<h1>3rd National Handloom Census Reveals Idle Units; No Annual Data or Financial Aid for Revival by Government.</h1> The 3rd National Handloom Census (2009-10) reports that out of 2,377,331 handloom units in India, 230,899 are idle, with Assam and West Bengal having the highest numbers. The government does not collect annual state-wise data on sick or closed units nor provide financial assistance for their revival. The Board for Industrial Financial Reconstruction addresses industry sickness. Funds under the Textile Workers Rehabilitation Fund Scheme have been allocated to workers of closed private Non-SSI textile mills in various states, including Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, and West Bengal, over the past three years. This information was shared by the Minister of State for Textiles in the Lok Sabha.