2-Feb-2022: Government is providing financial assistance of Rs. 18.18 Cr for each Apparel and Garment Making Center in North East States under NERTPS

Government is providing financial assistance of Rs. 18.18 Cr for each Apparel and Garment Making Center in North East states for infrastructure capacity building under North East Region Textile Promotion Scheme( NERTPS).Each Apparel and Garment Making Centers consisting of 3 units of 100 machines is set up with 100% Government funding and the facilities are made available to entrepreneurs having background in textiles/fashions for starting their units in ‘Plug & Play’ mode. The details are as under:-

 Sr. No.

States

Fund released 

1.

Tripura

Rs. 14.6237 Cr.

2.

Sikkim

Rs. 8.76 Cr.

3.

Mizoram

Rs. 14.024 Cr.

4.

Nagaland

Rs. 14.6237 Cr.

5.

Arunachal Pradesh

Rs. 14.6237 Cr.

6.

Manipur

Rs. 14.6237 Cr.

7.

Meghalaya

Rs. 14.02 Cr.

8.

Assam

Rs. 14.6237 Cr.

To create an integrated workspace and linkages based entrepreneurial ecosystem for

Promoting entrepreneurship in apparel manufacturing; (ii) Creating additional manufacturing; (iii) Generating additional employment opportunities, Scheme for Incubation in Apparel Manufacturing was launched during the 12th Five Year Plan.  During this period three project were approved viz.

  1. Incubation Centre in Gwalior;
  2. Incubation Centre in Apparel Manufacturing at Bhubaneshwar
  3. Incubation Centre in Apparel Manufacturing at Panipat.

Steps taken by the Government to promote apparel manufacturing and its export in the country are:-

  1. Production Linked Incentive Scheme for textiles for Man Made Fibre, Apparel & Fabrics and Technical Textiles has been launched in 2021-22. It is expected to attract investment of Rs. 19000 crore for manufacturing of notified product and will be able to provide employment opportunity for 7.5 lakh persons.
  2. PM- MITRA Park Scheme to set up 7 Mega Textiles Manufacturing Parks in the country has also been launched in 2021-22. This will reduce logistics cost and will improve Competitiveness of Indian textile manufacturing. Once completed one such park is expected to provide employment to 1 lakh persons directly and 2 lakh persons indirectly.
  3. In order to make textiles products cost competitive and adopting the principle of zero rated export, the Union Cabinet has given its approval on 14thJuly 2021 for continuation of Rebate of State and Central Taxes and Levies (RoSCTL) on exports of Apparel/Garments (Chapters-61 & 62) and Made-ups (Chapter-63) till 31st March 2024. The other textiles products (excluding Chapter 61, 62 and 63) which are not covered under the RoSCTL shall be eligible to avail the benefits, if any, under RoDTEP along with other products.
  4. Apart from this, the Government is also running Schemes viz. Amended Technology Up-gradation Scheme (ATUFS),  Integrated Processing Development Scheme (IPDS), Scheme for Integrated Textile Park (SITP), National Technical Textile Mission (NTTM), etc. for holistic development of textile sector.

5-Jan-2022: Success Story through NERCORMP Intervention

NERCRMS a registered society under the aegis of North Eastern Council (NEC), Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (MDoNER), Govt. of India paved the way for women empowerment by providing them with opportunity for sustainable livelihood opportunities.

Ms. Vavah, a 28 year old, successfully expanded her piggery with the aid of her grant. The number of pigs increased from 5 to 30 during the project's duration. Ms. Vavah, a mother of two children and the wife of a wood trader, Mr. Seikhogin Baite. She used the proceeds from the sale of these pigs to purchase GI Sheets and other materials for the construction of her house, the enlargement of the Pig Sty, clothing, pig feeds, and other everyday household needs. She also purchased more piglets, bringing her total number of pigs to 35. (2 breeding pigs, 18 fattening pigs and 15 piglets).

Mrs. Vavah was happy about the financial support she received from the project and additional support from her husband and father in-law to start up with 5 piglets. She sold her pigs in batch wise for every seven month time @ Rs. 14,000/- per pig (average) she already sold out 30 pigs till now. She spoke about the needs for enhancement of knowledge on vaccination of pigs especially if one needs to increase or scale up pig rearing. “The market is good and the demand for pigs is high. My wish is to scale up to 50-60 pigs in the next two years.”

She was happy and proudly said, “I owned a gold Chain from my earning through pig rearing” with a smile full of satisfaction on her face.

She further expresses her gratitude by saying that “I am thankful to NERCORMP Chandel, Centre for Women and Girls and especially my village NaRMG leaders for providing me this opportunity. Now as I have my own source of income and I feel more secured and independent. I am no longer need to depend on my husband for every expense.

15-Dec-2021: Promotion of Fishery and Piggery fattening in the North East India under Ministry of DoNER

North Eastern Council (NEC), Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region, Government of India, have approved the project of “Promotion of Fishery and Piggery fattening in the North East India” at a project cost of Rs. 490.82 lakhs. So far, NEC had released an amount of Rs. 196.32 lakh to North Eastern Region Community Resource Management Society (NERCRMS), Shillong.

Project is being implemented in the Lower Subansiri district in Arunachal Pradesh, Karbi Anglong district in Assam, Imphal West, Senapati, Churachandpur, Pherzawl and Tamenglong districts of Manipur, and West Jaintia Hills and East Khasi Hills districts in Meghalaya.

Objective of the project is to provide employment and income opportunities to the rural communities and at the same to augment the production statistics of state in order to enhance the volume, value addition and promote outflow of resources from the region. Project aims to achieve the following objectives:

  • To establish fish pond for quality production of table fish.
  • To establish piggery fattening units for quality production of pork meat.
  • To increase the production of table fish and fresh pork meat to meet the demands of local and nearby markets.
  • To doubling farmer’s income through table fish and fresh pork meat.
  • To minimise the import of fresh fish and pork meat and supply the surplus to outside markets.

Out of the total released amount, an amount of Rs. 12,88/- Lakhs was used for setting up of 15 (fifteen) piggery fattening units in West Jaintia Hills District, Meghalaya  which have benefitted 15 (fifteen) farmers. Mr. Rangeh Kupar Wanshnong, Consultant (Agriculture), Agri & Allied Sector of North Eastern Council, Shillong also visited the project site to inspect pig fattening units and also interacted with the beneficiaries. 

  1. North Eastern Regional Urban Development Project (NERUDP)
  2. Make-In-North-East Initiative
  3. North East Rural Livelihood Project(NERLP)
  4. Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER)
  5. North East Venture Fund (NEVF)
  6. Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North Eastern Region (MOVCDNER)