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LUCKNOW: UP Handloom , which became a profit-making company just last year, may be merged with the handloom directorate.Textile minister Satyadev Pachauri has asked officials to prepare proposals for merger on the lines of that of entertainment tax department with commercial tax department recently. Efforts are on to close down 25 such units where not a single employee is posted. "Once the merger takes place, several problems that the employees are facing will be resolved. The government is looking at various steps to improve the health of UP Handloom," Pachauri said.The minister has asked officials to ensure that one counter displaying or selling products under 'one district, one product' policy of the government is established in each UP Handloom showroom in PPP mode.UP Handloom has property worth Rs 500-700 crore but its several showrooms were in loss..