Lok Sabha Question No. 4130 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-13
Subject: Production of Cotton Textiles
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: MAHENDRA NATH PANDEY, GOPAL CHINAYYA SHETTY

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4130

TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.08.2015

**PRODUCTION OF COTTON TEXTILES**

4130. 	DR. MAHENDRA NATH PANDEY:

SHRI GOPAL SHETTY:

Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंत्री

be pleased to state:

(a) 	the production of cotton textiles in each State during each of the last three years and the current year, State-wise;

(b) 	whether the production of cotton textiles has dipped in the country during the said period and if so, the reasons therefor;

(c) 	the efforts made by the Government to check this trend of downfall and to increase the production of cotton textiles;

(d) 	whether there is an urgent need to increase the capacity of textile production sector which is not in a position to meet the machinery related demand of this industry and thus the supplies has become pending and if so, the details thereof; and

(e) 	the steps taken by the Government to enhance the capacity?

उत्तर

ANSWER

वस्त्र राज्‍य मंत्री (स्वतंत्र प्रभार) (श्री संतोष कुमार गंगवार)

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)

IN THE MINISTRY OF TEXTILES

(SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

**(a) to (c):** From the state wise production of cotton yarn and overall production of cotton fabrics during the last three years and the current year (details annexed)  It appears that the overall production has increased.

**(d):** The installed capacity spindles, rotors and looms during the last three years and the current year is given below which is showing an upward trend in the country.

**Installed capacity spindles, rotors and looms**

| **Installed  capacity**   | **Unit**      |   **2012-13** |   **2013-14** |   **2014-15 (Prov.)** |   **2015-16 (Apr-Jun)**  **(Prov.)** |
|---------------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------------|--------------------------------------|
| Spindles                  | Mn.Nos.       |         49.17 |         49.46 |                 50.16 |                                50.18 |
| Rotors                    | Thousand Nos. |           795 |           814 |                   834 |                                  835 |
| Looms                     | Thousand Nos. |            66 |            66 |                    67 |                                   67 |

(e)	Does not arise in view of (d) above.

**Annexure**

|                                                |             |             |             |             |                 |             |                                |
|------------------------------------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|--------------------------------|
| **State-wise Cotton yarn production (ooo kg)** |             |             |             |             |                 |             |                                |
| **State/ UT**                                  | **2012-13** |             | **2013-14** |             | **2014-15 (P)** |             | **2015-16**  **(Apr-Jun) (P)** |
| Andhra Pradesh                                 | 299375      | 299375      | 364328      | 364328      | 402929          | 402929      | 104555                         |
| Gujarat                                        | 185995      | 185995      | 184725      | 184725      | 190005          | 190005      | 46720                          |
| Haryana                                        | 163099      | 163099      | 184477      | 184477      | 214159          | 214159      | 54859                          |
| Himachal Pradesh                               | 64822       | 64822       | 74531       | 74531       | 69980           | 69980       | 17657                          |
| Jammu & Kashmir                                | 7585        | 7585        | 7854        | 7854        | 8941            | 8941        | 2248                           |
| Jharkhand                                      | 675         | 675         | 623         | 623         | 643             | 643         | 169                            |
| Karnataka                                      | 35080       | 35080       | 34968       | 34968       | 31531           | 31531       | 7389                           |
| Kerala                                         | 22674       | 22674       | 22630       | 22630       | 23379           | 23379       | 5647                           |
| Madhya Pradesh                                 | 264535      | 264535      | 299696      | 299696      | 329920          | 329920      | 89063                          |
| Maharashtra                                    | 298942      | 298942      | 319958      | 319958      | 309521          | 309521      | 78486                          |
| Orissa                                         | 1695        | 1695        | 1828        | 1828        | 1648            | 1648        | 414                            |
| Punjab                                         | 582433      | 582433      | 616024      | 616024      | 630030          | 630030      | 161627                         |
| Rajasthan                                      | 134056      | 134056      | 141952      | 141952      | 154341          | 154341      | 42082                          |
| Tamil Nadu                                     | 1342814     | 1342814     | 1498893     | 1498893     | 1541646         | 1541646     | 396386                         |
| Uttaranchal                                    | 40072       | 40072       | 38564       | 38564       | 35089           | 35089       | 8586                           |
| Uttar Pradesh                                  | 39611       | 39611       | 40309       | 40309       | 39075           | 39075       | 11049                          |
| West Bengal                                    | 9588        | 9588        | 11849       | 11849       | 11009           | 11009       | 2589                           |
| **UNION TERRITORIES**                          |             |             |             |             |                 |             |                                |
| Dadra Nagar Haveli                             | 85007       | 79296       | 79296       | 55978       | 55978           | 13980       | 13980                          |
| Daman & Diu                                    | 411         | 401         | 401         | 350         | 350             | 80          | 80                             |
| Pondicherry                                    | 4210        | 5365        | 5365        | 6431        | 6431            | 1526        | 1526                           |
| **TOTAL**                                      | **3582679** | **3928271** |             | **4056605** |                 | **1045114** |                                |

**P = Provisional**

**Production of cotton fabrics**

(Mn.Sq.Mtr.)

| **Year**                    |   **2012-13** |   **2013-14** |   **2014-15 (Prov.)** |   **2015-16**  **(Apr-Jun)**  **(Prov.)** |
|-----------------------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| Production of cotton fabric |         33870 |         35513 |                 36957 |                                      9516 |

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