Lok Sabha Question No. 30 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-21
Subject: Public Sector Textile and Cotton Mills
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Ramcharan Bohra

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 30 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.06.2019

## PUBLIC SECTOR TEXTILE AND COTTON MILLS

## 30.     SHRI  RAMCHARAN BOHRA:

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

- a) the  details  the  public  sector  textile  and  cotton  mills  functioning  in  the country, location-wise along with the present operational status  thereof;
- b) whether the Government proposes to undertake expansion and modernization of the said units, if so, the details  thereof;
- c) the  amount of funds allocated and utilized for the said purpose during each of the last three years, mill-wise; and
- d) the other steps taken by the Government for expediting the expansion and modernization of the said mills?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER

## वस्त्र मंरी ( श्रीमती स्मृ तत ज़ूबिन इरानी )

MINISTER OF TEXTILES (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

- (a) 28  mills  under  National  Textile  Corporation  (NTC)  and  9  mills  under  State Textile  Corporations  (STC)  are  functioning  in  the  country.  The  details  of  NTC  and STC mills along with the status of their operation and location are at Annexure-I and II respectively.
- (b): National Textile Corporation (NTC) had been implementing Board for Industrial and  Financial  Reconstruction  (BIFR)  approved  Revival  Scheme  Modified  Scheme2008(MS-08)  wherein,  it  has  no  mandate  to  revive  the  unviable  mills  closed  under Industrial Dispute Act. As per the scheme, NTC has modernized its 23 mills on its own and revived 5 through Joint Venture arrangements.
- (c) & (d): Beyond BIFR Scheme-2008, NTC is modernising the mills based on their technology requirements from Corporation's own resources.

## STATE-WISE LIST OF  28 NTC WORKING MILLS

| S. No.         | NAMEOF THE MILLS                        | LOCATION                                | PRESENT STATUS   |
|----------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|------------------|
| ANDHRA PRADESH |                                         |                                         |                  |
| 1              | TIRUPATHI COTTON MILLS                  | Renigunta                               | OPERATIONAL      |
| GUJARAT        |                                         |                                         |                  |
| 2              | RAJNAGAR TEXTILE MILLS                  | Ahmedabad                               | OPERATIONAL      |
| KERALA         |                                         |                                         |                  |
| 3              | ALGAPPA TEX.MILLS                       | Algappanagar                            | OPERATIONAL      |
| 4              | CANNANORE SPG.& WVG.MILLS               | Cannanore                               | OPERATIONAL      |
| 5              | KERALA LAXMI MILLS                      | Trichur                                 | OPERATIONAL      |
| 6              | VIJAYAMOHINI MILLS                      | Trivandrum                              | OPERATIONAL      |
| KARNATAKA      |                                         |                                         |                  |
| 7              | NEW MINERVA MILLS                       | HASSAN                                  | OPERATIONAL      |
| MADHYAPRADESH  |                                         |                                         |                  |
| 8              | BURHANPUR TAPTI MILLS                   | Burhanpur                               | OPERATIONAL      |
| 9              | NEW BHOPAL TEX. MILLS                   | Bhopal                                  | OPERATIONAL      |
| MAHARASHTRA    |                                         |                                         |                  |
| 10             | PODAR MILLS                             | Mumbai                                  | OPERATIONAL      |
| 11             | TATA MILLS                              | Mumbai                                  | OPERATIONAL      |
| 12             | INDIA UNITED MILL NO.5                  | Mumbai                                  | OPERATIONAL      |
| 13             | BARSHI TEX.MILLS                        | Barshi                                  | OPERATIONAL      |
| 14             | FINLAY MILLS                            | Achalpur                                | OPERATIONAL      |
| PUDUCHERRY     |                                         |                                         |                  |
| 15             | CANNANORE SPG.& WVG.MILLS               | Mahe                                    | OPERATIONAL      |
| TAMIL NADU     |                                         |                                         |                  |
| 16             | CAMBODIA MILLS                          | Coimbatore                              | OPERATIONAL      |
| 17             | COIMBATORE MURUGAN MILLS                | Coimbatore                              | OPERATIONAL      |
| 18             | PANKAJA MILLS                           | Coimbatore                              | OPERATIONAL      |
| 19             | PIONEER SPINNERS MILLS                  | Kamudakudi                              | OPERATIONAL      |
| 20             | SRI RANGAVILAS S.& W. MILLS             | Coimbatore                              | OPERATIONAL      |
| 21             | KALEESWARAR MILLS 'B' UNIT              | Kalayarkoil                             | OPERATIONAL      |
| 22             | COIMBATORE SPG &WVGMILLS                | Coimbatore                              | OPERATIONAL      |
| WEST BENGAL    |                                         |                                         |                  |
| 23             | ARATI COTTON MILLS                      | Dassnagar                               | OPERATIONAL      |
| (B)            | 5 NTC MILLS WORKING UNDER JOINT VENTURE | 5 NTC MILLS WORKING UNDER JOINT VENTURE |                  |
| MAHARASHTRA    |                                         |                                         |                  |
| 24             | APOLLO TEX.MILLS                        | Mumbai                                  | OPERATIONAL      |
| 25             | GOLDMOHUR MILLS                         | Mumbai                                  | OPERATIONAL      |

