The Maharashtra government plans to set up a garment park with an investment of ₹300 crore at Solapur which is considered the textile hub of Maharashtra.

Inaugurating the three-day International Exhibition on Uniform and Textile, Subhash Deshmukh, State Textile Minister, said the Government plans to use the land of Narsing Girji Mill for setting up the Park and the work will start on January 26.

“The State government would provide infrastructure and all support to complete and launch this unique garment park,” he added.

It is expected to generate employment for over 60,000 bidi workers in Solapur, besides other unemployed persons, he said.

Solapur will be a major hub for also providing uniforms for the Armed forces and police personnel in the country, he said, and requested organisers host international exhibition outside the country to attract foreign investment.

The market size of uniform for school, corporate wear and government forces is worth over ₹18,000 crore. Of this organised sector commands about ₹10,000 crore. Solapur has over 1,000 garment making units stitching uniforms worth ₹1,100 crore and it employs over 60,000 skilled labour.

Jaykumar Rawal, Maharashtra’s Tourism Development Minister, said that the government would extend support to attract tourists and investors to Solapur as it is close to Mumbai, Pune and Hyderabad airports.

Ravindra Marathe, Chairman and Managing Director, Bank of Maharashtra, said the bank will sanction spot loans of up to ₹1 crore to encourage the local garments industry during the three-day exhibition.

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