CHAPTER II INDUSTRY PROFILE

Indian textile industry nearly 190 years old with first mill having modern lines being set up in 1817. It has a considerable growth especially after the country gained independence. Textile industry become a largest segment of total industrial section and contributes about 23% of countries industrial production. Textile industry contributes about 32% of the foreign exchanges of the country. The different sectors of textile industry account for 20% of the industrial production, 75% of the GDP and provide employment to about 27 million persons. The cotton textile industry consists of three categories in the organized sector. They are spinning mill, course and medium spinning mills, fine and superfine composite mills. Spinning mills are generally small in size. Fine and superfine composite mills uses foreign cotton. The cotton textile industry is the important of all other industries. Its manufactures are mainly cotton yarn and countries of the cotton cloth. Many countries in the world have developed this industry, but the largest concentration

is in 6 countries, the USA, former USSR, Japan, UK, India and China. The cloth production in India has reached a level of 2790 million sq.mts. In Kerala the Textile industry plays a very important role. In the 70s the handloom weavers were facing greater difficulties because of

industrialization. The handloom products had employed lakhs of keralites which is a part of Kerala culture. At that time non-availability of cotton yarn was the basic problem faced by the weavers. 2.1 History of cotton textile industry in India The cotton industry is the oldest and perhaps the largest single industry in India. The industry has assets worth Rs.900 crores and paid up capital Rs.280 crores or more. The birth of the industry dates back to 1818, when the first cotton mill was established with English capital. The real growth however began in 1856.When the Bombay spinning mill was started, till 1920 the industry concentrated only in and around Bombay. Later cotton mill were started in South India, Tamilnadu, Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh. The present tendency is for a

decentralization of Bombay and Ahamedabad. Bombay however specializes in

the production of fine and superior cloths. Two factors that have favored the growth of the industry are the Swedish movement and the protection granted to the industry since 1926. By 1972, the cotton textiles industry had 674 mills of with 384 were spinning mills and 290 composite mills are doing both spinning and weaving. The total installed capacity of these mills was 182 lakhs spindle and 2.08 lakh tones. The total no. of workers employed was 9.47 lakhs. India was once the largest exporter to UK. Now India is the single largest exporter to UK. The cotton textile industry now consists of three different categories in the organized sector. Spinning mills Course and composite mills Fine and superfine composite mills Spinning mills are generally small in size. Fine and super fine composite mills uses foreign cotton. Cotton fabrics occur a good position among experts. In 1972 the industry had started to expert handloom cloth. Our handloom cloth fabrics have a large demand in certain foreign countries. India holds third place among the countries in the world in its capacity for producing yarn and cloth stands second on the basis of its

consumption. In addition to providing by means of livelihood for nearly 10 million handloom weavers The fifth plan aimed at increasing the total production to 9500 million meters in 1978-79.The Govt. intends to make available cloth at controllable rates to the weaker section of population. For this the pattern of production of the textile industry is re-oriented. More emphasis is given to the development of khadi handloom textiles. 2.2 Location Factors of Cotton Textiles Industry Geographical factors also affect the cotton industry. Raw materials of cotton industry are cotton. Geographical condition of its cotton fields always affects the quality and growth. Atmosphere must be humid and not dry. Like the above, labour and transportation are affecting factors. The owner can utilize this at the maximum rate and make available the cotton in the market at low rate. This will help both the cotton field owner and the industrialist. 2.3 Following are the affecting factors of cotton textile industry Cotton Electricity

 Skilled labors Easy means of communication Market 2.4 Textile industry in south India Recent years have witnessed a steady growth of textile industry in south India consisting of the states of Tamilnadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Kerala. Availability of raw material, most of the state producing the cotton. The best stable varieties of cotton here. Hydels power availability. Although deficient in coal, these states have plentiful supply of water power. It is cheap and convenient. High density of population Labour-cheap and skilled labour availability Transport facility. Major ports are Chennai, Cochin, Vishakapattanam Climate is highly suitable. Important centers of the textile industries are Coimbathore, Madurai, Thirunelveli and Chennai. The largest concentration is in Coimbathore which deserves to be called the Manjester of South India

2.5 National Textiles Corporation (NTC) Govt. of India set-up the NTC in 1968 to supervise on takeover the functioning of sick mills. Due to mismanagement of the sick mils are going to be sicker.NTC will take over the company only on the basis of his possibilities of reconstruction. The aim of the textile policy in August 1978 is the production and availability of adequate supplies of cloths acceptable at low price for masses. Kerala cotton industry composed with 21 spinning mill and 5 composed mills.NTC had undertaken three closed textile mills i. ii. iii. Malabar spinning and weaving company Ltd,Calicut Prabha Ram Mills Chengannur and Kottayam textile mills. This had reconditioned in 1978.

