Question : UTILIZATION THE CAPACITY OF MILLS



(a) the number of cotton/man-made fibre mills in the public/cooperative/private sector in the country as on date;

(b) the details of their capacity alongwith actual utilisation;

(c) whether the public sector undertakings and cooperative sectors in the field are not utilised fully to their installed capacity;

(d) if so, the reasons therefor; and

(e) the steps taken by the Government to utilise their installed capacity?

Answer given by the minister


MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES(SHRI V. DHANANJAYA KUMAR)

(a) & (b) (i): The details of no. of Cotton/Man-made fibre textile mills and their capacity in the public/Co-operative/Private sector in the country as on 31.12.2001 (Provisional) are given below:

Sl. No.	Sector	No. of cotton/man made fibre textile units	Installed Capacity	Spin-	Composite	Total	Spindles	Rotors	Looms	ning	(million)	(`000)	(`000)
1. Public 81 111 192 5.58 2.20 53.83

2. Co-operative 155 2 157 3.42 18.18 0.29

3. Private 2372 168 2540 29.12 452.98 68.68 Total 2608 281 2889 38.12 473.36 122.8



(ii) The details of sector wise capacity utilisation for the year 2000-2001 are given below:Sl. No. Sector Capacity utilisation of Spindles (%) Capacity utilisation of Looms (%)
1.	Public	18	10

2. Co-operative 44 40

3. Private 90 76
Total 85 47


(c) (d) & (e) (i): The capacity utilisation in the public and co-operative sector is lower than that of private sector. The major reason for lower capacity utilisation in public and co-operative sector is due to lack of modernisation, and having obsolete machinery and equipment. The steps taken by the Government to utilise their installed capacity include interalia, launching of Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme (TUFS) w.e.f. 01.04.99 for a period of five years. Under the Scheme, 5% interest reimbursement is provided for technology upgradation in conformity with the Scheme.