Gorakhpur: Readymade garments has been added as the second one district one product (ODOP) of Gorakhpur after terracotta, the district information department informed on Wednesday.
“The area has huge potential in the sphere of readymade garment and 3,000 people will be directly benefited by this decision. The industrialists are very happy. We will provide the needed training to unskilled and semiskilled workers besides funds to encourage self-employment and enterprise,” said deputy commissioner, industries, R K Sharma.
Former chairman of the Chamber of Industries S K Agarwal praised the decision of the state government.
“A large number of people in the industry will be benefited. Around 100 readymade garments units are functional and the 15,000 workers of the industry who came during lockdown will also get employment. I think more than 500 crore will be invested in the industry in the next two years and more than 20,000 people will get employment. People will get loans easily without guarantee,” he added. “Terracotta is limited to few villages, but readymade garment business is in the whole district and will affect more than 7 crore people. I hope the dream of a textile park at Purvanchal Expressway also becomes a reality,” he said.
Businessman Amar Tulsiyan said, “Gorakhpur has a lot of potential. I am very happy that readymade garments are now in the ODOP list. This decision will be a game changer for UP.” “We will meet CM Yogi to thank him. Right now, the readymade garment business is scattered in Gorakhpur. If we get infrastructure under the proposed textile park, many people with even small capital will be able to start business easily in an organized way and earn a good name for Gorakhpur readymade garment market,” said chairman of Chamber of Industries, Vishnu Ajit Saria.