POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS
TO REVIVE THE INDIAN
TEXTILE INDUSTRY
JULY 24, 2009
Submitted By:
KUSHAGRA R. LADHA
PGDM – FINANCE
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
It gives me great pleasure to present before you, this project report, assigned to me as part of
my summer training at Siyaram Silk Mills Limited.
I express my sincere gratitude towards SIYARAM SILK MILLS LIMITED, for giving me an
opportunity to work on this project.
I take this opportunity to thank my respected project guide Mr. Shruti Jhawar, Manager – MIS &
Treasury Management, for giving me an opportunity to undertake this project. His guidance has
been invaluable to me while preparing this report. He provided me with valuable suggestions
and excellent guidance about the Textile industry, which proved very helpful for me to gain
theoretical knowledge as well as a clear understanding of the issues of the Indian Textile
industry.
Last but not the least, I am thankful to all the staff at Siyaram Silk Mills Limited, my friends, all
known and unknown individuals who have given me their constructive advise, suggestions,
encouragement, co-operation and motivation to prepare this report.
- Kushagra Ladha
(Thakur Institute of Management Studies & Research,
Mumbai (PGDM)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1. SCOPE OF WORK & APPROACH TO THE PROJECT STUDY
SCOPE OF WORK
Scope of this project work is to recommend possible fiscal and non-fiscal solutions to revive the
Indian Textile Industry. The Study covers Spinning, Weaving, Knitting, Processing/Finishing,
Made-ups and Clothing segments of Textile and Clothing industry.
Based on the scope of work, the approach to this project is in a logical sequence as follows:
1. Conducting an analysis of the reasons for the study i.e. having a case for the project
study
2. Analysis of the Indian Textile Industry and key issues
3. Analysis of cost competitiveness of Indian textile and clothing industry vis-à-vis
competing countries*
4. Analysis of the fiscal Interventions by the Governments of competing countries
5. Initiatives taken by the Indian Government
6. Recommending measures/action plans for government and firms in the industry for the
revival of the Textile industry and its exports taking into account the analysis done in the
previous steps.
*Competing countries means China, Vietnam, Turkey, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka
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2. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Textile & Clothing (T&C) industry contributes 4% to the country’s GDP, 14% to the country’s
industrial production and around 12% to the country’s foreign exchange earnings.
The percentage growth in production of T&C over previous period has sharply declined from
2006 to 2008 and has stagnated. This has led to low capacity utilization leading to inadequate
absorption of fixed costs and consequently low profitability. Low profitability has led to the loss
of most units, erosion of working capital, slowdown in Investments and lakhs of job losses.
The Indian T&C market is composed of 35% exports and 65% domestic sales. US, EU27, Japan
and Canada are the major importers of the Indian T&C products. The exports of the competing
countries like China, Vietnam and Bangladesh to these major economies has risen significantly
as compared to India. The conclusion is that, these exports have risen at the cost of Indian
exports.
India’s increasing dependence on fabric imports points to the urgent need to invest in fabric
and processing capacities.
Investments in the sector, after being subdued for a long period, have picked up since the
phase-out of quotas in 2005 after several policy initiatives were taken by the Government.
There is an urgent need for steps to be taken by both, the Government through policies
initiatives and by the individual firms by improving their operational efficiency.
After an analysis of the cost competitiveness of the Competing countries, it can be concluded
that:
i. India has high labour cost than its competing countries except China. Moreover,
India has lower labour productivity as compared to other countries.
ii. Manufacturing in India suffers from high power cost, non-availabilty and poor
quality of power vis-à-vis its competing countries
iii. Interest rate in India is high as compared to China but is lesser than other competing
countries.
iv. Corporate tax in India is higher as compared to Bangladesh, Turkey and Vietnam.
v. Infrastructural/Transaction procedural costs are very high and also causes undue
time delays at the ports
vi. There are anomalies in the Indian Tax and Duty Structure that needs to be
addressed.
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Delay in disbursement of TUFS assistance and other assistance
High working capital interest
High dependence on cotton products
Lack of availability of skilled labour
Stringent labour laws
High dependence of T&C trade on EU27 and US markets
Weak textile machinery manufacturing base
Analysis of the Government interventions in the competing countries reveals that they have
taken certain concrete and effective steps to increase the presence of their textile industry in
the world markets. These interventions include export incentives/subsidies, concessional/low-
interest rate loans, investment in technology upgradation, reduction in taxes, setting up textile
parks, allowing foreign investment in the sector, entering into trade agreements for allowing
favorable trading terms, etc.
The Indian Government has also taken certain steps to help the Indian T&C industry to survive.
Some of the prominent steps are:
In 1999, Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme (TUFS) was launched to facilitate the
modernisation and upgradation of the textiles industry.
Setting up textile parks under the Scheme for Integrated Textile Parks (SITP).
The Government also framed "The National Textile Policy 2000". This policy aims at
negating the existing problems and increasing the foreign exchange earnings to the tune
of US$ 50 billion by the year 2010.
However, these efforts have not been effective to the extent expected and the Indian textile
industry is still in the woods. The government of India needs strong and effective steps to be
taken to help revive the Indian Textile Industry.
The various fiscal and non-fiscal recommendations highlighted in the report are based on a
thorough analysis of the sector and its difficulties. Some of them are:
Supporting captive power generation by exempting liquid fuels from customs and excise
duty
increasing labour flexibility by extending labour working hours, allowing contract labour
and relaxing the norms of the Industrial Disputes Act
Allowing state-level and central taxes to set off
Negotiate better trade terms with major global T&C markets
Extending full TUFS assistance for setting up Wind turbine generators
Providing Working capital loans at lesser rates and for longer periods
Diversification into other textile products apart from cotton products
Formulating a Comprehensive Fibre Policy
Setting up a Joint Working Group with representation from Government and T&C industry
encouraging FDIs/JV projects to create textile machinery manufacturing facilities in India
Reduction of customs and excise duties on various textile products
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Interest Subvention for Export Credit
Corporate Debt Restructuring
Withdrawal of MSP for Cotton
These recommendations will cumulatively help revive the Indian Textile Industry if
implemented in full spirit.
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3. About Siyaram’s
SIYARAM SILK MILLS LIMITED (“the Company”) promoted by SIYARAM PODDAR GROUP was
incorporated on 29th June, 1978 with a registered office at H-3/2, MIDC, A-Road Tarapur,
Boisar, Thane - 401506, Maharashtra.
