Lok Sabha Question No. 2905 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-04
Subject: Closed Textile Mills
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: PINAKI MISRA

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2905 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.01.2018

## CLOSED TEXTILE MILLS

## 2905. SHRI PINAKI MISRA:

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

- (a)  the  total  number  of  Textile  Mills  in  the  country  and  the  number  of  textile  mills  out  of them closed down during each of the past five years, State/UT-wise including Odisha;
- (b) the number of employees of such mills in Odisha who have been rendered jobless; and
- (c)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  rehabilitate  such  mill  workers  who  have  been rendered jobless in Odisha and if so, the details thereof?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER वस्त्र      मंरी (श्री अज      )

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

- (a): As on 31.10.2017 there were 3544 Textile Mills in the country.  The details are at Annexure-I.

The total  number  of  Textile  Mills  closed  in  the  country  during  the  past  five  years, State/UT-wise including Odisha are at  Annexure - II.

- (b): Since no textile mill closed down in Odisha during the last 5 years, no employee has been rendered jobless.
- (c): Does not arise in view of (b) above.

## The total number of Textile Mills (Non-SSI and SSI) in the country as on 31.10.2017.

|    | Year                      | Number of Textile Mills   | Number of Textile Mills   | Number of Textile Mills   |
|----|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|    |                           | Non SSI                   | SSI                       | Total                     |
| 1  | 2012-13                   | 2142                      | 1332                      | 3474                      |
| 2  | 2013-14                   | 2128                      | 1313                      | 3441                      |
| 3  | 2014-15                   | 2150                      | 1331                      | 3481                      |
| 4  | 2015-16                   | 2155                      | 1341                      | 3496                      |
| 5  | 2016-17                   | 2183                      | 1359                      | 3542                      |
| 6  | 2017-18 (up to 31.10.2017 | 2184                      | 1360                      | 3544                      |

## Annexure-II

## Number of Textile Mills closed in the past 5 years and the current year, State/UT-wise including Odisha.

| Sr. No   | State            |   No of 2012- 13 |   2013- 14 |   2014- 15 |   2015- 16 |   2016- 17 |   Apr- 2017 to Oct- 2017 |   Total |
|----------|------------------|------------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|--------------------------|---------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh   |                1 |          3 |          1 |          3 |          1 |                        0 |       9 |
| 2        | Haryana          |                0 |          1 |          1 |          0 |          1 |                        0 |       3 |
| 3        | Himachal Pradesh |                0 |          0 |          1 |          0 |          0 |                        0 |       1 |
| 4        | Karnataka        |                1 |          1 |          0 |          4 |          0 |                        0 |       6 |
| 5        | Kerala           |                2 |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |                        0 |       2 |
| 6        | Madhya Pradesh   |                1 |          0 |          0 |          0 |          1 |                        0 |       2 |
| 7        | Maharashtra      |                1 |          0 |          0 |          1 |          0 |                        0 |       2 |
| 8        | Odisha           |                0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |                        0 |       0 |
| 9        | Punjab           |                1 |          0 |          1 |          0 |          0 |                        1 |       3 |
| 10       | Rajasthan        |                0 |          0 |          0 |          2 |          2 |                        1 |       5 |
| 11       | Tamil Nadu       |               14 |         15 |         12 |          4 |         13 |                        0 |      58 |
| 12       | Telangana        |                0 |          0 |          1 |          1 |          1 |                        0 |       3 |
| 13       | Uttar Pradesh    |                1 |          0 |          0 |          2 |          1 |                        0 |       4 |
| 14       | Uttaranchal      |                0 |          2 |          0 |          0 |          0 |                        0 |       2 |
| 15       | West Bengal      |                0 |          2 |          0 |          0 |          0 |                        0 |       2 |
|          | T o t a l        |               22 |         24 |         17 |         17 |         20 |                        2 |     102 |

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