RECYCLING OF TEXTILE WASTE
Government of India
Minister of TEXTILES
LOK SABHA
STARRED QUESTION NO. *435
TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.04.2025
RECYCLING OF TEXTILE WASTE
*435. MD. RAKIBUL HUSSAIN:
Will the Minister of TEXTILES be pleased to state :
(a) the measures taken by the Government in light of increasing environmental concerns about textile
waste and water pollution;
(b) whether the Government has any plans to promote the adoption of modern, environment-friendly
technologies in textile manufacturing and if so, the details thereof; and
(c) whether the Government has any proposal/plan to support the recycling and reuse of textile waste,
particularly in Assam’s handloom and small-scale textile sectors, if so, the details thereof?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF TEXTILES (SHRI GIRIRAJ SINGH)
(a) to (c):- A statement is laid on the Table of the House. Statement in reply to Lok Sabha Starred Question No. *435 for answer on 01.04.2025 by Md. Rakibul Hussain regarding “Recycling of Textile Waste”.
(a): In order to facilitate the textile industry to meet the required environmental standards and to support new Common Effluent Treatment Plants (CETP)/ upgradation of CETPs in processing clusters/ processing parks, the Government is implementing Integrated Processing Development Scheme (IPDS) since 2013. The scheme aims to facilitate the Indian textile industry to become globally competitive using environmentally friendly processing standards and technology. The scheme would also be applicable for
technology upgradation and capacity enhancement in existing Textile Clusters. The scheme was in implementation upto 31.03.2021. Now, the scheme is being implemented for completing ongoing projects only. Further, in order to mitigate effects of increasing textile waste, Government has undertaken multiple activities including a study on Mapping of Textile Waste Value Chain, an MoU among Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation, Textile Committee and others to develop a centre for processing of textile waste in Navi Mumbai, an MoU among Textile Committee, Standing Conference of Public Enterprises
(SCOPE) and the Government e-Marketplace (GeM) to promote the use of upcycled products in
Government procurement.
(b): With a view to incentivize the modernization of textile machinery including environmentally friendly technologies, Government is implementing Amended Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme (ATUFS), which was valid up to 31.03.2022. The scheme is currently ongoing for meeting committed liabilities only.
(c): There is no specific proposal from Assam’s handloom and small scale textile sector under
Consideration for recycling and reuse of textile waste.
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S.No. AMR Network sites |
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1 Lady Hardinge Medical College (LHMC), Delhi |
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2 Vardhman Mahavir Medical College (VMMC), Safdarjung Hospital, Delhi |
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3 Mysore Medical College & Research Institute (MMCRI), Mysuru, Karnataka |
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4 Government Medical College & Hospital (GMCH), Chandigarh |
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5 B.J. Medical College (BJMC), Ahmedabad, Gujarat |
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6 B.J. Medical College (BJMC), Pune, Maharashtra |
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7 SMS Medical College, Jaipur, Rajasthan |
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8 GSVM Medical College, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh |
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9 Gauhati Medical College & Hospital (GMC), Assam |
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10 KAPV Government Medical College, Trichy, Tamil Nadu |
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11 NEIGRIHMS, Shillong, Meghalaya |
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12 Government Medical College (GMC), Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala |
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13 M.G.M Medical College & Hospital, Indore, Madhya Pradesh |
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14 IGMC, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh |
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15 Govt. Medical College, Aurangabad, Maharashtra |
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16 Osmania Medical College (OMC), Osmania, Hyderabad, Telangana |
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17 Govt. Medical College, Jammu |
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18 Agartala Government Medical College (AGMC) Agartala, Tripura |
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19 SCB Medical College & Hospital, Cuttack, Odisha |
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20 Guntur Medical College (GMC), Guntur, Andhra Pradesh |
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21 Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru memorial Medical College, Raipur, Chhattisgarh |
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22 RIMS Ranchi, Jharkhand |
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23 Pt. B D Sharma, PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana |
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24 Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (IGIMS), Patna, Bihar |
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25 Govt. Medical College, Haldwani, Uttarakhand |
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26 Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh |
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27 LLRM Govt. Medical College, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh |
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28 GMERS Medical College, Valsad, Gujarat |
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29 School of Tropical Medicines (STM), Kolkata, West Bengal |
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S.No. AMR Network sites |
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30 Coimbatore Medical College & Hospital, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu |
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31 Sardar Patel Medical College (SPMC), Bikaner, Rajasthan |
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32 Maulana Azad Medical College (MAMC), Delhi |
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33 Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) Hubballi, Karnataka |
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34 Indira Gandhi Medical College & Research Institute (IGMC & RI), |
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Puducherry |
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35 NAMO MERI, Silvassa, Dadar and Nagar Haveli |
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36 Goa Medical College, Bambolim, Goa |
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37 STNM Hospital, Gangtok, Sikkim |
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38 Zoram Medical College, Aizawl, Mizoram |
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39 GMC Patiala, Punjab |
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40 Andaman & Nicobar Institute of Medical Sciences, Port Blair |
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41 Toma Riba Institute of Health and Medical Sciences, Naharlugan, Arunachal |
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Pradesh |
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42 Jawahar Lal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences (JNIMS), Manipur |
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43 Moti Lal Nehru Medical College, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh |
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44 RNT Medical College, Udaipur, Rajasthan |
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45 Andhra Medical College, Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh |
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46 Vijayanagar Institute of Medical Sciences, Ballari, Karnataka |
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47 Pt. Raghunath Murmu Medical College & Hospital, Baripada, Odisha |
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48 Burdwan Medical College & Hospital, Burdwan, West Bengal |
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49 Govt. Medical College, Karan Nagar, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir |
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50 Grant Govt Medical College & Sir JJ Group of Hospitals, Mumbai, |
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Maharashtra |
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51 Govt. Medical College, Thrissur, Kerala |
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52 Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, Bengaluru, Karnataka |
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53 Madras Medical College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu |
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54 S.V. Medical College Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh |
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55 Gajra Raja Medical College Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh |
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56 Jorhat Medical College and Hospital, Jorhat, Assam |
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57 University College of Medical Sciences & GTB Hospital, Delhi |
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58 Pandit Dindayal Upadhyay Medical College, Rajkot Gujarat |
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59 Netaji Subash Chandra Bose Medical College, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh |
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60 Kakatiya Medical College, Warangal, Telangana |
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