Initially, company was engaged in trading activity of suiting and shirting. Over the period of
time, the company has expanded, diversified and integrated its facilities substantially and
presently has facilities for manufacturing and marketing of suiting, shirting, texturising, dyeing
yarn and ready-made garments.
VISION
To be a global leader in fashion fabrics and delight the customer by creating products that offer
unmatched superiority.
MISSION
i. To Achieve Total Customer Satisfaction
ii. To Remain Globally Competitive by
a. Focussed Attention in Conversion Cost
b. Attaining International Productivity Levels
c. Minimizing Wastage
d. Leveraging Economies of Scale
iii. To continue to invest in technologies to keep ourselves future ready
iv. To continuously invest in Human Resource Development
v. To upgrade and invest aggressively in IT Systems
Siyaram Silk operates through divisions like fabrics, yarn, garments, furnishings, and exports. It
offers textile brands like Siyaram’s, Mistair, J Hampstead, Oxemberg, Miniature and Featherz.
The company operates five weaving plants, two yarn plants, and two readymade garment plant
spread across Maharashtra and Gujarat. It has an installed capacity of 409 looms, 616 stitching
machines, and 4,500 tons of yarn dyeing capacity, of which 1,500 tons were installed in FY07.
Siyaram Silk has also ventured into retail, opening a few shops where all its brands will be under
one roof. Siyaram Silk exports to countries in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Australia,
America, and Latin America.
In FY07, the company installed 99 looms, which increased fabric-weaving capacity by 5 MMPA.
In FY07, it formed two subsidiaries namely Siyaram Polycote Ltd and Oxemberg Clothing Ltd.
Siyaram Silk Mills is the market leader in the Polyester Viscose (PV) segment, with a reputation
of ushering in the latest fashion trends. It is one of the largest players in the market with a
weaving capacity of over 25 lakh meters every month. Siyaram is one of the pioneers in the
Indian fashion industry and after over 25 years in the industry, it still ranks amongst the top
companies in India.
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Siyaram is involved in the manufacture of synthetic yarns and specialized fabrics like Polynosic
and Tencel. Equipped with the state-of-the-art weaving machines, Siyaram’s ensures that the
fabric produced is flawless.
Siyaram has one of the most modern processing and finishing plants in India. It is equipped with
the latest world-class machinery imported from Europe. Superior quality is the hallmark of
Siyaram's fabrics.
Hand-in-hand goes is the Packaging Infrastructure at its plants. The well-equipped plants are a
hub of activity, performing quality checks at crucial points of packaging, thus, ensuring that the
entire package matches the customers' demands and expectations.
The Siyaram board brings together a dynamic team of professionals who provide direction to
Siyarams' executive management in a dynamic economic and business environment. The board
consists of all active founders, along with external members of the board who are high
achievers in business and society.
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4. CASE FOR THE PROJECT STUDY
Below table shows the annualized 10 years figures to depict the profit margins sequeezing (Rs.
Crores)
Particulars Mar-99 Mar-00 Mar-01 Mar-02 Mar-03 Mar-04 Mar-05 Mar-06 Mar-07 Mar-08
Total
income 295.55 316.46 322.83 332.1 330.15 323.48 344.36 460.22 533.15 598.32
Net Worth 55.19 68.17 86.84 90.15 95.43 99.96 105.56 118.18 132.76 136.37
Borrowings 95.85 93.8 123.11 134.41 119.86 118.01 109.59 117.24 180.51 253.4
PBDITA /
Total
income (%) 10.04 8.82 10.01 8.36 7.41 7.53 8.12 8.14 7.84 6.66
RONW 25.57 24.27 19.66 9.16 8.43 7.52 8.21 14.47 16 6.92
ROCE 13.07 14.02 11.34 5.07 4.79 4.42 4.65 8.84 10.69 3.98
Source : CMIE
Observing the trend in the above table for 10 years, following results are achieved:
a. The total income has doubled from approx. Rs. 300 Crores to 600 Crores over the 10
years period.
b. Borrowings have steeply risen from Rs. 110 Crores to Rs. 254 Crores after 2005, on two
accounts:
i. Abolishment of Quota in 2005
ii. Borrowings for capital expansion under the TUFS assistance
c. However, all the three important ratios i.e. PBDITA/Total income, RONW and ROCE have
fallen drastically showing severely deteriorating profit margins.
The Company has a strong presence in Polyester Viscose based fabric products and demand
for this is continuously growing. Its presence in value added dyed yarn segment is also
expected to contribute to the topline. The Company to meet challenges ahead, plans to
expand its activities in the field of Readymade Garments, enhance its marketing capabilities
by expanding its marketing channel and targets to double the number of retail outlets, both
Company owned and Franchisee outlets.
The Company has been conducting R&D in specific areas such as product and quality
improvement, development of new designs, products, cost control and energy
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conservation. These R&D activities have resulted into development of new designs and
products.
In 1995, the company tied up with J Hampstead, a foreign brand, to market its fabrics in
India. In 2005, it launched the brand Featherz in the readymade garments segment.
Expansion:
During the year 2007-08, the Company added 42 imported looms of latest technology along
with other preparatory machines and accessories for manufacturing fabrics and in its new
venture of Home Furnishing.
In the Yarn Division, the Company has increased its yarn dyeing capacity by adding
additional yarn dyeing machines along with balancing equipments to manufacture value
added yarn. The company continues to further increase this capacity in the current year.
In the readymade garments division, the company has installed 177 stitching machines to
manufacture readymade garments, viz., shirts and trousers.
In the Retail sector, the Company has opened 85 Retail outlets including Franchisees and
the Company’s own outlets. It looks forward to continue this expansion after looking at the
overall market conditions from time to time.
The above expansion was funded by way of Term Loan from banks under the TUF Scheme
of Government of India and internal accruals of the Company.
On July 16, 2009, the Company has further announced plans to invest Rs 60-80 crore over
the next three years to roll out 200 stores in the country and the Middle-East and to expand
its fabric business in the global market.
The BSE-listed company plans to open 115 outlets of J Hampstead, Oxemberg, Siyaram MSD
and its flagship brand Fabric to Fashion (F2f) by 2012, Siyaram Silk Mills' Vice Chairman and
Managing Director Ramesh Poddar said.
Although the Company is taking in-house steps to survive and grow in the domestic &
international market, what are the other solutions that would help improve the overall
profitability of the Textile & Clothing Industry?
