(a) whether the Gaya Jute and Cotton Mill has been lying closed for quite sometime;
(b) if so, the reasons for closing down the Gaya Textile and Jute Mill; and
(c) the measures taken to revive the same?
(a) whether the Gaya Jute and Cotton Mill has been lying closed for quite sometime;
(b) if so, the reasons for closing down the Gaya Textile and Jute Mill; and
(c) the measures taken to revive the same?
MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES(SHRI V. DHANANJAYA KUMAR)
(a): Yes, Sir. The mill is lying closed since July 1997.
(b): The mill is lying closed due to uneconomic operations and is not able to generate even job work.
(c): Since the mill has been found unviable as per the Techno Economic Study, the Draft Rehabilitation Scheme circulated by BIFR, proposes the closure of the mill. Final decision in this regard is to be taken by BIFR.