Bengaluru-based apparel manufacturer Texport Industries (TIPL) has entered into a memorandum of understanding with Telangana government for setting up a production facility in Sircilla Apparel Park.
Texport will set up an apparel manufacturing factory on Plug and Play mode in the Built to Suit (BTS) unit to be constructed by the State government on 7.42 acres at the Apparel Park.
Handlooms and Textiles Commissioner Shailaja Ramaiyer and TIPL managing director Narendra D. Goenka signed the MoU in the presence of Industries and IT Minister K.T. Rama Rao.
Initially, the company will be installing 800 machines and employing 1,600 persons. Later, it would be expanding to 1,000 machines. Over about three years, the project is expected to create employment for some 2,000 persons.
The Minister’s office, in a release on the MoU, said for the first time in the country export-oriented garment manufacturing BTS Units on Plug and Play Mode are coming up by utilizing the state-of-the-art manufacturing ecosystem in Sircilla region. It will enable forward integration of Sircilla Powerloom weaving industry with the apparel and garment manufacturing process, thus aiding development of textile sector in the State. In the process, more employment opportunities will be created for the locals.