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5. INTRODUCTION OF THE INDIAN TEXTILE INDUSTRY
Indian Textile and Clothing (T&C) industry is currently one of the largest and most important
industries in the Indian economy in terms of output, foreign exchange earnings and
employment. The industry contributes 4% to the country’s GDP, 14% to the country’s industrial
production and around 12% to the country’s foreign exchange earnings. During 2007-08, Indian
T&C exports were valued at US $22.4 billion of which Textile exports accounted for US $ 12.7
billion and Garment exports accounted for US $ 9.7 billion.
Indian T&C industry is also the second largest employment generating industry, after
agriculture with direct employment of 33.17 million1 people (as of March 2006). In addition,
the industry generates significant employment through forward and backward linkages; the
large number of skilled and unskilled activities in the industry makes it extremely important
from the perspective of inclusive growth.
Ministry of Textiles has targeted a growth of 16% per annum for the Indian T&C industry to
reach US $ 115 billion by the end of Eleventh Five Year Plan. It also wants to secure a 7% share
in global T&C trade by the end of the Eleventh Five Year Plan. Provided the targeted growth is
achieved, Indian T&C industry has potential to employ 45 million people by 2012. Further, the
export earnings from this industry are estimated to increase to US $ 55 billion by 2012.
However, during the period April – December, 2008 T&C exports have missed the expected
growth targets on account of economic slowdown in major T&C export markets. As a result,
production of T&C has also declined during the same period as against the estimated levels
under the Eleventh Plan.
Under these circumstances, the T&C industry is unlikely to achieve the envisioned targets
unless the industry makes a strategic shift in the coming year.
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6. THE INDUSTRY ANALYSIS
6.1 DOMESTIC SITUATION
It can be observed from the last column of the above table that the percentage growth in
production of T&C over previous period has sharply declined from 2006 to 2008 and has
stagnated. This has led to low capacity utilization leading to inadequate absorption of fixed
costs and consequently low profitability. Low profitability has led to the loss of most units,
erosion of working capital, slowdown in Investments and lakhs of job losses.
Mr. Manoj Kumar Tibrewal, M.D of the vertically integrated textile company, Gangotri Textiles
Ltd, has quoted that, “Job losses are in lakhs in the textile and clothing sector due to decline in
production. This has been attributed to the slowdown in domestic demand and a decline in
exports. If this condition prevails the situation will further worsen and the job losses will hit a
historic high”.
Below is the table illustrating the growing net losses of the 176 T&C companies that are listed
on the BSE:
NET PROFIT (RS. CRORE)
YEAR Q1 Q2 Q3
2006-07 517 932 701
2007-08 422 503 321
2008-09 -37 -104 -649
Source: CITI estimates from BSE listed 176 T&C Companies
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As can be seen from the above table, the net losses of these companies have risen sharply in
the year 2008-09 owing to the global economic slowdown on the demand of textile and
clothing.
In total, as on 31/1/2009, there are 867 companies who have registered themselves with BIFR.
As can be seen from the above table, the problem of the textile industry is all pervasive with
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companies from 24 Indian states having registered with the BIFR. And to top it all, Maharashtra
state registered the second largest number of BIFR cases after Tamil Nadu.
Further, it can be seen that out of a total of 408 mills closed, the reason quoted for closure of
231 mills was financial difficulties and another 47 were closed due to labour trouble. Thus,
there is an urgent need for steps to be taken by both, the Government through policies
initiatives and by the individual firms by improving their operational efficiency.
Over the last few years, Indian T&C industry had witnessed debt-funded capacity expansion,
primarily driven by interest compensation under TUFS Scheme of loans at concessional interest
rates.
Indian T&C market is estimated at Rs. 2.55 Trillion (2007-08) with exports accounting for 35% of
the total market value. The industry has significant dependence on exports with EU27 being the
largest export market, accounting for 33% of the total T&C exports by value in 2007-08. US is
the second largest export market for Indian T&C products with a share of 21% by value of total
T&C exports in 2007-08. Other important export markets are UAE (6%), China (5%), Bangladesh
(3%) and Japan (1%).
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The recent economic slowdown has significantly impacted the major export markets of Indian
T&C industry i.e. EU27, US and Canada thus, negatively impacting the Indian T&C industry.
As can be seen from the above table, there has been a sharp decline in the exports of textile &
clothing to major economies like US & EU27 during the Jan – Oct 2008 period.
6.2.1 Competing countries have outperformed Indian apparel exports to major economies
1. United States
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1. EU27
2. Japan
It can be observed from the above tables, that although the total imports of the US, EU27 and
Japan has declined sharply, the exports of the competing countries like China, Vietnam and
Bangladesh to these major economies has risen significantly as compared to India. The
conclusion is that, these exports have risen at the cost of Indian exports.
All this has severely affected the financial performance of Indian T&C industry.
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6.2.2 Industry’s import dependence has been increasing
Investments in the sector, after being subdued for a long period, have picked up since the
phase-out of quotas in 2005 after several policy initiatives were taken, chief among them being
de-reservation of knitting from SSI list, introduction of credit linked capital subsidy scheme and
excise duty rationalization.
Key segments such as weaving and processing have lagged behind in attracting investments.
Investments under TUFS have had a positive impact on productivity as is evident from rising
production without significant addition in working capacity.
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7. ANALYSIS OF COST COMPETITIVENESS OF INDIAN TEXTILE
AND CLOTHING INDUSTRY VIS-À-VIS COMPETING
COUNTRIES
The Key drivers of Cost Competitiveness has been identified and enlisted below:
Labour Cost
India has higher labour cost as compared to Bangladesh, Vietnam and Sri Lanka.
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Power Cost and Availability of Power
Power cost in India is the highest amongst the low cost countries.
Further, manufacturing in India suffers from both non-availability of power and poor quality of
power.
Owing to power shortage in major Textile producing states, captive power generation is the
only alternative to sustain production.
Liquid Fuels such as furnace oil and diesel used for captive power generation attract 10% basic
customs duty and 14% excise duty; with current fuel prices, captive power is more than twice as
expensive as grid power.
Interest rate in India is high as compared to China but is lesser than other competing countries.
Infrastructure/Transaction Costs
Documents preparation and Customs clearance take around 10-12 days for Indian
companies. Single-window clearance is requirement both for reduction in cost and
delivery lead times.
EXIM procedural costs in India are high as compared to other competing countries
which further affects the competitive position.
Port handling charges for Indian companies are almost twice than that for Chinese
companies.
Indian custom procedures require comparatively higher number of documents which
further adds to the time and costs of EXIM procedures.
