LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4467
TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.03.2018
CLOSURE OF TEXTILES UNITS
- DR. SHASHI THAROOR:
Will the Minister of TEXTILES
be pleased to state:
(a) whether the closing of 67 textile units between financial year 2015 and
financial year 2017 has led to the loss of 17,600 jobs in textile sector;
(b)if so, the details thereof and if not, the number of textile units which
were closed during this period and the number of people rendered
unemployed; and
(c) the specific steps taken by the Government to provide interim assistance
to the persons rendered unemployed due to the closure of textile units
during the above mentioned period, State-wise?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES
(SHRI AJAY TAMTA)
(a) & (b): The details of closure of cotton and man-made fibre textile mills
(Non-SSI) are given below:-
Year Number of mills closed Number of workers on the rolls
|
2014-2015 |
21 |
5384 |
|
2015-2016 |
27 |
7938 |
|
2016-2017 |
19 |
4356 |
Employment in the textile industry is mostly in the decentralised
sectors viz. powerloom, handloom and ready-made garments etc. Details of
variations in employment in the textile sector are not compiled.
(c) The Textile Workers Rehabilitation Fund Scheme (TWRFS) was
introduced with effect from 15.09.1986 to provide interim relief to the
workers rendered jobless due to permanent closure of Non-SSI Textile Mills.
With effect from 01.04.2017 the scheme has been merged with Rajiv Gandhi
Shramik Kalyan Yojana of Ministry of Labour & Employment. Financial
relief is given under the scheme to eligible workers for the purpose of
enabling them to settle in another employment. Details of state-wise funds
disbursed since inception and number of workers benefitted under TWRFS
are given below:-
* As on 31.01.2018
|
Name of State |
No. of Mills |
No of workers paid |
Amount Disbursed In Lakhs |
|
Gujarat |
43 |
63719 |
15995.65 |
|
Maharashtra |
6 |
8087 |
2395.23 |
|
Madhya Pradesh |
6 |
20961 |
6094.11 |
|
Tamil nadu |
7 |
5886 |
1179.18 |
|
Kerala |
1 |
437 |
247 |
|
Karnataka |
11 |
6175 |
2242.73 |
|
Andhra Pradesh |
11 |
3330 |
1337.60 |
|
Telangana |
1 |
162 |
58.35 |
|
Delhi |
1 |
5170 |
1193 |
|
West Bengal |
3 |
2042 |
533.49 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Punjab |
5 |
3149 |
1206.89 |
|
Uttar Pradesh |
1 |
1003 |
214.58 |
|
Total |
96 |
120121 |
32697.81 |
Relevance
The Govt has admitted that The Minister admitted that from FY 2014-15 till FY 2016-17, 67 textile mills have shut down and thereby affecting the employment of 17,678 textile workers.Also, under the Textile Workers Rehabilitation Fund Scheme, which was introduced in 1986, (later merged with Rajiv Gandhi Shramik Kalyan Yojana in 2017), only 1 textile mill in Kerala was provided assistance since its inception. Only 0.7554 % of the funds disbursed under this scheme was given to Kerala.
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