the production of high-value man-made fibre, garments and apparel and Technical Textiles in the country," the minister added.