Bengaluru, Aug 20 (KNN) Karnataka’s Handloom and Textiles minister, Shankar Patil Munenakoppa said 544 medium and small units have been helped so far under the state’s garment policy launched in 2019. 

It provided training and employment to 64,000 people over the past three years with an investment of Rs 745 crore, he said as per TOI report. 

Addressing an event organised by the department of handloom and textiles, he said that investment worth Rs 1,060 crore in mega projects created 17,300 jobs.

“The garment policy intends to attract investment of up to 10,000 crore and adding about 5 lakh jobs,” said the textile minister interacting with more than 100 textile industrialists at the event.

During the policy period of 2019 to 2022 it aims to generate employment to 5,00,000 with an ambitious investment outlay of Rs 10,000 crore.  (KNN Bureau)