Inland transportation costs for Indian companies are more than three times than that
for Chinese companies. Excellent connectivity by road, rail air and ports is the need of
the day.
Inadequate road and rail infrastructure coupled with barriers to inter-state transport of
goods add up avoidable costs for the Indian companies.
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On account of high geographical spread, Indian T&C industry involves significant inter-
state movement of raw material and finished goods; high inland transportation further
affects the competitive position of the T&C industry.
STRENGTHS
Strong domestic textile presence across the entire value chain.
Abundant availability of raw material, both cotton and man-made.
Increasing modernization of Indian T&C manufacturing sector facilitated by the TUF
Scheme.
WEAKNESSES
High dependence of T&C trade on EU27 and US.
Large number of small scale units in the garment industry on account of reservation
under SSI till recently thus, lacking benefits of economies of scale.
Weaving, garmenting and processing sectors of the industry are still not fully
modernized.
High dependence of Indian T&C industry on Cotton as against the world T&C industry
which is dominated by man-made fibre. This difference is expected to further increase
with the increase in the excise duty of man-made fibre from 4% to 8% announced in
Budget 2009-10.
Lack of trained manpower.
Restrictive labour laws as compared to other competing countries.
High cost of labour as compared to Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Vietnam, coupled with
low labour productivity.
High power cost and lack of availability of power.
High finance cost as compared to China.
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High transaction costs as compared to other competing countries.
Lack of any free trade agreements with the major T&C global markets resulting in high
import tariffs as compared to Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Turkey.
Lack of proximity to key global markets.
OPPORTUNITIES
Favourable demographics in the domestic market; increasing young population coupled
with rising income levels in the domestic market is likely to act as a key growth factor for
the Indian textile Indutry.
Increasing production costs in China resulting in China becoming non-competitive.
Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with EU (under negotiation) which not only aims to
eliminate tariffs and quotas, but also non-tariff barriers to trade. This FTA is expected to
be implemented by end of 2009.
THREATS
Removal of US and EU quotas on imports from China from December 31, 2008.
Emerging low cost garment manufacturers i.e. Bangladesh, Vietnam and Sri Lanka.
Trade defense measures been taken by certain major export markets of India.
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Refer Annexure - 1 for SWOT Analysis of Competing Countries
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8. ANALYSIS OF THE GOVERNMENT INTERVENTIONS IN
COMPETING COUNTRIES
Reduction in taxes
Vietnamese government has announced plans to halve the value-added tax on cotton
imports from 10% to 5%, and to lengthen the expiration time of VAT payment with
regard to the imported equipments and out-sourcing contracts.
Export subsidies
Vietnamese government has agreed to provide support to the country’s T&C industry
at a ratio of forty Vietnamese dong per one dollar in exports value i.e. exports valued
at US $ 1 million would be given a support of VND 40 million from the government. In
other words, exports value of US$1 million would be given support of VND 40 million
from the government. This aimed to help existing enterprises retain their operations.
Vietnam T&C industry achieved an export turnover of US $ 9.1 billion in 2008; this
equates to around US $ 21 million in export subsidies.
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Reduction in lending rates
Vietnamese government has assigned the State Bank of Vietnam to grant low-interest
loans to the tune of USD$ 15 million to Vietnam Textile Corporation (VTC) in order to
import cotton.
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Protection for domestic yarn industry
Government has taken anti-dumping sanctions to protect the spun and filament yarn
manufactures from Asian competition.
Depreciation of Rupee
In order to limit the slowdown in export sales, the Central Bank accepted a
depreciation of the rupee which fell about 7% in 2008 against the dollar.
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9. STUDY OF THE INITIATIVES TAKEN BY
THE INDIAN GOVERNMENT
In an effort to make Indian textile companies more competitive in the world textile market, the
government has introduced a number of progressive steps.
• Technology Mission on Cotton was launched in February 2000 to make quality raw
material available at competitive prices.
• 40 textile parks are being set up under the Scheme for Integrated Textile Parks (SITP)
which will attract an investment of US$ 4.38 billion.
• The Government also framed "The National Textile Policy 2000". This policy aims at
negating the existing problems and increasing the foreign exchange earnings to the tune
of US$ 50 billion by the year 2010. It includes rational road-maps for the development
and promotion of all the sectors involved directly or indirectly with the textile industry
of India. Further, the policy also envisages bringing the unorganized decentralized textile
sector (which accounts for 76% of textile production) at par with the organized mill
sector. Furthermore, the policy also aims at introducing modern and efficient
manufacturing machineries and techniques in the Indian textile sector.
The National Textile Policy was formulated keeping in mind the following objectives:
Development of the textile sector in India in order to nurture and maintain its position in the
global arena as the leading manufacturer and exporter of clothing.
Maintenance of a leading position in the domestic market by doing away with import
penetration.
Injecting competitive spirit by the liberalisation of stringent controls.
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Encouraging Foreign Direct Investment as well as research and development in this sector.
Stressing on the diversification of production and its upgradation taking into consideration
the environmental concerns.
Development of a firm multi-fibre base along with the skill of the weavers and the craftsmen.
Preamble
To comprehend the purpose of textile industry that is to provide one the most basic needs of
the people and promote its sustained growth to improve the quality of life.
To acknowledge textile industry as a self-reliant industry, from producing raw materials to
delivery of finished products; and its major contribution to the economy of the country.
To understand its immense potentiality for creating employment opportunities in significant
sectors like agriculture, industry, organized sector, decentralized sector, urban areas and rural
areas, specifically for women and deprived.
To recognize the Textile Policy of 1985, which boosted the annual growth rate of cloth
production by 7.13%, export of textile by 13.32% and per capita availability of fabrics by 3.6%.
