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ministry <strong>of</strong> textilesor entire textile unit. Assistance under theScheme is payable to eligible workersonly for the purpose <strong>of</strong> enabling them tosettle in another employment. Suchassistance is not heritable, transferable orcapable <strong>of</strong> being attached on account <strong>of</strong>any other liabilities <strong>of</strong> the worker. Theworker's eligibility shall cease if he takesup employment in another registered orlicensed undertaking. The rehabilitationassistance will not be curtailed if theworker fixes himself in a self-employmentventure.ProgressTill 30.9.2010, 82 mills were found eligibleunder the scheme. A total <strong>of</strong> 111634workers out <strong>of</strong> 143157 workers on therolls <strong>of</strong> these mills had been disbursedrelief <strong>of</strong> Rs. 296.77 crore. The State-wisecumulative position is given at table 1.2.EXPORTSIndia's textiles and clothing industry is one<strong>of</strong> the mainstays <strong>of</strong> the national economy.It is also one <strong>of</strong> the largest contributingsectors <strong>of</strong> India's exports worldwide. TheVision Statement for the textiles industryfor the 11th Five Year Plan (2007-12),inter-alia, envisages India securing a 7%share in the global textiles trade by 2012.At current prices the Indian textiles industryis pegged at US$ 55 billion, 64% <strong>of</strong> whichservices domestic demand. The textilesindustry accounts for 14% <strong>of</strong> industrialproduction, which is 4% <strong>of</strong> GDP; employs35 million people and accounts for nearly12% share <strong>of</strong> the country's total exportsbasket.MILESTONESi) Exports <strong>of</strong> textiles and clothingproducts from India have increasedsteadily over the last few years,particularly after 2004 when textilesexports quota were discontinued.ii)India's <strong>Textiles</strong> & Clothing (T&C)export registered robust growth <strong>of</strong>25% in 2005-06, recording a growth<strong>of</strong> US$ 3.5 billion over 2004-05 inTable 1.2S. State No. <strong>of</strong> mills No. <strong>of</strong> No. <strong>of</strong> workers benefited Disbursed amountNo. identified workers (as on 30.9.2010) (Rs. in crores)on rollNo. <strong>of</strong> Workersmills received relief1 Gujarat 43 80749 43 63608 159.502 Maharashtra 6 9958 6 7646 22.643. Madhya Pradesh 5 19800 5 18596 52.034. Tamil Nadu 6 5685 6 4761 7.455. Kerala 1 500 1 437 2.476. Karnataka 9 10020 9 5818 21.347. Andhra Pradesh 4 2501 4 1298 5.318. Delhi 1 5187 1 5170 11.939 West Bengal 3 2072 3 2042 5.3310. Punjab 4 6685 4 2258 8.77Total 82 143157 82 111634 296.776
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