Bhubaneswar: As many as 14 textile units are defunct in Odisha, informed Handlooms, Textiles & Handicrafts Minister Pradeep Bal Samanta in the State Assembly on Wednesday.
Responding to a query by BJD MLA from Jaleswar Aswini Kumar Patra, in a written reply Bal Samanta said that out of the 14 defunct textile units, six are spinning mills and eight are power looms.
The Minister further informed that no information is available on how many persons have been left unemployed due to the closure of the textile units.