Lok Sabha Question No. 4467 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-22
Subject: Closure of Textile Units
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: SHASHI THAROOR

## CLOSURE OF TEXTILES UNITS

## 4467.  DR. SHASHI THAROOR:

Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंरी be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the closing of 67 textile units between financial year 2015 and financial year 2017 has led to the loss of 17,600 jobs in textile sector;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  if  not,  the  number  of  textile  units  which were  closed  during  this  period  and  the  number  of  people  rendered unemployed; and
- (c) the specific steps taken by the Government to provide interim assistance to the persons rendered unemployed due to the closure of textile units during the above mentioned period, State-wise?

## उत्तर ANSWER वस्त्र राज्य मंरी (श्री अजय टम्टा)

MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES (SHRI AJAY TAMTA)

- (a) & (b): The details of closure of cotton and man-made fibre textile mills (Non-SSI) are given below:-

| Year    |   Number of mills closed |   Number of workers on the rolls |
|---------|--------------------------|----------------------------------|
| 2014-15 |                       21 |                             5384 |
| 2015-16 |                       27 |                             7938 |
| 2016-17 |                       19 |                             4356 |

Employment  in  the  textile  industry  is  mostly  in  the  decentralised sectors  viz.  powerloom,  handloom  and  ready-made  garments  etc.  Details of variations in employment in the textile sector are not compiled.

(c) The Textile Workers Rehabilitation Fund Scheme (TWRFS)  was introduced  with  effect  from  15.09.1986  to  provide  interim  relief  to  the workers rendered jobless due to permanent closure of Non-SSI Textile Mills. With effect from 01.04.2017 the scheme has been merged with Rajiv Gandhi

Shramik  Kalyan  Yojana  of  Ministry  of  Labour  &  Employment.  Financial relief  is  given  under  the  scheme  to  eligible  workers  for  the  purpose  of enabling  them  to  settle  in  another  employment.  Details  of  state-wise  funds disbursed  since  inception  and  number  of  workers  benefitted  under  TWRFS are given below:-

| Name of State   |   No. of Mills |   No. of workers paid |   Amount disbursed * (Rs. in lakhs) |
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------------|-------------------------------------|
| Gujarat         |             43 |                 63719 |                            15995.6  |
| Maharashtra     |              6 |                  8087 |                             2395.23 |
| Madhya Pradesh  |              6 |                 20961 |                             6094.11 |
| Tamil Nadu      |              7 |                  5886 |                             1179.18 |
| Kerala          |              1 |                   437 |                              247    |
| Karnataka       |             11 |                  6175 |                             2242.73 |
| Andhra Pradesh  |             11 |                  3330 |                             1337.6  |
| Telangana       |              1 |                   162 |                               58.35 |
| Delhi           |              1 |                  5170 |                             1193    |
| West Bengal     |              3 |                  2042 |                              533.49 |
| Punjab          |              5 |                  3149 |                             1206.89 |
| Uttar Pradesh   |              1 |                  1003 |                              214.58 |
| TOTAL           |             96 |                120121 |                            32697.8  |

* As on 31.01.2018

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