The Uttar Pradesh Government plans to develop an Apparel City or Apparel Park in Gautam Budh Nagar district, Noida.
To be spread across 175 acre, the park will help the government consolidate all the garment factories and exporters in the state in one location with all the facilities.
Known as the ‘City of Apparel’ of India, Noida has evolved as a prominent hub for the garment and apparel sector in India. The city houses numerous garment factories and exporters. It currently approximately 1,500 apparel units that are engaged in manufacturing ready-to-wear apparel for domestic and overseas markets.
The upcoming apparel park will make land and facilities available for garment manufacturing units. It will generate tens of thousands of employment opportunities besides attracting investments worth approximately Rs 2,500 to Rs 3,000 crore. Besides, the park will enhance export of ready-made garments from the area. It also aims to train villagers near the location to work in the garment sector and earn a living.
A significant contributor to India's exports, the textile and apparel sector in Noida employs a a significant number of individuals, primarily females (approximately 70 per cent of the jobs at the park will be given to females). The sector also aids the development of the economy in Uttar Pradesh and the surrounding regions.
Besides Noida, India boasts of numerous other cities that are renowned for textiles and fabrics such as Karur, Tamil Nadu; Surat, Gujarat; Pochampally, Telangana; Kota, Rajasthan; Chanderi, Madhya Pradesh and Mumbai, Maharashtra.
