**Summary:**
This document addresses Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 230, raised by Shri Arvind Ganpat Sawant and answered on August 5, 2025, regarding the profitability and revival of National Textile Corporation (NTC) Mills. The response, provided by the Minister of Textiles, Shri Giriraj Singh, indicates that production activity in all operational NTC Mills was suspended starting in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent nationwide lockdowns. While normal operations resumed in some mills from January 2021, these efforts were hampered by a lack of working capital and other financial constraints. The statement confirms the government's awareness of the situation and implicitly acknowledges the need for measures to increase profitability and revive NTC Mills, although specific plans are not detailed in this excerpt.
Key Entities Referenced
LOK SABHA: The lower house of the Parliament of India, where the question was raised.
NTC Mills: National Textile Corporation Mills, the subject of the question regarding their profitability and revival.
SHRI ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT: Member of Parliament who raised the starred question in Lok Sabha.
Minister of TEXTILES: The government minister responsible for the textile industry, being addressed in the question.
SHRI GIRIRAJ SINGH: The Minister of Textiles who provided the answer to the Lok Sabha question.
Covid19: The COVID-19 pandemic, which caused the suspension of production activity in NTC Mills.
Central Government: The government at the national level in India, which imposed a nationwide lockdown.
States Governments: The governments of the individual states within India, which also imposed lockdowns.
LOK SABHA
STARRED QUESTION NO. *230
TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.08.2025
PROFITABILITY AND REVIVAL OF NTC MILLS
*230. SHRI ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT:
Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंत्री
be pleased to state :
(a) whether the Government has initiated any proposal/plan to increase the profitability of NTC Mills;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the Government has any plans for revival of NTC Mills in the country; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
उत्तर
ANSWER
वस्त्र मंत्री (श्री गिररराज स हं )
MINISTER OF TEXTILES
(SHRI GIRIRAJ SINGH)
(a) to (d):- A statement is laid on the Table of the House.STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (d) OF THE LOK SABHA
STARRED QUESTION NO. *230 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.08.2025 RAISED BY
SHRI ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT:
(a) to (d): Production activity in all the operational NTC Mills was suspended due to Covid-19 and
nationwide lockdown imposed by Central/States governments from March, 2020. Normal operations
were resumed in some of the NTC Mills from January, 2021, which could not continue due to
unavailability of working capital and other financial constraints.
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