Kerala State Co-Operative Textile Federation Ltd (TEXFED)

TEXFED functions as the apex body for spinning mills and powerloom cooperative societies within Kerala's cooperative sector. Kerala State Co-Operative Textile Federation Ltd was established in 1992 as a institute to plan, to assist and supervise the setting up and management of cooperative textile units in the state. It integrates all the segments of textile industry including spinning, weaving, processing and garmenting. It includes various stages of production, ranging from yarn manufacturing and weaving to garment making. TEXFED operates eight spinning mills equipped with state-of-the-art facilities. These mills are: The Alleppey Co-Operative Spinning Mills Ltd, The Trichur Co-Operative Spinning Mills Ltd, The Cannannore Co-Operative Spinning Mills Ltd, The Quilon Co-Operative Spinning Mills Ltd, The Malappuram Co-Operative Spinning Mills Ltd, The Malabar Co-operative Textiles Ltd (MALCOTEX), The Priyadarsini Co-operative Spinning Mills Ltd and K.Karunakaran Memorial Co-operative Spinning Mills Ltd. These eight co-operative spinning mills having a total capacity of around 1,51,920 spindles and gives direct employment to 1,680 people. TEXFED mills have done modernisation of machines with the financial assistance of the National Co-operative Development Corporation (NCDC) and State Government. This has led to improvement in productivity and quality of output. The State Government intends to take the mills into break even through completion of the modernisation projects taken up with State assistance and other agencies.