Lok Sabha Question No. 2109 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-08
Subject: Revival of Closed Factories
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: A. Chellakumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2109

TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.03.2021

REVIVAL OF CLOSED FACTORIES

2109. DR. A. CHALLAKUMAR:

Will  the  Minister  of  LABOUR  AND  EMPLOYMENT  be  pleased  to state:

- (a)whether the Government is aware that due to closure of factories in large  numbers  in  each  year  the  number  of  those  who  have  been rendered jobless is increasing continuously;
- (b)if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (c)whether  the  Government  proposes  to  provide  economic  aid  to revive the closed factories;
- (d)if so, the details thereof; and
- (e)the other measures taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

- (a) & (b): On the basis of voluntary returns received by Labour Bureau from  the  Labour  Departments  of  the  State/Union  Territories,  the number  of  closures  and  workers  affected  during  the  last  3  years  is given at Annexure I.
- (c) to (e): The following schemes are presently being implemented  as measures to provide economic aid to revive closed factories:

Contd..2/-

i)Aatmanirbhar  Bharat  Rozgar  Yojna  (ABRY)  incentivize  creation  of new employment along with social security benefits and restoration of loss of employment during COVID-19 Pandemic. The scheme reduces the  financial  burden  of  the  employers  of  various  sectors/industries including MSME and encourages them to hire more workers.

ii)  Pradhan  Mantri  Garib  Kalyan  Yojana  (PMGKY)-  Under  the  scheme Government of India has contributed both 12% employer's share and 12% employee's share under Employees Provident Fund(EPF), totaling 24% of the wage for the wage month from March to August 2020 for the  establishment  having  upto  100  employees  with  90%  of  such employees earning less than Rs.15000/-.

iii)RBI  and  Government  of  India  have  taken  measures  to  infuse liquidity in the economy to sustain the market economy and raise the level of employment. *                                                    ******

Annexure-1 Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (a)  &  (b)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred

## Question No. 2109 for 08.03.2021.

## State-wise number of Permanent closures & Workers affected thereby during 2018 to 2021

| Staff/Union Territory   | 2018 ( January to December) (Provisional)   | 2018 ( January to December) (Provisional)   | 2019 ( January to December) (Provisional)   | 2019 ( January to December) (Provisional)   | 2020 ( January to December) (Provisional)   | 2020 ( January to December) (Provisional)   |
|-------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|                         | No. of Units                                | No. of Workers affected                     | No. of Units                                | No. of Workers affected                     | No. of Units                                | No. of Workers affected                     |
| Himachal Pradesh        | 2                                           | 57                                          | 3                                           | 176                                         | -                                           | -                                           |
| Kerala                  | -                                           | -                                           | 1                                           | 15                                          | -                                           | -                                           |
| Madhya Pradesh          | 2                                           | 1550                                        | 1                                           | 1200                                        | 4                                           | 988                                         |
| Maharashtra             | 1                                           | 21                                          | -                                           | -                                           | -                                           | -                                           |
| Odisha                  | 1                                           | 18                                          | -                                           | -                                           | -                                           | -                                           |
| Rajashthan              | 1                                           | 118                                         | -                                           | -                                           | -                                           | -                                           |
| Telangana               | 2                                           | 226                                         | 1                                           | 240                                         | 3                                           | 288                                         |
| Uttar Pradesh           | 1                                           | 107                                         | -                                           | -                                           | -                                           | -                                           |
| Uttrakhand              | 1                                           | 8                                           | -                                           | -                                           | -                                           | -                                           |
| Total                   | 11                                          | 2105                                        | 6                                           | 1631                                        | 7                                           | 1276                                        |

Note-1  This statement is based on the returns/information received in the Bureau till 03 rd March 2021.

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