Lok Sabha Question No. 2894 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-12
Subject: National Textiles Corporation
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: T.N. Prathapan, Aparupa  Poddar

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2894 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.03.2021

## NATIONAL TEXTILES CORPORATION

## 2894.  SHRI T.N. PRATHAPAN: SHRIMATI APARUPA PODDAR:

## Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंत्री

be pleased to state :

- (a) the number of textile mills operational under National Textile Corporation Limited (NTC) across the country, State-wise along with the number of employees employed in these mills;
- (b) whether the Government had closed/shut down such textile mills under NTC during COVID-19 lockdown, if so, the details thereof including the number of closed mills that have been revived/made operational;
- (c) the number of mills that have remained closed, State-wise especially in Kerala; and
- (d) the steps taken by the Government to reopen these mills?

## उत्तर

ANSWER

## वस्त्र मंत्री ( श्रीमती स्मृतत ज़ूबिन इरानी )

MINISTER OF TEXTILES

(SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

- (a): There are 23 operating mills under National Textile Corporation (NTC) Limited.  State-wise details along with number of employees in such mills are as under:-

|   S. No | State          | Name of the Mill                     |   No of Employees |
|---------|----------------|--------------------------------------|-------------------|
|       1 | Andhra Pradesh | Tirupathi Cotton Mills, Renigunta    |               188 |
|       2 | Gujarat        | Rajnagar Mills, Ahmedabad            |               454 |
|       3 | Karnataka      | New Minerva Mils, Hassan             |               388 |
|       4 | Kerala         | Algappa Textile Mills, Alagappanagar |               300 |
|       5 | Kerala         | Cannanore Spg.& Wvg.Mills, Cannanore |               510 |
|       6 | Kerala         | Kerala Laxmi Mills, Trichur          |               298 |
|       7 | Kerala         | Vijayamohini Mills, Trivandrum       |               298 |
|       8 | Madhya Pradesh | Burhanpur Tapti Mills, Burhanpur     |               871 |
|       9 | Madhya Pradesh | New Bhopal Textile Mills, Bhopal     |               835 |
|      10 | Maharashtra    | Podar Mills, Mumbai                  |               238 |

(b): Manufacturing activities in the 23 working mills of NTC were put under suspension pursuant to the imposition of nation-wide  lockdown as a measure to avoid spread  of  COVID-19 pandemic.  State-wise details of mills made operational so far are :-

| 11         | Maharashtra   | Tata Mills, Mumbai                      | 615        |
|------------|---------------|-----------------------------------------|------------|
| 12         | Maharashtra   | India United MIll No.5, Mumbai          | 495        |
| 13         | Maharashtra   | Barshi Textile Mills, Barshi            | 247        |
| 14         | Maharashtra   | Finlay Mills, Achalpur                  | 835        |
| 15         | Mahe          | Cannanore Spg.& Wvg.Mills, Mahe         | 393        |
| 16         | Tamil Nadu    | Pioneer Spinners Mills, Kamudakudi      | 445        |
| 17         | Tamil Nadu    | Kaleeswarar Mills 'B' Unit, Kalayarkoil | 448        |
| 18         | Tamil Nadu    | Cambodia Mills, Coimbatore              | 317        |
| 19         | Tamil Nadu    | Coimbatore Murugan Mills, Coimbatore    | 227        |
| 20         | Tamil Nadu    | Pankaja Mills, Coimbatore               | 272        |
| 21         | Tamil Nadu    | Sri Rangavilas S.& W. Mills, Coimbatore | 422        |
| 22         | Tamil Nadu    | Coimbatore Spg &Wvg Mills, Coimbatore   | 144        |
| 23         | West Bengal   | Arati Cotton Mills, Dass Nagar          | 448        |
| Total 9688 | Total 9688    | Total 9688                              | Total 9688 |

(c) & (d): Manufacturing operations in 15 mills including 3 out of 4 mills in Kerala continue to be under suspension on account of poor market demand  and  financial constraints of the Corporation. NTC mills selected for re-opening are those which are expected to generate substantial positive cash flow because of their inherent capabilities.

|   S. No | State          | Name of the Mill                                     |
|---------|----------------|------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Tamil Nadu     | Sri Rangavilas Mill, Coimbatore                      |
|       2 | Tamil Nadu     | Kaleshwarer B Mill, Kalayarkoil                      |
|       3 | Tamil Nadu     | Pioneer Mill (Unit-2), Paramakudi                    |
|       4 | Kerala         | Cannanore Spg &Wvg Mills, Cannanore                  |
|       5 | Madhya Pardesh | Burhanpur Tapti Mill (Synthetic Unit), Burhanpur     |
|       6 | Maharashtra    | New Finlay Mill (Spinning Unit), Achalpur, Amaravati |
|       7 | Maharashtra    | Tata Mills, Mumbai                                   |
|       8 | West Bengal    | Arati Cotton Mills, Dass Nagar                       |