Maharashtra To Set Up Rs 300 Crore Garment Park At Solapur, Says State Textile Minister

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Maharashtra To Set Up Rs 300 Crore Garment Park At Solapur, Says State Textile Minister

The Maharashtra government plans to set up a Rs 300-crore garment park at Solapur, the textile manufacturing hub of Maharashtra, State Textile Minister Subhash Deshmukh said.

Inaugurating a three-day International Exhibition on Uniform and Textilesorganised by Shree Solapur Readymade Garment Manufacturing Association, he stated that the government is in the process of acquiring land so that work on the project will begin on January 26.Nearly 30 acres of land belonging to Narsing Girji Mill in Solapur which is now defunct has been identified for this purpose.

He said that the state government would provide infrastructure and all support to complete and launch this unique garment park.

After the garment park is established, Solapur will become a major hub providing uniforms to the armed forces and police personnel in the country, he said.

Incidentally, Solapur already has more than 1,000 garment making units making uniforms worth Rs 1,100 crore, which employ more than 60,000 skilled labourers.Also, the town is well known for its terry towel and bed sheet making industry.

He said that the overall market size of uniform for school wear, corporate wear and government forces is worth over Rs 18,000 crore, out of which the organised sector commands about Rs 10,000 crore.

Maharashtra’s Tourism Development Minister Jaykumar Rawal said that the government would extend extra support to attract investors to Solapur, as it is close to Mumbai, Pune and Hyderabad airports.

Bank of Maharashtra Chairman and Managing Director Ravindra Marathe said the bank will sanction spot loans of up to Rs 1 crore to encourage the local garments industry.