Originally promoted by J P Goenka, the Bombay-based Swan Mills was already sick when it was taken over by the Dave group in 1990. In three years, its accumulated losses touched a whopping Rs 92 cr. It was referred to the BIFR for a revival package in 1992. Swan Mills has five units -- Aryodaya Spinning & Weaving Mills, Ahmedabad; Basanti Cotton Mills, Calcutta; and, Kurla Spinning & Weaving Mills, Swan Mills and Jubilee Textile Mills in Bombay._x000D_ _x000D_ The BIFR proposal envisaged revival of only the spinning unit -- Swan Mills. In 1993-94, the company started operations in all departments by accepting job work. Nearly 80% of the processing work in the mill is being run on job works. As per the BIFR package, the company disposed excess land owned by it on a commercial basis. The company achieved a turnaround by posting a profit in 1993-94. _x000D_ _x000D_ With the funds available through land sale, the company is carried out a modernisation programme. Through merchant exporters, it started supplying to big retailers in Europe like Marks & Spencers, the UK retailing giant. It also diversified into the manufacture of cuprammoniam rayon yarn by setting up Vini Rayon Industries, a joint venture with the Gujarat Industrial & Investment Corporation. For this, it has tied up with Ralston & Associates, US, to set up a pilot plant near Jagadiah, Gujarat. In Dec'95, BIFR declared that the company is no longer sick and discharged it from its purview._x000D_ _x000D_ On successful implementation of Voluntary Retirement Scheme, all the manufacturing activities has been suspended as all the operative workers/staff have opted for the scheme._x000D_