Govt approves amended TUF Scheme, to create over 3 million jobs in textile sector

31 Dec 2015 Evaluate

In a bid to attract more investments and create over 3 million jobs, the government has approved the Amended Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme (ATUFS) in place of the existing Revised Restructured TUFS for technology upgradation of the textiles industry. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Union textiles minister Santosh Gangwar said that this move is expected to attract investment to the tune of Rs 1 lakh crore and create over 3 million jobs by 2022. ATUFS aims to boost employment generation and exports in the industry by promoting the emerging technical textiles sector. The amendments in the scheme are expected to plug the loopholes in the earlier scheme and improve ease of doing business. The scheme would be implemented and monitored online under iTUFS, launched in April, 2015.

A budget provision of Rs 17,822 crore has been approved, of which Rs. 12,671 crore is for committed liabilities under the ongoing scheme, and Rs. 5,151 crore is for new cases under ATUFS. All cases pending with the Office of Textile Commissioner which are complete in all respects shall be provided assistance under the ongoing scheme and the new scheme will be given prospective effect.

Under the new scheme there will be two broad categories apparel, garment and technical textiles and other sub-sectors. The first category will receive 15% subsidy on capital investment, subject to Rs 30 crore ceiling over five years. The remaining sub-sectors would be eligible for subsidy at a rate of 10%, subject to a ceiling of Rs 20 crore. The new scheme specifically targets employment generation and export by encouraging apparel and garment industry, which will provide employment to women in particular and increase India’s share in global exports, promotion of Technical Textiles, a sunrise sector, for export and employment, promoting conversion of existing looms to better technology looms for improvement in quality and productivity and encouraging better quality in processing industry and checking need for import of fabrics by the garment sector.

Further, office of Textile Commissioner (TXC) is being reorganised; its offices shall be set up in each state. Officers of the TXC shall be closely associated with entrepreneurs for setting up the industry, including processing proposals under the new scheme, verifying assets created jointly with the bankers and maintaining close liaison with the State Government agencies.


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