New Delhi, Oct 9 (KNN) The Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI) and Andhra Pradesh government have signed a MoU to develop leather industry in the state.

The Memorandum of Understanding was signed with an aim to do research on leather industry in the state, explore market opportunities and provide services in skill development, infrastructure facilities and many other areas.

The objective of the government is to increase business in the industry to more than Rs 20,000 crore in next three years.

Towards this goal, mini leather parks, business centres at Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam and Tirupati and 78 leather showrooms will be established by CLRI.

Along with CLRI authorities, the top business leaders in this sector also met state Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu and expressed willingness to invest in the state.  

Expressing happiness over their proposals, Naidu suggested establishing industries with eco friendly technology and producing world class goods.