Lok Sabha Question No. 3328 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-13
Subject: Textile Mills
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Sanjay Haribhau Jadhav

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3328 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.03.2020

## TEXTILE MILLS

## 3328.  SHRI SANJAY JADHAV:

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

(a)  the  number  of  textile  mills  operating  in  cooperative,  public  and  private  sectors  in  Maharashtra currently;

(b)  the  current  status  thereof  and  the  financial  assistance  provided  to  run  these  mills  by  the  Union Government; and

(c) the number of workers employed in these mills?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER

## वस्त्र मंत्री ( श्रीमती स्मृतत ज़ूबिन इरानी )

## MINISTER OF TEXTILES (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a): As  on  30.09.2019,  there  are  130  operational  cotton  /  man-made  fiber  textile  mills  in cooperative, public and private sectors including 5 mills of National Textile Corporation (NTC) in the State of Maharashtra. Details of these mills including employees are at Annexure .

(b)  &  (c): The  Government  of  India  is  implementing  various  schemes  to  make  the  Indian  textile industry globally competitive, boost exports and facilitate modernization, thereby to increase productivity and employment. Amended Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme (ATUFS)  is being implemented for technology  upgradation  of  the  textile  industry  with  one  time  capital  subsidy  for  eligible  machinery. Segments  which  have  higher  employment  and  export  potential  such  as  Garmenting  and  Technical Textiles are  eligible for capital subsidy at the rate of 15% subject to cap of Rs.30 crore. Segments such as weaving for brand new Shuttle-less Looms (including weaving preparatory and knitting), Processing, Jute,  Silk  and  Handlooms    get  subsidy  at  the  rate  of  10%  subject  to  a  cap  of  Rs.  20  crore.  A  budget provision of Rs.17, 822 crore has been approved for seven years from 2015-16 to 2021-22 to meet the committed liabilities of Rs.12,671 crore  for previous version of TUFS and Rs 5,151 crore for the  cases under ATUFS.

POWERTEX - A comprehensive scheme for development of Powerloom sector has been launched w.e.f 01.04.2017 to  31.03.2020  with  components  like  Insitu-upgradation  of  plain  Powerlooms,  Group  Work Shed Scheme, Yarn Bank Scheme, Common Facility Centre (CFC), Solar Energy Scheme, etc. Further, Schemes like Technology Mission on Technical Textiles (TMTT), Scheme for Usage of Agro-textiles in North  East  Region,  Scheme  for  Promoting  Usage  of  Geotechnical  Textiles  in  North-Eastern  Region, Scheme  for  Integrated  Textile  Parks  (SITP),  Scheme  for  Integrated  Textile  Processing  Development (IPDS) are aimed to strengthen the textile industry  and thereby improve productivity  and  employment opportunities.

| Details of working units in State Textile Corporation (STC), Cooperative and Private Sector in the State of Maharashtra as on 30.09.2019   | Details of working units in State Textile Corporation (STC), Cooperative and Private Sector in the State of Maharashtra as on 30.09.2019   | Details of working units in State Textile Corporation (STC), Cooperative and Private Sector in the State of Maharashtra as on 30.09.2019   | Details of working units in State Textile Corporation (STC), Cooperative and Private Sector in the State of Maharashtra as on 30.09.2019   | Details of working units in State Textile Corporation (STC), Cooperative and Private Sector in the State of Maharashtra as on 30.09.2019   | Details of working units in State Textile Corporation (STC), Cooperative and Private Sector in the State of Maharashtra as on 30.09.2019   | Details of working units in State Textile Corporation (STC), Cooperative and Private Sector in the State of Maharashtra as on 30.09.2019   | Details of working units in State Textile Corporation (STC), Cooperative and Private Sector in the State of Maharashtra as on 30.09.2019   |
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| State (STC)                                                                                                                                | State (STC)                                                                                                                                | Co-operative Sector                                                                                                                        | Co-operative Sector                                                                                                                        | Private Sector                                                                                                                             | Private Sector                                                                                                                             | Total                                                                                                                                      | Total                                                                                                                                      |
| No.of Mills                                                                                                                                | Workers                                                                                                                                    | No.of Mills                                                                                                                                | Workers                                                                                                                                    | No.of Mills                                                                                                                                | Workers                                                                                                                                    | No.of Mills                                                                                                                                | Workers                                                                                                                                    |
| 0                                                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                                                          | 59                                                                                                                                         | 26503                                                                                                                                      | 66                                                                                                                                         | 32068                                                                                                                                      | 125                                                                                                                                        | 58571                                                                                                                                      |

Source : Database maintained by Office of the Textile Commissioner, Mumbai

Details of 5 NTC working mills in the State of Maharashtra as on 30.09.2019.

| NO. OF WORKERS IN NTC WORKING MILLS IN MAHARASHTRA   | NO. OF WORKERS IN NTC WORKING MILLS IN MAHARASHTRA   | NO. OF WORKERS IN NTC WORKING MILLS IN MAHARASHTRA   | NO. OF WORKERS IN NTC WORKING MILLS IN MAHARASHTRA   | NO. OF WORKERS IN NTC WORKING MILLS IN MAHARASHTRA   |
|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                      |                                                      | Workers                                              | Workers                                              | Workers                                              |
| S.No .                                               | NAME OF THE MILLS                                    | PERMANENT/BADL I                                     | CONTRACTUAL                                          | TOTAL                                                |
| 1                                                    | PODAR MILLS, MUMBAI                                  | 246                                                  | 7                                                    | 253                                                  |
| 2                                                    | TATA MILLS, MUMBAI                                   | 567                                                  | 205                                                  | 772                                                  |
| 3                                                    | INDIA UNITED MILL NO.5, MUMBAI                       | 484                                                  | 57                                                   | 541                                                  |
| 4                                                    | BARSHI TEX.MILLS, BARSHI                             | 232                                                  | 156                                                  | 388                                                  |
| 5                                                    | FINLAY MILLS, ACHALPUR                               | 798                                                  | 0                                                    | 798                                                  |
| Grand Total                                          | Grand Total                                          | 2327                                                 | 425                                                  | 2752                                                 |

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