She said this while addressing a video conference with textile industry leaders from the secretariat recently.

She said the textile industry is keen on investing in the state and the government has been working to foster a conducive environment for attracting investments.

She said many industrialists had fled the state or shut down operations during the previous government’s tenure, according to media reports from the state.

There are many opportunities to set up textile units in agro textiles, geo textiles and mobile textiles sub-sectors in the state, she said.

She said the state ranks second in the country in silk production, sixth in cotton production and seventh in jute production. There are nine textile and apparel parks in the state, including three in the private sector.

Fibre2Fashion News Desk (DS)