To analyze the issues and problems of textile industry and the guidelines provided by the
expert committee set up for this specific purpose
To give a different specification to the objectives and thrust areas of textile industry
To produce good quality cloth for fulfilling the demands of the people with reasonable prices
and
To maintain a competitive global market
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Thrust areas
Government of India is trying to promote textile industry by giving emphasis on several areas of
textile, which are as below:
Innovative marketing strategies
Diversification of product
Enhancement of textile oriented technology
Quality awareness
Intensifying raw materials
Growth of productivity
Increase in exports
Financing arrangements
Creating employment opportunities
Human Resource Development
Efforts
Government of India has set some targets to intensify and promote textile industry. To
materialize these targets, efforts are being made, which are as follows:
Textile and apparel exports will reach the US $ 50 billion mark by 2010
All manufacturing segments of textile industry will come under TUFS ( Technology
Upgradation Fund Scheme)
Increase the quality and productivity of cotton. The target is to increase 50% productivity and
maintain the quality to international standards
Establish the Technology Mission on jute with an objective to increase cotton productivity of
the country
Encourage private organization to provide financial support for the textile industry
Promote private sectors for establishing a world class textile industry
Encourage handloom industry for producing value added items
Encourage private sectors to set up a world class textile industry comprising various textile
processing units in different parts of India
Regenerate functions of the TRA (Textile Research Associations) to stress on research works
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Government policy on cotton and man-made fibre
One of the principal targets of the government policy is to enhance the quality and production
of cotton and man-made fibre. Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Textiles, cotton growing
states are primarily responsible for implementing this target. However, increasing the excise
duty from 4% to 8% on man-made fibre (as done in Budget 2009-10) will only help in rising
prices, fall in demand and ultimately, production.
Financing arrangement
Government of India is also trying to encourage talented Indian designers and technologists to
work for Indian textile industry and accordingly government is setting up venture capital fund in
collaboration with financial establishments.
Apart from the above, Government has also initiated legislative Acts
Some of the major acts relating to textile industry include:
Central Silk Board Act, 1948
The Textiles Committee Act, 1963
The Handlooms Act, 1985
Cotton Control Order, 1986
The Textile Undertakings Act, 1995 Government of India is trying to provide all the relevant
facilities for the textile industry to utilize it's full potential and achieve the target.
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The Indian Government has further taken some measures to support the industry in the
current economic slowdown. They are as follows:
1. Modernisation of Technology
Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme has been extended till March 2010.
With Rs. 57,878 crore of disbursement as on December, 2008, TUFS has facilitated
technological upgradation and expansion in the T&C industry.
Additional funds of Rs.2050 crores have been sanctioned for TUFS in the current budget.
3. Sales Tax
Central Sales Tax has been reduced from 3% to 2%.
4. Excise Duty
CENVAT applicable to non-petroleum products has been reduced by 4%.
CENVAT on cotton textiles and textile articles has been reduced from 4% to zero as a
measure to stimulate the economy in the context of global economic slowdown.
5. Export Incentives
2% duty credit scrip under Market-Linked Focus Product Scheme for garment exports
(both knitted and woven) to the U.S and EU27 from 1.4.2009 to 30.9.2009. The scrip,
which is a cash substitute, can be used by exporters to pay for duties on imported
inputs.
Relaxations in the Duty Entitlement Pass book scheme (DEPB) without waiting for
realization of export proceeds.
Extension of export obligation period against advance authorisation.
Reinstating interest subvention of 2% for export credit and extending it till March 2010.
6. Service tax
Service tax on foreign agents’ commission will be refunded upto 10% of FOB value of
exports instead of 2% allowed earlier.
Refund of Service Tax on output services will be available to units availing duty
drawback also.
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10. ANALYSIS OF THE NEEDS OF THE SECTOR AND
RECOMMENDATIONS
A primary (first hand) survey was conducted by ICRA Management Consulting Services Limited
to study the impact of Economic Slowdown on Indian Textile & Clothing Industry. Findings from
the survey are as follows:
‘Less price realisation’ was ranked as the most severe issue faced in both domestic market
and the identified global markets.
‘Payment delay’ was ranked as the second most severe issue faced in the domestic
markets followed by ‘Shift of order to competing countries’ and ‘Cancellation of orders’.
In case of global markets ‘Shift of orders to competing countries because of price’ was
ranked as the second most severe issue followed by ‘Order postponement’.
Majority of the domestic manufacturers ranked ‘Lack of power’ as the most severe
business constraint.
‘Shortage of skilled labour’ and ‘working capital issues’ was ranked as the second most
severe business constraints by the industry.
‘High interest rates’ and ‘delay in refund’ were also mentioned as the key business
constraints impacting the industry.
Analysis reveals that the Indian T&C industry is facing issues at two broad levels:
• Liquidity crisis
o Delay in disbursement of TUFS assistance and other assistance
o High working capital interest
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• Lack of skilled labour
Strategic interventions are required by both the Government and the industry to ensure growth
of the Indian T&C industry.
We discuss each of the major impediments in detail and recommend solutions to minimize /
eradicate them:
Cost competitiveness
The major factors that have caused cost disadvantage in T&C industry are:
Government should take steps to reduce the cost disadvantage of T&C manufacturers which is
created on account of unfavorable government policies.
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Captive power generation should be supported in the regions suffering from acute power
shortage
Power cost in India is on an average around 40% higher than that in the analysed competing
countries. Moreover, the Indian T&C industry suffers from shortage of power for instance Tamil
Nadu which accounts for around 40% of India’s spinning activity and over 25% of total T&C
activities has a declared power cut of 40%. Long term steps are being taken by the government
to reduce the power shortage however, the industry needs a support during this crisis period.
Many T&C mills have their own captive power generation to meet their power requirement
because of non-availability of quality and adequate power. However, as per industry feedback,
captive power is two to three times costlier as compared to grid power. Liquid Fuels such as
furnace oil and diesel used for captive power generation attract 10% basic customs duty and
14% excise duty; this coupled with high fuel prices makes the captive power costly.
Government should support captive power generation in the regions of acute power shortage
by allowing exemption of customs and excise duty paid for the liquid fuels that are used for
captive power generation.
Government should increase labour flexibility especially for the labour intensive sectors of
T&C industry
Indian Garment and Made-ups industry suffers from labour cost disadvantage as compared to
the key competitors i.e. Bangladesh, Vietnam and Sri Lanka. To make this industry competitive,
measures should be taken by the Government to increase labour flexibility by:
Extending labour working hours
Allowing Contract labour
Government should consider routing the National Rural Employment Guarantee
Programme (NREGA) through the T&C industry; in this regard, the industry can
commit employment guarantee on the lines of the NREGA.
Relaxing the norms of Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 with regards the number of
workers.
Taxes and duties charged by the State Governments and local bodies are not refunded to the
T&C manufacturers and exporters. Moreover, the duty drawback rates fixed by the Ministry of
Finance are not sufficient to neutralize the incidence of all the duties paid by the exporters. In
addition, there is delay in disbursal of duty drawback claims to the level of 40 – 60 days which
affects the cash flow of the companies. Government should take the following steps to
overcome this anomaly:
Refund State level taxes and duties
Till systematic corrections in the taxation policy are implemented, central government
should devise a mechanism to refund the state level taxes and duties to the T&C
exporters, the incidence of which is on an average 4%* of the ex-factory price.
