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Following the dismantling of the Maharashtra Monopoly Cotton Procurement Scheme, Maharashtra -- the largest cotton producer in the country -- has witnessed a spurt in the number of ginning and pressing mills.
The scheme was launched in 1972 to purchase cotton from the state's 30 lakh cotton farmers. The government dismantled the scheme and opened cotton markets to private traders, making marketing subject to the minimum support price.
"The new units are located in places like Sillod (Aurangabad), Gevrai and Majalgaon (Beed) and Jalna in Marathwada region and Pandharkawda in Vidarbha region," Sunil Porwal, Principal Secretary (Textiles), told PTI.
The government also received a proposal from an industrial group to start around 50 ginning pressing mills in the state, Porwal said.
This was one of the biggest proposals to come through since the cotton monopoly procurement scheme ended, he added.
07 June, 2010 by admin