Programmes to Enhance the Wages of Workers in Textile Industry
Ministry of Textileshas launched following programmesto enhance the wages of workers in textile industry:
SAMARTH (Scheme for Capacity Building In Textile Sector): To address the shortage of skilled workers in the Textile sector, Government has launched Scheme for Capacity Building in Textile Sector (SCBTS) to provide demand-driven, placement oriented skilling programme. It incentivizes the efforts of the industry in creating jobs in the organized textile and related sectors. Besides, it promotes skilling and skill up-gradation in the traditional sectors through respective sectoral divisions/organizations of Ministry of Textiles. It helps to provide livelihood to all sections of the society across the country. The Scheme sets a target to train 10 lakh persons.
Under Scheme for Integrated Textile Park (SITP), 24 greenfield parks have been completed. State wise list of completed park is given as Annexure-I.
SITP is being implemented with a view to increase investment, generate employment opportunities and to boost exports in the textile sector. The primary objective of SITP is to provide financial assistance to a group of entrepreneurs to establish state-of-the-art infrastructure facilities in a cluster for setting up their textile units, conforming to international environmental and social standards, SITPs are expected to mobilize private investment in the textile sector and generate fresh employment opportunities. The Scheme targets industrial clusters and locations with high growth potential. The scheme provides that for skilling the manpower required, the units in the textile parks can avail benefits under the “SAMARTH”- The scheme for Capacity Building in Textile sector.
State wise list of completed parks
Annexure-I
| Sl. No. | Name of the Park | State |
| 1 | Brandix India Apparel City Private Limited | Andhra Pradesh |
| 2 | Gujarat Eco Textile Park Limited, Surat | Gujarat |
| 3 | Mundra SEZ Textile & Apparel Park Limited, , Kutch, | Gujarat |
| 4 | Fairdeal Textile Park Pvt. Ltd., Surat Ltd | Gujarat |
| 5 | Vraj Integrated Textile Park Limited , Ahmadabad | Gujarat |
| 6 | SayanaTextile Park Ltd.,Surat, | Gujarat |
| 7 | Surat Super Yarn Park Limited, Surat | Gujarat |
| 8 | RJD Integrated Textile Park, Surat | Gujarat |
| 9 | Doddabalapur Integrated Textile Park, Doddabalapur | Karnataka |
| 10 | Metro Hi-Tech Cooperative Park Limited, Icchalkaranji, | Maharashtra |
| 11 | Pride India cooperative Textile park Limited, Icchalkaranji | Maharashtra |
| 12 | Baramati Hi Tech Textile Park Limited, Baramati | Maharashtra |
| 13 | Deesan Infrastructure, Pvt Ltd., Dhule | Maharashtra |
| 14 | AsmeetaInfratechPvt Ltd , Thane | Maharashtra |
| 15 | Islampur Integrated Textile Park Pvt Ltd., Sangli | Maharashtra |
| 16 | Latur Integrated Textile Park Pvt Ltd, Latur | Maharashtra |
| 17 | Lotus Integrated Tex Park, Punjab, Barnala | Punjab |
| 18 | Next Gen Textile Park Pvt Ltd , Pali | Rajasthan |
| 19 | Jaipur Integrated Texcraft Park Pvt Ltd, Jaipur | Rajasthan |
| 20 | Palladam Hi-Tech Weaving park, Palladam | Tamil Nadu |
| 21 | Karur Integrated Textile Park, Karur Park | Tamil Nadu |
| 22 | Madurai Integrated Textile Park Ltd, Madurai | Tamil Nadu |
| 23 | Pochampally Handloom Park Limited | Telangana |
| 24 | Komarpalayam Hi-Tech Weaving Park | Tamil Nadu |
This information was given in a written reply by the Minister of State for Textiles Smt. DarshanaJardosh in Rajya Sabha today.
