39 industrial units in Goa have been 'closed': Industries minister

Minister Mahadev Naik also said that 4,316 units are in operational condition in the state

Goa has 4,000-odd industrial units, of which only one was reported to be "sick" and 39 were "closed", Industries Minister Mahadev Naik told the Assembly today.

"(There are) total of 4,355 registered industries in Goa. Further, 307 entrepreneurs have filed online 'Udyog Aadhaar Memorandum' from September 18 last year till March 31 this year with the Union Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises," Naik said in a written reply.

He said that 4,316 units are in operational/working condition.

"However, 39 units have been reported closed and de-registered by the Directorate of Industries, Trade and Commerce," the minister stated.

"No sick unit has been registered with the Directorate of Industries, Trade and Commerce. However, one unit, M/s Marmagoa Steel Limited, located at Curtorim, Salcete, Goa, has approached the Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction Board, New Delhi, and the decision is awaited," he said.