Question : Public Sector Textile and Cotton Mills

a) the details the public sector textile and cotton mills functioning in the country, location-wise along with the present operational status thereof;

b) whether the Government proposes to undertake expansion and modernization of the said units, if so, the details thereof;

c) the amount of funds allocated and utilized for the said purpose during each of the last three years, mill-wise; and

d) the other steps taken by the Government for expediting the expansion and modernization of the said mills?

MINISTER OF TEXTILES
(SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a) 28 mills under National Textile Corporation (NTC) and 9 mills under State Textile Corporations (STC) are functioning in the country. The details of NTC and STC mills along with the status of their operation and location are at Annexure-I and II respectively.

(b): National Textile Corporation (NTC) had been implementing Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction (BIFR) approved Revival Scheme Modified Scheme-2008(MS-08) wherein, it has no mandate to revive the unviable mills closed under Industrial Dispute Act. As per the scheme, NTC has modernized its 23 mills on its own and revived 5 through Joint Venture arrangements.

(c) & (d): Beyond BIFR Scheme-2008, NTC is modernising the mills based on their technology requirements from Corporation’s own resources.