Lok Sabha Question No. 1012 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-22
Subject: Closure of Spinning Mills
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Jual Oram

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1012 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.11.2019

## CLOSURE OF SPINNING MILLS

## 1012.    SHRI JUAL ORAM:

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

- (a) whether several spinning mills have been closed down in Odisha;
- (b) if so, status of those spinning mills and total number of workers affected by the closure of the said mills; and
- (c) the steps taken by the Government for the revival of the said mills?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER

## वस्त्र मंरी ( श्रीमती स्मृ तत ज़ूबिन इरानी )

MINISTER OF TEXTILES (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a) & (b): No spinning mill (cotton or man-made fibre) in Odisha has been closed in non-small-scale industry (Non-SSI) in recent years as per the information maintained by the Office of Textile Commissioner, Mumbai.  However, 12 Non-SSI textile mills had been closed in the state of Odisha during 1993-2010 as per details provided in the Annexure.

In addition to the above, National Textile Corporation Ltd. (NTC) has one unit at Bhagatpur  which  has  no  production  activity since 2002.  NTC  paid  attractive compensation  package  to  354  employees  at  the  cost  of  Rs.  12.13  crores  under Modified Voluntary Retirement Scheme between 2005 to 2010.

- (c): There  is  no  proposal  for  revival  of  private  closed  spinning  mills  at  present. However,  the  Government  is  implementing  several  schemes  to  support  the  Textile Industry which include the Amended Technology Up gradation Fund Scheme (ATUFS); Scheme  for  Integrated  Textile  Parks  (SITP);  Integrated  Skill  Development  Scheme (ISDS); Technology Mission on Technical Textiles (TMTT) etc. The industry could avail benefits under the above schemes for upgrading/ reviving textile units.

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ANNEXURE Total number of Closed Spinning Mills Non-Small Scale Industry(NON-SSI)  in Orissa as on 30.09.2019

| Sr. No.   | Mill No   | Mill Name                                           | Date of Closure   |   Workers on Roll |
|-----------|-----------|-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
| 1         | 1311136   | ORISSA COTTON MILLS                                 | 24.12.2010        |                20 |
| 2         | 1312001   | GOPINATH WEAVERS CO-OP SPG. MILLS                   | 02.01.2008        |               483 |
| 3         | 1312139   | THE ORISSA WEAVERS CO-OPERATIVE SPG MILLS LIMITED   | 01.07.1999        |              1162 |
| 4         | 1312551   | KALINGA WEAVERS CO-OPERATIVE SPINNING MILLS LIMITED | 01.11.2002        |              1194 |
| 5         | 1312706   | UTKAL WEAVERS COOP SPG MILLS LTD                    | 06.02.1998        |              1260 |
| 6         | 1312722   | JAGANATH WEAVERS COOP SPG MILLS                     | 01.01.2005        |               877 |
| 7         | 1312723   | SHREE SARALA WEAVERS CO-OP. SPINNING MILLS LIMITED  | 29.10.1999        |              1194 |
| 8         | 1313002   | AKHANDALMANI SPINNERS &EXPORTERS LIMITED            | 01.03.2006        |                57 |
| 9         | 1313003   | BAIKUNTHA COTTON MILLS PVT. LTD                     | 27.12.2000        |                78 |
| 10        | 1313137   | ORISSA SPINNING MILLS LIMITED                       | 01.04.2003        |               472 |
| 11        | 1313822   | LINGNRAJ TEXTILES P LTD                             | 04.10.1993        |                48 |
| 12        | 1314138   | BHASKAR TEXTILE MILLS                               | 22.05.1998        |              1939 |
|           |           |                                                     | TOTAL             |              8784 |

(Source: Database maintained by Office of the Textile

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