Noida, Aug 16 (KNN) In a step which would boost the local readymade garment (RMG) industry, Uttar Pradesh Government has plans to set up a raw materials hub for the sector in Gautam Budh Nagar.

The hub would be set up under the state’s One District One Product (ODOP) scheme. The Gautam Budh Nagar district’s garment industry has an annual turnover of Rs 14,000 crore.

According to the district deputy commissioner of industries Anil Kumar as the district contributes 60-70 per cent UP’s garment export, this ODOP scheme will give a new impetus to the industry.

Gautam Buddh Nagar is also known as the 'City of Apparel'. ... Gautam Buddh Nagar is an important industrial district of Uttar Pradesh that consists of large number of readymade garment factories.

Aiming to promote traditional industries synonymous with various districts of the state, UP Government recently launched the “One District One Product (ODOP)” in Lucknow.

Bank loans worth over Rs 10 billion were distributed to 4,095 SME entrepreneurs to expand their units. Apart from that, the President unveiled the ODOP helpline and ODOP website. The attending craftsmen were also given toolkits. (With Inputs from media report)