Foreign direct investment (FDI) in textile sector more than doubled to US $618.95 million during 2016-17 from US $230.13 million in the previous fiscal, Parliament was informed on Thursday.
According to a PTI report: In a written reply to Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Textiles Ajay Tamta said during the first two months of current fiscal, the sector received US $21.41 million foreign inflows.
He also said textile exports during 2016-17 too rose to US $36 billion from US $23.9 billion in the previous financial year.
In a separate reply, he said in rupee terms export of textiles and garments increased by 3.2 per cent in 2016-17.
With a view to enhance investment, production and export of the textile industry, the Government has launched a Rs 6,000-crore package for apparel and made-ups segments, he added.
In a written reply to Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Textiles Ajay Tamta said during the first two months of current fiscal, the sector received US $21.41 million foreign inflows
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