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*Government levies an additional customs duty of 4% on imported goods to countervail the
sales tax, value added tax, local taxes and other charges leviable on sale or purchase or
transportation of like goods in India. Similarly a refund of 4%, equivalent to the incidence of
state level taxes and duties should be provided to the T&C exporters to bring them at par with
the global players.
Revise duty drawback rates and expedite the drawback claim disbursal
Government should revise duty drawback rates to completely neutralize the incidence
of all duties paid.
The disbursal of duty drawback claims should be expedited.
Indian T&C trade faces comparative disadvantage on account of free market access available to
Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Turkey. Ministry of Commerce should negotiate better trade terms
with the global T&C markets including Japan.
Indian EXIM processes involve more documentary procedures as compared to that in analysed
competing countries which results in comparatively higher transaction costs. Documentary
procedures at the ports should be simplified to reduce the transaction costs incurred by the
exporters. Efforts should be made to increase port capacity and to improve rail/road
connectivity to ports.
TUFS assistance
Government should take immediate steps to clear the backlog of TUFS as well as to revise
the TUFS procedures for future applications
Delay in disbursement of TUFS assistance results in significant additional cost. Moreover, for
future loans under TUFS the mills should be permitted to pay interest net of interest
compensation to the banks; Government should arrange to remit the interest compensation
amounts directly to banks concerned. Presently, the stand is that, first the companies shall pay
the interest amount in full and the Government will subsequently reimburse the TUFS
assistance. This has led to huge backlogs in reimbursements which has affected the liquidity of
the borrowing companies. Also, it would be beneficial to extend the TUFS scheme until 2012 as
it has shown effective results since its introduction.
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Working capital
Government should take measures to overcome the working capital related problems of
the industry
T&C manufacturers pay working capital interest at the rate of 11 – 13%. Working capital
requirement of the Cotton textile industry has increased on account of hike in cotton prices.
Government should make provision to provide working capital loan for cotton on terms
applicable for agriculture by reducing interest rate for working capital loan to 7%. Moreover,
considering the liquidity related problems of the T&C industry, the margin money for working
capital loan for cotton should be reduced to 10% (from the current 25%) and the duration of
such loan should be extended to 9 months.
Unlike World T&C industry, Indian T&C industry is cotton dominated with Cotton fibre
accounting for 62% of total fibre consumption (2007) and cotton T&C accounting for
substantially higher share of the total T&C exports of India. Measures should be taken by the
Government to promote the domestic consumption of manmade fibres.
Till a fibre policy is formulated, Government should support the industry to reduce its
dependence on cotton by the following measures:
Manmade fibres attract a 5% import duty as against cotton fibre on which the import duty has
been recently reduced to zero. Moreover, polyester fibre intermediates attract a basic import
duty of 5%. Import duty on polyester (and its intermediates), which is an important raw
material for the T&C industry, affects its usage. Government should abolish the import duty on
polyester fibre and its intermediates; this will aid reduction of polyester prices thereby
increasing its share in total fibre consumption.
Policy framework should promote export of value added products rather than fibres
Indian T&C industry should strive to export value added products since, this would result in
more employment generation in the country. Government should consider withdrawing the
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export incentive for various fibres especially when the domestic industry is suffering from high
raw material prices.
In addition to above, the following measures are required to ensure sustained growth of Indian
T&C industry:
Joint Working Group with representation from Government and T&C industry, should be
formulated to periodically review the performance of T&C industry
Joint Working Group (JWG) comprising of members from the Ministry of Textiles, the Ministry
of Finance, the Ministry of Commerce and members from T&C industry associations, should be
formulated to periodically review the performance of T&C industry. The Working Group should
periodically review the dynamics of the T&C export markets and examine the factors affecting
the competitiveness of the T&C industry. The findings of the Working Group should support the
Government to make necessary policy interventions in order to ensure long term growth of the
industry.
Fabric and Garment sectors of the industry should improve cost competitiveness by
upgrading technology and achieving economies of scale
Weaving, Processing and Garment sectors of the industry are fragmented thus, lacking
economies of scale. Moreover, of the total TUFS disbursement up to December 2008, weaving
industry accounted for only 7.7% and Garment industry accounted for only 5% as against 34%
of Spinning industry. This indicates that the sectors have not undergone significant technology
up-gradation. Fabric industry and Garment industry should undertake technology up gradation
as well as achieve economies of scale to become cost competitive. The government may assist
large-scale textile enterprises by paying 10% of the total purchase cost of technologically new
advanced machines.
Garment industry should explore new markets to reduce trade dependence on EU27 and US
Indian garment exports have significant dependence on EU27 and US; EU27 accounts for 47%
share of India’s total garment export value whereas US accounts for 29%. Though India’s trade
dependence on EU27 and US is in line with the World garment trade, Indian garment exports to
the other leading garment importers are comparatively less.
Japan which is the third largest garment importer with a share of 6.7% in world clothing imports
in 2007, accounts for only 1.1% of India’s total garment export value. Similarly, Russia which is
the fifth largest garment importer with a share of 4.1% in world clothing imports in 2007,
accounts for only 0.6% of India's total garment export value. Efforts should be made by the
industry to diversify the garment export market by developing business in these markets to
reduce its trade dependence on the EU27 and US.
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Industry associations should ensure the availability of skilled labour for the industry
Non-availability of trained labour is one of the primary business constraints mentioned by the
industry. The initial cost of training is high which acts as a deterrent to in-house training
initiatives by the industry because of high chances of loosing the trained man power.
Associations should establish Skill Development centres to ensure availability of skilled labour
to the industry. The Skill Development centres should run certified training courses focusing on
the specific skills required by the industry. Registration of skilled workers should be done at the
Skill Development centres to maintain a databank of skilled labour. Apart from this, starting
new courses like Textile Manufacturing and Textile Technology at ITIs and Engineering Institutes
will help gain technical knowledge.
T&C industry comes under the purview of Contract Labour Act, 1970 which prohibits
contract labour for the work that is perennial in nature
Contract Labour Act, 1970 prohibits contract labour for the work that is perennial in nature,
incidental to and necessary for the work of the factory and is being done in most concerns
through regular workmen.
The Act applies to every establishment in which 20 or more workmen are employed or were
employed on any day on the preceding 12 months as contract labour. Though,it does not apply
to establishments where the work performed is of intermittent or seasonal nature, such an
establishment will be covered by the Act if the work performed is more than 120 days and 60
days in a year respectively.
