SIS exclusive conversation with cotton trader Shravan Kumar Agarwal of Hathras
Textile industry is being promoted all over the country but in UP this industry is dying year after year. Whether it is the production of cotton or the setting up of units of ginning and spinning mills, the situation here is opposite from that of the country. In cotton growing stations like Hathras, the area under cotton is decreasing by about 10 percent every year. On the other hand, till a few years ago, Kanpur and Hathras were called the cotton hubs of UP, whereas now there is no existence of a single mill here. In the largest state of the country, this joy of the country's second largest industry is a matter of thinking for the responsible.
Labor cost is expensive
Cotton trader Shravan Kumar Agrawal of Hathras area of UP expressed this concern regarding the cotton and textile industry. Shravan told that there is tremendous scope in the cotton industry but not in UP. Actually harvesting of cotton crop requires a lot of labor and labor cost in UP is very expensive. That is why farmers are giving preference to the cultivation of maize and bajra instead of cotton. On the other hand, setting up of ginning and spinning mills is a huge investment for which no help is available from the government. This is the reason that the future of this industry in UP seems to be in danger.
hope for help from the government
He said that Hathras area of UP belt is famous all over the world for the production of indigenous cotton. Here on an average, 8 to 10 thousand cotton bales are pressed every year, whereas in the whole of UP, about 50 lakh bales are pressed. If the government wants, it can save this dying industry. If there is a need, then only some simple policies need to be made. Policies that help in reducing labor cost and industry cost.
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