To provide an opportunity of home coming to more than 60 per cent of its workers hailing from Jharkhand and Bihar and are placed in various plants in Delhi, Rajasthan and Haryana, Orient Crafts limited has decided to expand its business in Jharkhand also. Talking to the media persons in Ranchi Chairman cum Managing Director Sudhir Dhingra today said that moving a step forward towards it, first ever garment manufacturing unit in Jharkhand will be inaugurated at Irba near Ranchi by Union Textile Minister Smriti Irani and Chief Minister Raghubar Das jointly on Saturday.
“900 children fresh youths will be getting employment in this factory and have been duly trained by us before absorbing them. This pilot project has been started within 4 months of Momentum Jharkhand with support of the State Government, its clear policies and quick decisions and approvals,” said Dhingra. The manufacturing unit in Ranchi houses 225 machines and 900 hundred workers, also having full facility of training, manufacturing, fishing and packing, he added.
Dhingra further said that the project is merely a small step towards grand vision as Orient Craft was committed to create 12000 – 15000 more jobs within one year in the State.
“Next big step is Industrial Park in Hotwar having a capacity of 20-30 manufacturing units, using 12-14 lakh square feet of factory space, spread in 25 acres and will to be fully developed and operational in 3 years,” he said. This Industrial Park will generate up to 25000 new employment, he added.