Lok Sabha Question No. 4075 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-10
Subject: Textile Industry in Andhra Pradesh
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: RAYAPATI SAMBASIVA RAO

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4075 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.08.2017

## TEXTILE INDUSTRY IN ANDHRA PRADESH

4075.  SHRI RAYAPATI SAMBASIVA RAO:

Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंरी

be pleased to state:

- (a)   whether the Government has evaluated the share of Andhra Pradesh in the  total textile industry in the country;
- (b)   if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)   if not, the reasons therefor?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER

## वस्त्र      मंरी (श्री अज      )

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES (SHRI AJAY TAMTA)

- (a) to (c): Yes, Madam. The share of Andhra Pradesh in the total textile industry in the country is given below:-

| Textiles Industries                                                             | Unit         | Andhra Pradesh   | All India 2016-17   | %share   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|------------------|---------------------|----------|
| Cotton/ Man-Made Fibre Textile (spinning plus composite) Mills (Non- SSI + SSI) | No.          | 154              | 3542                | 4.3      |
| Powerloom units                                                                 | No.          | 12635            | 385596              | 3.3      |
| Ready made Garment (RMG) units                                                  | No.          | 653              | 71479               | 0.9      |
| Processing units                                                                | No.          | 23               | 2414                | 0.9      |
| Spindles (Non-SSI + SSI)                                                        | Thousand No. | 3646             | 52477               | 6.9      |
| Rotors (Non-SSI + SSI)                                                          | No.          | 36200            | 877950              | 4.1      |
| Looms (Composite &Exclusive weaving units)                                      | No           | 1129             | 68740               | 1.6      |
| No. of powerlooms                                                               | No           | 48176            | 2486418             | 1.9      |
| PRODUCTION OF FIBRES                                                            |              |                  |                     |          |
| Raw cotton                                                                      | Lakh Bales   | 19               | 351                 | 5.4      |
| PRODUCTION OF YARN                                                              |              |                  |                     |          |
| Cotton yarn                                                                     | Million kg.  | 356              | 4055                | 8.8      |
| Blended yarn                                                                    | Million kg.  | 14               | 1034                | 1.4      |
| 100% non cotton yarn                                                            | Million kg.  | 10               | 570                 | 1.8      |

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