(a) the total number of Textile Mills both in public/private sector functioning in Gujarat as on date;
(b) the total number of workers enrolled in each of such mills;
(c) whether the Government propose to set up some more mills in this State;
(d) if so, the details thereof;
(e) by what time these mills will be set up in Gujarat; and
(f) if not, the reasons therefore?
MINISTER OF TEXTILES( SHRI SHANKERSINH VAGHELA )
(a) There are 52 spinning and composite cotton/manmade fibre textile mills (Non-SSI) in the State of Gujarat, of which 3 are in the public sector and 49 in the private sector. The National Textile Corporation has two functional textile mills in the State of Gujarat as on date.
(b) There were 633 and 655 employees in Ahmedabad New Textile Mills and Rajnagar Textile Mills No. 1 respectively as on 1.4.2005, under the control of NTC (Gujarat)Ltd. The total number of workers on roll in the 50 other mills functioning in the State were 44080 as on 31.3.2005.
(c) to (f) No, Sir. Do not arise.