AHMEDABAD: When it comes to creating jobs in the textile sector, Gujarat is faring well – the best in the country.

According to data by Union ministry of textiles, the state created the highest number of jobs in the past three years, under the Scheme for Integrated Textile Park (SITP). Some 26,282 people in Gujarat got employed in the textile parks set up in Gujarat in 2016-17, 2017-18 and 2018-19.

Gujarat leads other manufacturing-heavy states such as Maharashtra (22,910), Andhra Pradesh (19,137) and Tamil Nadu (9,995), in employment generation under SITP. According to data provided by Textile Commissionerate, 11 textile parks have been set up in Gujarat so far, most of which are mainly concentrated in Surat and Ahmedabad. Each such park has some 10 textile manufacturing units.

The Union government scheme provides support for creation of infrastructure facilities to set up textile units. As part of the scheme, government grant up to Rs 40 crore for each park is released by the Union government.

A well-placed source privy to the development suggests that seven of these 11 parks are fully operational. “Majority of these parks have weaving units in addition to yarn texturizing and value-addition. However, there is one park in Surat which is dedicated to textile processing units,” said the source.

The textile parks have been set-up based on the plug-and-play model, where basic infrastructure would be provided to the manufacturing units, which would only need to install machinery and begin operations. More than 110 units have become operational in these parks, according to government sources.

“The total project cost is estimated to be Rs110 crore per textile park, whereas an estimated investment of Rs 1,500 crore took place across these textile parks,” said the source.

Published On : 25-11-2019

Source : Economic Times