With its first textile factory turning operational from Saturday in Irba (Ormanjhi), Orient Craft limited has crafted new promises and hopes of refreshed job opportunities, enhanced livelihood, prevention of labour drain in the State and many more for Jharkhand. Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of the company, which has won number of awards including highest exporter of knitted garments in India for two consecutive years, Sudhir Dhingra said on the occasion that he expected around 3 lakh new job creations in garment sector in the State just in another two to three years.
Calling the move of company to start a garment factory in State a renewed hope for lakhs of unemployed youth in State, Chief Minister Raghubar Das repeated his promise to make Jharkhand one of the most developed states in India by another five years. “It is a historical day, as it has started reflecting results of my dreams of bringing smile to the poor of the State. It is my promise to develop Jharkhand as a textile hub in the country and I am committed to it,” said the CM where apart from Dhingra, Union Minister of the Ministry of Textiles Smriti Jubin Irani, Industry Department Secretary and also Secretary to the CM Sunil Kumar Barnwal, Jharkhand Khadi and Gramodyog Board Chairman Sanjay Seth and many other officials were also present.
Irani patted the CM, saying that his will power to walk the talk remained unmatched with development works clearly visible. “A functional Orient Craft unit in such a short span of time is a testimony of good governance in the State and the CM’s will power to stand to commitments, too. The CM has sent clear message to the industry fraternity that the government was ready to move two steps towards them given that they step in and impose faith in State,” said Irani before she flew to Jamshedpur to take part in groundbreaking ceremony of as many as 72 industries.
Dhingra said, on the occasion, that he was eyeing big in Jharkhand as the State was full of opportunities. “The government is supportive, the people are labourious and overall business environment is friendly,” said Dhingra.
Notably, Orient Craft limited which enjoys association of global apparel brands like Marks and Spencer, Banana Republic, Tommy Hilfiger, GAP, Ralph lauren, Debenhams, Zara Home, Armani, Hugo Boss and Calvin Klein as its prime clients, has launched Irba unit with 225 knitting machines with full facility of training, manufacturing, finishing and packing and an optimum capacity of 2 lakh garment pieces every month. The unit has been started with 900 local workforce, all trained in the unit itself. The company eyes Rs 50 crores of turnover in first year of operation before its mega unit in Hotwar with cumulative employee strength of over 10,000 turns operational by the end of March 2018.