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T&C industry comes under the purview of Contract Labour Act. T&C industry, especially the
Export Oriented Units have to deal with highly uncertain market dynamics and thus, need the
flexibility of contract labour to face stiff competition from other countries. The recent economic
turmoil has made the industry more vulnerable. Competing countries like China and Bangladesh
do not have such restrictions on Contract labour in Textiles.
The Factories Act, 1948 poses restrictions on the maximum working hours which further
affects the competitiveness of industry
The act stipulates that no adult worker shall be required or allowed to work in a factory for
more than forty-eight hours in any week. Also, women workers are not to be employed in night
shifts on account of safety issues.
The restrictive working hours are detrimental to the T&C industry as it restricts the ability of the
units to meet the peak season demand. The problem is compounded on account of restrictions
on contract labour.
* With the condition that T&C units provide employment to contract labourers for a fixed tenure
(say 150 days) as well as provide protection of rights of these labourers in terms of health,
safety, welfare, social security, etc.
^ If labour flexibility is permitted, T&C industry will be able to provide a longer employment
period and higher wage rate as compared to that promised under NREGA.
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High dependence of T&C trade on EU27 and US markets
As discussed earlier, while discussing the export-import situation, that although the total
imports of the US, EU27 and Japan has declined sharply, the exports of the competing countries
like China, Vietnam and Bangladesh to these major economies has risen significantly as
compared to India. The conclusion is that, these exports have risen at the cost of Indian
exports. It is needed that the Indian T&C industry finds new markets for its products and
reduces the high dependence on EU27 and the US markets.
Further, following are the areas that requires support from the Government, in collaboration
with the industry, in order to facilitate capital investment and enable the sector to become
globally competitive –
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o Continuation of the Scheme for Integrated Textile Park (SITP) beyond 25 parks
SITP scheme needs to be extended in its present format to cover parks beyond the stated
25 and made co-terminus with the XIth plan to enable units to benefit from common
infrastructure facilities.
In order to boost investments in these parks, as well as to enable units in these parks to
become competitive, labour law flexibility should be introduced on a priority basis.
THERE ARE OTHER FISCAL & NON-FISCAL ISSUES THAT REQUIRES ATTENTION:
I. FISCAL DUTIES
Removal of duties would encourage increased utilisation of man-made fibres and this will help
in correcting the mismatch in the pattern of fibre consumption between the domestic and
global textile industries.
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possibility of using such credit for payment of excise duty has reduced further for man-made
fibre products and the problem has also spread to producers of cotton textiles. Accumulated
cenvat credit for some of the units in the textiles industry runs into crores, eroding their
working capital substantially.
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(iii) Textile Machinery
Present Position: Basic Customs Duties ranging from 5% to 10% are applicable.
Recommendation: Abolish customs duty on all machinery for textiles and clothing, except for
spindles.
Justification: Currently domestic textile machinery industry is able to supply machinery of
contemporary technology only in the case of spindles. Until domestic industry is able to
produce machinery of acceptable quality at affordable prices, customs duty on other textile
machinery needs to be abolished in order to ensure proper supply of technology to the textile
industry.
(iii) Surcharge
Present Position: 10% for all Corporate Taxes
Recommendation: Exempt T&C industry
Justification: In the present financial position of T&C units, this exemption will help their efforts
for survival.
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II. BANKING
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Justification: RBI guidelines require promoters to contribute 15% of the sacrifice made by the
banks; but banks are pressurizing the promoters to bring in 20-30% of sacrifice amount as
promoters’ contribution. Banks are also insisting on pledging of 30% of the share capital by the
promoters. These measures adopted by the banks are extremely harsh and practically negate
the benefits of CDR.
III. OTHERS
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help anybody and harms spinners seriously. Reduction of Hank Yarn Obligation from 50% to
40% a few years back has had no negative impact on the market. So will be the case if the
obligation is abolished.
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10.2 EFFORTS REQUIRED BY THE FIRMS IN THE INDUSTRY
Implementing revival plans would call for strong organization-wide capabilities. It will also be a
function of structural issues impacting competitiveness in individual product segments.
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Focus on increasing competitiveness:
Control over supply chain – working closing with suppliers and customers to reduce the
working capital cycle to release funds for capital investment.
Working closely with customers to understand their needs, reduce inventories and design
innovation.
Offering innovative product designs to customers before they first ask for it.
Benefits:
Strong in-house knowledge database to ensure quick order turn-around, next time
when a similar order is obtained.
Helps develop competencies in catering to needs of other buyers.
Data points such as “Cost to Supply” and “Unit realization” would also help the
manufacturer to identify critical areas where costs may be reduced and productivity
improved. This would be important from the perspective of keeping up with falling unit
realizations in quota-free era and maintaining / increasing profit margins.
Buyers to focus on ‘Companies’ rather than ‘Countries’. Hence, scaling and integrating
operations is important.
Increasing share of branded exports from the country and thereby individually help
promote a “Made in India” brand to connote quality and global best practices.
The agenda for the industry firms should be to drive competiveness and customer acceptance
through focus on strengthening supply chains, developing innovative designs, compliance with
certification requirements, brand promotion and acquiring scale.
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11. BUDGET 2009-10 IMPACT ON THE INDUSTRY
Comments on the Impact of Budget 2009-10 on the Sector
COMMENT 1:
“Continuity, stability and prosperity, with inclusive growth and equitable development” is the
assumed mandate with which the Finance Minister has presented the budget for 2009-10, in
order to keep-up the expectations of rising young India.
From textile industry perspective, the request of the Ministry of Textiles of reviving the textile
industry with initiatives of short term (such as rationalisation of fiscal duty structure), medium
term (such as increasing momentum of Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme (TUFS), Scheme
for Integrated Textile Parks) and long term (such as macro initiatives of improvement on
infrastructure, labour and so on) seems to be partly addressed in the Budget proposals of 2009-
10.
The industry request of rationalisation of the fiscal structure is partly addressed for the cotton
textiles sector, wherein optional duty payment at the 4 percent ad valorem is being restored.
This restoration would enable manufacturers to avail and utilize CENVAT credit. In addition, the
tax holiday benefit for Export Oriented Units (EOUs) is extended to one more year upto March
31, 2011. However, the other demands of the industry such as exemption from levy of Service
tax, Customs duty under Section 3 (5) of Customs Tariff Act, tax-holiday on exports are not
addressed.
