Proposed Rohtak footwear cluster will strengthen north India position

North Indian state Haryana’s deputy chief minister Dushyant Chautala had discussion on the issue with industry representatives. He had said training will be given to the students of ITI institutes which will facilitate industry to get skilled workers, and youth will get employment near their homes. Presiding over a joint meeting of MSME (micro, small and medium enterprises) industrialists and office bearers of Footwear Industry Association, Chautala, who also holds the charge of industries and commerce department, said, “Haryana government is extending a lot of facilities to the industrialists in the state so that they do not face any problem in running their industries, due to which local youth will also get employment opportunities.”

He said that in Rohtak, the state government will set up a ‘Footwear-Leather’ cluster in an area of about 500 acres, in which industrialists will get all the facilities. As soon as about two dozen industries are operational, a Common Service Centre will be made in a year. Chautala also said that a centre of excellence related to leather will also be set up to help the industrialists of the leather industry in the state. He assured to build a labour-hostel near the ‘Footwear-Leather’ cluster so that the labourers working there do not face any problem in commuting to the industry.

Industry representatives have welcomed the announcement of the deputy Chief minister. They feel that footwear-leather industry will be promoted by establishing the cluster. Rohtak along with Karnal and Kurukshetra have emerged as major hubs for footwear industry due to proximity with Agra which is traditionally known for leather footwear industry. Another prominent city of Uttar Pradesh, Kanpur, is also not very far from the emerging hubs of Haryana. Kanpur is major production centre of footwear and leather tannery industry. The industry people expect that north India can further cement its position in the country’s footwear industry by the proposed cluster. According to industrialists, the cluster is proposed to be on 500 acres, which is enough to house few hundred industry units.

Fibre2Fashion News Desk (KUL)