T.N. Budget 2021-22: Textiles to get a separate directorate

The State government wil expedite works for Integrated Textile Parks in Tiruppur, Kancheepuram, and Erode

The State government will establish a Directorate of Textiles to give a fillip to the sector in the State. Finance and Human Resources Minister P.T.R. Palanivel Thiagarajan announced in his that efforts will be taken up to create better infrastructure for the textile sector with greater focus on technical textiles. The government will revitalise the Common Effluent Treatment Plants and set up new ones in Erode and Namakkal clusters. It will expedite works for Integrated Textile Parks in Tiruppur, Kancheepuram, and Erode. Textile products made in Tamil Nadu will be marketed as eco-friendly and environmentally-compliant ones. The government allocated ₹490.27 crore for 2021-2022 for the free sarees and dhotis scheme. As many as 1.81 crore sarees and equal number of dhotis will be distributed for Pongal and these will be woven by the handloom weavers in the State. Similarly ₹409.30 crore will be allocated to distribute free school uniforms for students in Classes I to VIII.