Apparel Major ‘GokalDas Images’ to set up its unit at Sricilla Apparel Park inTelangana
Hyderabad, Apr 10 (FN Representative) Apparel Major ‘GokalDas Images ‘ will set up an apparel industry at Apparel Park in Sircilla district of Telangana to produce and supply cloth to various global brands in the US and Europe. In the presence of Telangana Industries Minister K.T.Rama Rao, Gokaldas Images and Telangana Government on Friday entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) here on Friday to set up their unit in Sircilla Apparel Park. The Company will create employment opportunities for 1100 local youth and out of this, 75 per cent of the jobs will be given to women.
Telangana Government will also provide skill training to the unemployed youth, making them industry-ready. Gokaldas Images Managing Director Sumir Hinduja, Telangana Government Principal Secretary ( Industries ) Jayesh Ranjan, Handlooms and Textiles Director Shailaja Ramaiyer, and TSIIC Vice Chairman and Managing Director Narsimha Reddy were present during the MoU signing event. The Government of Telangana has already set up the infrastructure facilities at the Apparel Park which will boost the power-loom and handloom sectors apart from giving major scope to the apparel industry in the region. Gokaldas Images has been a top apparel industry leader in India for the past four decades who has been producing readymade garments.
During the event, Sumir Hinduja informed the Minister that its company at Sircilla Apparel Park will produce and supply cloth to various global brands in the US and Europe. Expressing happiness over Gokaldas Images Pvt Ltd setting up their industry in Telangana, Minister KTR stated that his government has given top priority to the textile industry in the State and has also introduced various schemes. The Minister said that the Government will set up all the required infrastructure and also provide skill training to the local youth, making them industry-ready. Minister KTR said that more apparel industries will look towards Telangana to make investments in the coming future.