Commerce Ministry approves establishment of Mega Leather Cluster at Nellore district, AP

New Delhi, June 9 (KNN) The Ministry of Commerce & Industry has given approval to establishment of Mega Leather Cluster at Kota Mandal, Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh.

Minister of Commerce & Industry Nirmala Sitharaman in a letter to the Chief Minister, Andhra Pradesh mentioned that "It gives me immense pleasure to inform you that proposal for establishment of Mega Leather Cluster at Kota Mandal, Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh has been approved with a central government assistance of Rs 125 crores".

The project sanctioned under Indian Leather Development program would create state of the art infrastructure for labour intensive units and is expected to generate employment for 20,000 people and leverage an investment of at least Rs 500 crores in the first phase itself.

The Minister requested the Chief Minister that due process related to award of contract etc be completed so that the central government could release the funds to start the project as soon as possible. (With PIB Inputs)