Chief Minister Raghubar Das today pledged to develop Jharkhand as a textile hub citing investment friendly government and abundance of human and natural resources in the State. While inaugurating of the first unit of Rampur Arvind Smart Textile and Phase 2 of Bhoomi Poojan here on Sunday the CM said that the company will provide ample employment opportunities to the people of the State.
“Today is an important day for Jharkhand as new employment opportunities are opening here. We are growing fast in the direction of developing Jharkhand as a textile hub. In the same link today the inauguration of the first unit of Arvind Smart Textile and the land worship rituals for Phase 2 has been done. On completion of Phase 2 of Arvind Textiles worth Rs 300 crore, 16 million garments will be produced each year. By this, 7500 people will get direct employment, of which 80 per cent will be women. Large number of indirect jobs will also be created,” said the CM.
He said that the textile industry has the highest employment opportunities. To promote this, the government has made the best textile policy in the country, the effect of which is visible. Special provisions have been made in this policy to link women to employment. On the employment of women under the policy, subsidy of additional Rs 1000 is being given to the company. A subsidy of Rs. 5000 per person per month and a subsidy of Rs. 6000 per woman employment is being given. Soon, textile policy will be encouraged to make a textile park here, he added.
The CM said that people are being trained through skill development to connect them with employment. “The impact of the government's efforts on skill development is also in front. People are getting employment in their home. Earlier, our girls had to go to another State for jobs of Rs 7-8 thousand. They were exploited in every way. Now they will not only get rid of the life of hell, they will also get employment of 12-13 thousand rupees in their house,’ he said.
He said that the production of Tasar is around 3700 MT in the entire country, in which around 2600 MT is produced only in Jharkhand and is mainly exported to the US, UK, Australia, Germany and Switzerland. It is the government's attempt to set up value-added plant in Jharkhand. This will not only benefit the people, the government will also get revenue, he added.
Referring to Momentum Jharkhand, the CM said that till now the foundation stone for 30 companies related to the textile industry has been done. Out of this, four companies - Orient Craft, Kishore Exports, Sidditech and Arvind Mills - have also started production. Starting today, Arvind Smart Textile has got employment from 2000 people. In the second phase 7,500 people and people will get direct employment. Apart from these, 26 companies are investing Rs 1,367 crores. This will provide employment to 26,000 people. Apart from this, the proposals of eight companies from different states are under process, said he.
Executive Director, Kunil Lalbhai, Arvind Mills said that Jharkhand has such capacity in the field of textile industry that it will soon leave behind Bangladesh. He said that Arvind Mills, Arvind Textile is going to invest Rs 500 crores every year in the next four-five years to meet growing demand in India and globally in the textile and fashion industry. Under the development of 3 large garment clusters of the country, these investments will be done in Jharkhand, Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh. This will give direct employment to more than 10000 people, of which 80 per cent will be women. Large number of indirect employment will also be created.
Khijri MLA Ram Kumar Pahan, Principal Secretary to CM Sunil Kumar Barnwal, Industry Secretary K Ravikumar, Director Industries Jishan Kammer, CEO Arvind Mills Sushil Kaul and a large number of dignitaries present on the occasion.