Question : Cotton Storage Warehouse

(a) whether the Government has any proposal to set up a Cotton storage warehouse and Cotton Spinning mill in Peruvalapur in Perambalur District of Tamil Nadu for the benefit of farmers;

(b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;

(c) the total number of Cotton storage warehouse that have been set up by the Government during the last three years, State/UT-wise; and

(d) the total number of cotton storage warehouses that are functioning/operational across the country as on date, State/UT-wise?

MINISTER OF TEXTILES
(SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a): There is no such proposal to set up a Cotton storage warehouse and Cotton Spinning mill in Peruvalapur in Perambalur District of Tamil Nadu.

(b): Does not arise.

(c): Government has not set up any cotton storage warehouse in the country.

(d): Does not arise.

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