Govt with leather industry, resolving issues: Mahana

Kanpur: In the overall leather export category of the fourth Central Regional Export Excellence Award ceremony, Super House Group won the first prize. The ceremony was held at KLC complex Banthar Unnao on Saturday. Rehman Industries Group and AFPL Global Private Ltd received the second and third prize in the same category, respectively .
The awards were given by chief guest, UP Legislative assembly speaker Satish Mahana, in the presence of several senior state government officials. Superhouse diretor Yusuf Amin received the award, along with three more awards in other categories.
There were 13 categories of leather and leather product export awards and the chief guest handed them to 54 leather & leather products export units of Kanpur. Three women entrepreneurs who received the award included Nargis Begum of RNZ Exports for saddlery & harness in the leather category. Shruti Takru of Lord Shiva International and Pooja Agarwal ASPEN Mfg Co received the non-leather category awards.
Mahana in his address expressed best wishes to all export award winners and industry members. He assured that state government is always stand behind the industry and extending close cooperation in establishment of mega leather cluster and resolving other issues.
Kanpur-Unnao Leather Cluster Development Company Ltd director Rakesh Suri welcomed the guests and stated the idea behind organising such event in this region is to help leather industry become stronger and grow at a faster pace through an all-inclusive eco system which will help in achieving the ambitious industry target of 47 billion dollars by 2030.
Additional chief secretary MSME & export promotion Amit Mohan Prasad inaugurated the event and officially launched first edition of CLAPSS 2023 with the statement that UP government would extend all support required for the growth of leather industry. He mentioned a scheme ‘PLEDGA’ and informed that UP government was organising UP Industrial Trade Show in Greater Noida Export Mart during 21st to 25 Sep. 2023, wherein about 400 overseas buyers will participate. So, all industry members should participate.
Chairman Mukhtarul Amin also welcomed the guests and appreciated the state government’s support for the growth of this sector and congratulate award winners.
CLE vice chairman R K Jalan welcoming the guest said that UP is playing vital role in export earnings and having substantial shares in India’s total exports of leather and leather products. He emphasised that to invite more investment in non-leather footwear on the lines of Tamil Nadu so that desired growth could be achived. Javed Iqbal regional chairman CLE gave vote of thanks.