## Annexure-I

|   26 | INDIA UNITED MILLS NO.1       | Mumbai     | FUNCTIOINING WITH ONLY TRADING ACTIVITY   |
|------|-------------------------------|------------|-------------------------------------------|
|   27 | NEW CITY OF BOMBAY MFG. MILLS | Mumbai     | FUNCTIOINING WITH ONLY TRADING ACTIVITY   |
|   28 | AURANGABAD TEXTILE MILLS      | Aurangabad | FUNCTIOINING WITH ONLY TRADING ACTIVITY   |

## Annexure-II

| STATE-WISE LIST OF 9 STC WORKING MILLS   | STATE-WISE LIST OF 9 STC WORKING MILLS                     | STATE-WISE LIST OF 9 STC WORKING MILLS        | STATE-WISE LIST OF 9 STC WORKING MILLS   |
|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                   | NAME OF THE MILLS                                          | LOCATION                                      | PRESENT STATUS                           |
| KERALA                                   |                                                            |                                               |                                          |
| 1                                        | KOTTAYAM TEXTILES                                          | KURUMULLOOR (PO), KANAKKARY (VIA) KOTTAYAM    | OPERATIONAL                              |
| 2                                        | EDARIKKODE TEXTILES (UNIT OF KSTC LTD.)                    | PUTHUPARAMBA (PO) EDARIKODE MALAPPURAM        | OPERATIONAL                              |
| 3                                        | MALABAR SPINNING & WEAVING MILLS                           | THIRUVANNURE NADA (PO) KOZHIKODE KOZHIKODEM   | OPERATIONAL                              |
| 4                                        | SITARAM TEXTILES LIMITED                                   | PUNKUNNAM THRISSUR                            | OPERATIONAL                              |
| PUDUCHERRY                               | PUDUCHERRY                                                 |                                               |                                          |
| 5                                        | SWADESHI COTTON MILLS LTD                                  | MARAIMALAI ADIGAL SALAI ORIEANPET PONDICHERRY | OPERATIONAL                              |
| 6                                        | SRI BHARATHI MILLS LIMITED                                 | MUDALIAR PET PONDICHERRY                      | OPERATIONAL                              |
| 7                                        | ANGLO FRENCH TEXTILES (UNIT OF PONDICHERRY TEXTILE CORPN.) |                                               |                                          |
| UTTAR PRADESH                            | UTTAR PRADESH                                              |                                               |                                          |
| 8                                        | U P STATE SPINNING COMPANY LIMITED                         | SOMAIYA NAGAR NAWABGANJ BARABANKI             | OPERATIONAL                              |
| WEST BENGAL                              | WEST BENGAL                                                |                                               |                                          |
| 9                                        | THE WEST DINAJPUR SPINNING MILLS LIMITED                   | KARNAJORA (PO) RAIGANJ UTTAR DINAJPUR         | OPERATIONAL                              |

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