The Hindu Business Line : Rs 25K cr foreign funds expected in textile sector over 5 yrs, says Maran

CHENNAI: The Centre on Tuesday said it expects foreign investments to the tune of around Rs 25,000 crore in the textile sector over the next five years.

“Around Rs 25,000 crore of foreign investment is expected to be made in the country over the next five years,” the Union Textiles Minister, Mr Dayanidhi Maran, said after inaugurating the National Handloom Expo here.

He said steps are also being taken to set up the proposed integrated textile park at Kancheepuram exclusively for the silk industry. “We are waiting for dates from Tamil Nadu Chief Minister to lay the foundation stone for the Park,” Mr Maran said.

The government has so far sanctioned 40 textile parks in different parts of the country, which are aimed at providing world-class infrastructure to meet international environmental and social standards. - PTI

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