From medium term and long term perspective, the budget proposals in favour of the industry
includes; proposals to set up two more mega handloom clusters, one each in Tamil Nadu and
West Bengal, and one more powerloom mega cluster in Rajasthan, in addition to the two mega
handloom clusters at Varanasi and Sibsagar and two mega powerloom clusters at Erode and
Bhiwandi approved in the last budget. In addition, a major highlight of the proposals is a
substantial hike in the allocation for the TUFS for the sector. Due to inadequate allocations in
the past, there had been a backlog of more than one year in the disbursement of assistance
under the scheme.
Further, the procedural relaxation for exporter of goods, exempting Goods Transport Agents
and Commission Agents from the ambit of Service tax and dispensing with Pre-audit
requirements for claiming refund of Service tax on specified list of services is one of the
reformatory steps and needs to be welcomed. However, on a long term, the request of the
industry to lay down a plan for implementation of a comprehensive Goods and Service tax
(GST) that would eliminate multiple taxes and simplify the procedures, seems lacking initiative
and the same would require immediate attention and action of the FM.
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In addition to the above, the following are some of the other budget proposals impacting textile
sector:
Increase in the rate of excise duty from 4% to 8% on manmade fiber and yarn;
Restoration of the optional levy excise duty of 8 % ad valorem beyond the fiber/ yarn stage;
Increase in the rate of optional excise duty from 4% to 8 % on textile items manufactured from
natural fibers other than cotton such as silk, wool, and so on.
Increase in the excise duty rate of some important textile intermediates from 4% to 8%.
Reduction in the basic customs duty from 15% to 10% on waste of wool and waste of cotton.
To sum-up, though the budget has some positive for textile sector, but it appears that the
majority of proposals are short term initiatives of rationalisation of fiscal structure, however
with lack of reforms in the tax administration and policy initiatives, whether these proposals
could contribute to the mandate of ‘continuity, stability and prosperity’ of textile sector in
global market is doubtful.
Source: http://www.moneycontrol.com/india/news/budget-sector-comment/budget-
impacttextile-sector-ey/405331
By: M Harisudhan is a senior tax professional with Ernst & Young, India.
COMMENT 2:
New Delhi, 6th July, 2009 – Reacting to the Central Budget presented in Parliament by Finance
Minister, Shri Pranab Mukherjee on 6th July 2009, Shri R.K. Dalmia, Chairman, CITI has
welcomed the substantial increase in allocation for Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme. The
allocation has been increased from Rs.1090 crore last year to Rs.3140 crore this year. Because
of inadequate budget allocation, there has been a backlog of more than one year in
disbursements of TUFS assistance. Shri Dalmia stated that increase in budget provision would
be able to remedy this situation substantially.
Reintroduction of 4% optional excise duty for cotton textile products is also a welcome step
since this would allow textile companies to use cenvat credit on capital goods, dyes and
chemicals, packing materials etc.
Shri Dalmia also welcomed extension of 2% interest subvention on export credit from
September 2009 to March 2010 but added that the industry was expecting the subvention to
be restored to the original rate of 4% which has not been done. Abolition of fringe benefit tax
and commodity transaction tax are also welcome features of the Budget, Shri Dalmia added.
Referring to the negative proposals in the Budget, Shri Dalmia pointed out that mandatory
excise duty on man-made fibres, filaments and their raw materials has been increased from 4%
to 8% which would make fibres even more uncompetitive than they already are. Increase of
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MAT from 10% to 15% on book profit will also have a negative impact, though very few
companies in the textile sector are making profits right now. On service tax, certain services
have been exempted and in the other services, the procedure for reimbursement has been
simplified by introducing self-certification and certification by Chartered Accountants. Shri
Dalmia hoped that this would take one irritant out for the exporters.
While increased allocation for integrated textile parks and announcement of two mega parks
for handlooms and powerlooms are welcome, the benefit of these measures would take a
while to materialize.
Shri R.K. Dalmia stated that nothing has been done in the Budget to address the important
issues of power cost and working capital cost that the textile and clothing industry is facing.
Shri Dalmia stated that the Budget was a missed opportunity for Government to pull the export
oriented and labour intensive T&C industry out of its current crisis. The proposals are a mixed
bag of certain positive steps and certain negative steps and these do not have the potential to
bring the industry back to the path of growth in production as well as exports.
Source : http://www.citiindia.com/budget.asp
CONCLUSION
The Indian Textile Industry has shown sagging performance over a long period. Its performance
is deteriorating by the day. Although Government has taken various policy initiatives to revive
the industry, they have not been effective to the extent expected. There are certain core issues
that require urgent attention of the government. These issues include difficulties such as power
shortages, infrastructural bottlenecks, stringent labour laws, high fiscal duties/taxes, etc.
The recommendations highlighted in the report are based on a thorough analysis of the sector
and its difficulties. These will cumulatively help revive the Indian Textile Industry if
implemented in full spirit.
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ANNEXURE – 1
1. TURKEY
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2. BANGLADESH
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3. CHINA
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4. VIETNAM
5. SRI LANKA
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ANNEXURE - 2
To reach this milestone, the Indian textile industry should stand on three legs which are:
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WEBLIOGRAPHY:
www.siyaram.com
www.texmin.nic.in (Ministry of Textiles)
http://business.mapsofindia.com/india-industry/textile.html
CMIE (Data Bank)
http://www.citiindia.com/budget.asp (Confederation of Indian Textile Industry)
http://www.moneycontrol.com/india/news/budget-sector-comment/budget-
impacttextile-sector-ey/405331
www.worldbank.org.in (World Bank)
www.wernerinternational.com (Management Consultants To The World Textile, Apparel &
Fashion Industry)
www.cea.nic.in (Central Electricity Authority of India)
http://textile.2456.com/eng/epub/n_details.asp?epubiid=4&id=4041
http://www.citiindia.com/textiles_schemes.asp
http://www.ibef.org/industry/textiles.aspx (Indian Brand Equity Foundation)
http://www.txcindia.com/html/tufssub.htm
www.economywatch.com/business-and.../textile-industry.html
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Annual Report Of Siyaram Silk Mills Limited 2007-08
Textile review, March 2009 Issue
CITI Vision Statement Report 2007-2012
Compendium of Textile Statistics 2006, Office of Textile Commissioner
Journal For Asia On Textile & Apparel (June 2009 Issue)
ICRA Report, June 2009 on “Study on Impact of Economic slowdown on Indian Textile
and Clothing Industry”
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