Bengaluru, June 21 (KNN) Karnataka Textiles and Sugarcane Development Minister Shivanand S Patil in a meeting with Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal urged him to set up a Prime Minister-Mitra Mega Textile Park at Vijayapura.

The state’s textile minister also requested the Union Minister to set up a Centre of Excellence to take up research and development projects in textiles in Vijayapura.

The Union Textile Ministry has already approved setting up PM-Mega Textile Park at Kalaburgi. In the project, which will come up with public private partnership, around 14 investors are expected to invest.

As per reports, during a meeting with the union minister, Patil appealed to the centre to complete the process, so that the investors can come and invest in the mega textile park at the earliest.

Seeking additional schemes and funds for Karnataka for promoting textile industry, Patil said the state is a multi-product export hub from fabrics to apparel of all sorts.

“It exports approximately USD 2 billion worth textile products to more than 40 countries. Textile value chain is spread across the state giving equal employment opportunities across the state,” he said.

Richard Vincent D'Souza, Secretary to Textile and MSME was also present at the meeting.  (KNN Bureau)