Garment centre to give an opportunity to local entrepreneurs to flourish their ideas

Aizwal, June 4 (KNN) Union Textile Minister Santosh Kumar Gangwar today said that Apparel & Garment Making Center has been set up to give an opportunity to local entrepreneurs to convert their ideas and designs into flourishing businesses

He was speaking after the inaguration of Apparel & Garment Making Center in Mizoram.

He said that centre will not only provide new avenues to the local entrepreneurs but also create additional employment opportunities for the local people of Mizoram.

He further said that the center has been set up to give an opportunity to local entrepreneurs to convert their ideas and designs into flourishing businesses.  The Apparel and Garment Making centers are a reflection of the commitment of the Government to create new opportunities for the youth under Make in India scheme of the Government of India. 

The Minister assured all possible support to them in making the units commercially viable and self-sustainable, and in setting up the requisite ecosystem for apparel manufacturing in the region.

“I am confident that the fashion savvy state like Mizoram has all the potential to change the face of the textile sector in the region if they are supported with enabling policies and an environment conducive for the growth of the industry. The growth of garment industry in Mizoram will also provide a fillip to the traditional sectors like handlooms, handicrafts and silk etc. and help them to convert the traditional designs into modern garments.”, he said.

Mizoram has been sanctioned six projects across sericulture, handlooms and apparel & garmenting with a total project cost of Rs. 114.82 cr, with Government of India’s share being Rs. 102.90 cr. To maximize the benefits under the projects it is important to achieve convergence across all the projects so that an ecosystem of integrated value chain with requisite backward and forward linkages is created. (KNN Bureau)