chapter viii wool & wollen textiles industry - Ministry of Textiles
chapter viii wool & wollen textiles industry - Ministry of Textiles
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annual report 2011-12<br />
CHAPTER IX<br />
DECENTRALISED POWERLOOM SECTOR<br />
The decentralised powerloom<br />
sector is one <strong>of</strong> the most important<br />
segments <strong>of</strong> the Textile Industry<br />
in terms <strong>of</strong> fabric production and<br />
employment generation. It provides<br />
employment to 57.44 Lakh persons<br />
and contributes 62 percent to total cloth<br />
production in the Country. 60% <strong>of</strong> the<br />
fabrics produced in the powerloom<br />
sector is <strong>of</strong> man-made. More than 60%<br />
<strong>of</strong> fabric meant for export is also sourced<br />
from powerloom sector. The readymade<br />
garments and home textile sectors are<br />
heavily dependent on the powerloom<br />
sector to meet their fabric requirement.<br />
There are approximately 5.19 Lakh<br />
Powerloom Units with 22.98 Lakh<br />
Powerlooms as on 31.08.2011. The<br />
technology level <strong>of</strong> this sector varies from<br />
obsolete plain loom to high tech shuttleless<br />
looms. There are approximately<br />
1,05,000 shuttleless looms in this sector.<br />
It is estimated that more than 75% <strong>of</strong> the<br />
shuttle looms are obsolete and outdated<br />
with a vintage <strong>of</strong> more than 15 years<br />
and have virtually no process or quality<br />
control devices / attachments. However,<br />
there has been significant upgradation<br />
in the technology level <strong>of</strong> the powerloom<br />
sector during the last 5-6 years.<br />
Growth in the Powerloom Sector<br />
The estimated number <strong>of</strong> powerlooms in<br />
the decentralised sector in the country till<br />
31.08.2011 was 22,98,050. The year-wise<br />
growth in the number <strong>of</strong> looms installed is<br />
given in table 9.1.<br />
Cloth production( in million sq.mtr):<br />
The details <strong>of</strong> total cloth production and<br />
production by powerloom sector during<br />
the last five years are given in table 9.2.<br />
Modernisation & Strengthening <strong>of</strong><br />
Powerloom Service Centre<br />
Out <strong>of</strong> 44 Powerloom Service Centres<br />
under Textile Commissioner and other<br />
agencies, 43 Powerloom Service Centre<br />
(PSCs) have been modernised with<br />
modern machines and equipment such<br />
as shuttleless looms <strong>of</strong> type Projectile,<br />
Rapier, Air jet, Automatic Cop Changing<br />
Looms, Drop Box Looms, Pirn Winders,<br />
Cone Winders, Sectional Warping<br />
Machine, DG Sets etc. Out <strong>of</strong> 44 PSCs,<br />
14 PSCs are under the Office <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Textile Commissioner, 25 PSCs are run<br />
by different TRAs, 4 PSCs under KSPDC,<br />
Bangalore & one PSC is run by State<br />
Govt. <strong>of</strong> Madhya Pradesh.<br />
Year<br />
Table 9.1<br />
No. <strong>of</strong><br />
powerlooms<br />
Growth<br />
percentage<br />
2006-07 19,90,308 -<br />
2007-08 21,06,370 5.8%<br />
2008-09 22,05,352 4.7%<br />
2009-10 22,46,474 1.9%<br />
2010-11 22,82,744 1.61%<br />
2011-12 (up to Aug, 2011) 22,98,050 0.67%<br />
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