Aiming to making unemployed rural women self-sufficient, and enabling them to earn a sustainable livelihood through garment production, the Aditya Birla company Utkal Alumina has opened a garment manufacturing unit at Tikiri in Rayagada district of Orissa. The company has already imparted tailoring training to 60 women from the underprivileged class in its periphery. Around Rs 33 lakh have been invested for the project.
The market linkage would be with Fabindia, Boyanika and similar large scale garment units. The product portfolio includes women’s tops, kurtis, chudidars, salwar kameez, skirts, school uniforms and institutional uniforms for hotels, hospitals and industries.
Aditya Birla is a dominant player in viscose staple fiber, metals, cement, branded apparel, financial services and other sectors. It spans over 20 nations with 100 state-of-the-art manufacturing units. Utkal Alumina is a refinery project in Rayagada district.
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