Pulgaon Cotton Mills Ltd.

Pulgaon Cotton Mills Ltd. (PCM Ltd.), is a Textile Industry, located in Pulgaon town of Maharashtra state in India.

"Pulgaon Cotton Mills", founded in 1890 by British, is one of the ancient industries in the central India, with 113 years of service, was closed by the State Government of Maharashtra in March 2003, putting almost 2000 families in a big trouble, losing the major source of income for the people in the town and surrounding areas.

The Ganesh Festival in PCM was the biggest of its own kind in Vidarbha region and the most famous one, is now stopped or is not being offered anymore like the one it used to be before the closure of PCM in 2003. That was the real charm & entertainment in the town, for 10 days in Aug-Sept of every year. It is said that, under the high pressure of the Builder Lobby in state and getting a bulk amount of money, Maharashtra Govt closed 11 Mills in the State between 2000-2003, and PCM was one of them, leaving bad impacts on minds & scars on the souls of the people in the state.

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