CHAPTER III COMPANY PROFILE

Textile industry in Kerala plays very important role .The handloom industry is one of the traditional industries of Kerala and the product of it are a part of Kerala culture. This is a sector which had employed lakhs of keralities. The weavers were faced with the problem of non availability of cotton yarn. In order to cater the needs of weavers and also to provide employment opportunity to backward areas, the Government of Kerala took decision to start four spinning mills in the co-operative sector. They are 1. The Quilon Co operative Spinning Mill. 2. The Malappuram Co operative Spinning mill. 3. The Kayamkulam Co operative Spinning Mill. 4. The Trichur Co operative Spinning Mill. Quilon Co-operative Spinning Mills Limited was registered on February 13, 1976 having capacity of 25000 spindles to manufacture cotton and manmade fiber. The area of operation of the society spread all over Kerala. Initial capital required for Mill was collected through various sources. The estimated

cost of project was 636 lacks. The total cost of the project when it is completed on 11.02.1986 was Rs.717 lacks. The capital required for were mobilized from the source like issue of shares, subsidy from government and other financial institutions like IDBI, ICICI, IFCI, KSCB and interest arrears from these funds. 3.1 LOCATION OF THE MILL The QCSML is situated at Karamkode, Chathanoor about 20 kms away from Kollam town and 53 kms from Thiruvananthapuram. The nearest railway station is at Paravoor, which is 12 kms away from the mill. The total land area of the mill is 21.74 acres. The location has a number of advantages for the mill. The mill is located in green environment and friendly atmosphere. It has no polluting agents that are harmful to nature. It has the facilities of good networking of transportation, good networking environment and excellent accessibility for its workers and officers. The QCSML is situated beside NH 47. 3.2 MANAGEMENT QCSML is one of the medium scale industries under the co operative societies act and comes under the industrial department. Board of directors is the

supreme authority of QCSML.Overall management of the mill is vested in the hands of board of directors. The management and the administration of the society are vested with the managing director. The managing director is appointed by the State Govt for a period of 5 years. Board of directors is the decision making body and managing director is the implementing authority. Here the authority flows from top to bottom. The managing director gives instruction to department heads and ultimate these instruction reach the lower level subordinates. Thus the principle centralization is strictly followed here. 3.3 OBJECTIVES OF THE MILL The objectives of QCSML are To supply cotton yarns to members To prompt industrial development in rural areas. To provide gainful employment to rural areas To safeguards the weaker section from exploitation of large sellers. 3.4 MISSION AND VISION 3.4.1 Mission Maximize the capacity utilization of the plant.

 To execute production on time in accordance with the market. To increase the profitability of the company. To maximize generation of surplus to enable the finance its diversification projects. To ensure strict quality control. To maximize the cost reduction. 3.4.2 Vision To increase the production of cotton yarn and to compete with the market 3.5 POLLUTION CONTROL PROGRAMME In QCSML, there is a pollution control programme. There is a dust sucking machine for absorbing the dust. Through this, they can provide the pollution control in a large scale. 3.6 QUALITY POLICY AND OBJECTIVES The main policy of the company is to produce quality products. It should be marketed at proper time when there is a demand. For maintaining quality of the product, the company should fix standards. Company should provide standardized products and market them.

There are technical machines for checking the quality and strength of the yarn. The name of the machines are wrap reel, strength tester, wrap block. Strength tester is used for checking the strength of the yarn. Wrap block is used for measuring and cutting the yarn in a specific size. Now a days mill started computer testing labs for checking the quality of the yarn in each machine. The company believes in customers and the customers define the success of the mill. 3.7 PRODUCT PROFILE The main product of the spinning mill is yarn. They produced cotton yarn known as cones. The mil produces different grades of yarns. The grade of yarns is determined on the basis of its counts. Different counts of yarns produced are 30, 40 and 62 cotton cone yarn. The raw cotton they use is Sanker, MCU-5, and LK etc.