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The primary objective of the IPDS is to facilitate the textile industry to become globally competitive using environmentally friendly processing standards and technology. The scheme would facilitate the textile units to meet the required environmental standards. The IPDS would create new processing parks as well as support the upgradation of existing processing clusters specifically in the area of water and waste water management as also to promote research and development for a cleaner technology in the processing sector. IPDS proposes to establish 4-6 Brown field and 3-5 Green field projects addressing the needs of the existing Textile/Clusters. Eligible projects under the scheme would cover the following: Group A - Water treatment & effluent treatment plant and technology (including marine, Riverine and ZLD). Group B – Common infrastructure such as captive power generation plants on technology preferably renewable/green technology, Group C – Common facilities such as Testing Laboratories and R&D centres. The Special Purpose Vehicle shall fund the project through a mix of equity from members of industry, grant support from Ministry of Textile / State Government, and the loan from Banks and Financial Institutions. The Government of India support under the scheme by the way of grant would be limited to 50% of the project cost, with a ceiling of Rs.75 crores for projects with Zero Liquid Discharge Systems and Rs.10 crores for projects with conventional treatment systems. Support for marine discharge projects would be analysed on a case to case basis with a maximum ceiling of Rs.75 crores.

In addition to the units (both in organized and informal sector) of the Eastern India, around 100 existing exporters of lifestyle JDP segment of informal sector, concentrated mainly in the States of W.B, Kerala, UP, Tamil Nadu, Delhi, AP & Karnataka, for the products like Bags, Floor coverings, Wall Hangings & Home Textiles/Made Ups will be benefited from the scheme. The proposed scheme is expected to generate enthusiasm to many new enterprises and gradually the number of beneficiaries will increase. JDP sector’s export should grow from the present level of Rs.500crore to Rs.1000 crore in next 3 years and the number of new entrepreneurs, to 2500. The sale growth in the JDP sector including in the domestic market will generate employment to 225,000. Eligibility: Registration as Manufacturer or Merchant Exporter of Jute products with EPCs. NJB may require additional information about the bona-fide of the unit, as a exporter of jute products. Beside above the New Entrepreneurs must be participating for the first time in international fairs under the banner of NJB and participated in NJBs Retail outlet scheme, where domestic sales is involved in past 1 year. For NJB led fairs, delegations and BSMs the participant has to apply to National Jute Board. Special focus for participants from North East states and Hilly-Remote Ares as notified by Govt of India.