(a) whether the Government has made any plan regarding the use of land of closed textile mills in the country;
(b) if so, the details along with the area of land of various textile mills in various parts of the country; and
(c) the other steps taken/being taken by the Government to boost the textile industry in the country including the Government mills/companies and make it more competitive with the other countries?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)
IN THE MINISTRY OF TEXTILES
(SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)
(a) & (b): National Textile Corporation (NTC) has been implementing the Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction approved revival scheme Modified Scheme (MS) – 08 and the land of its closed textile mills shall be utilized as per the provisions of various Nationalization Acts. Details of the area of land of NTC mills in various parts of the country is at Annexure-I.
(c): Government has introduced schemes like Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme (TUFS), Schemes for the development of the Power-loom Sector, Schemes for promotion of Technical Textiles, Scheme for Integrated Textile Parks (SITP), Integrated Skill Development Scheme, etc., to modernize textile industry, increase production and global competitiveness.