Circular No. ES/238/2021-22 03rd February, 2022
To: Members of the Council
Sub: Government is providing financial assistance of Rs. 18.18 Cr for each Apparel and Garment Making Center in North East States under NERTPS
Dear Member,
We would like to inform you that the Government is providing financial assistance of Rs. 18.18 Cr for each Apparel and Garment Making Center in North East states for infrastructure capacity building under North East Region Textile Promotion Scheme (NERTPS). In this regard, a Press Release has been issued by the Ministry of Textiles.
Each Apparel and Garment Making Centers consisting of 3 units of 100 machines is set up with 100% Government funding and the facilities are made available to entrepreneurs having background in textiles/fashions for starting their units in ‘Plug & Play’ mode (Details given in the Press Release).
To create an integrated workspace and linkages based entrepreneurial ecosystem for (i)Promoting entrepreneurship in apparel manufacturing; (ii) Creating additional manufacturing; (iii) Generating additional employment opportunities, (iv) Scheme for Incubation in Apparel Manufacturing was launched during the 12th Five Year Plan.
During this period, three project were approved viz. (1) Incubation Centre in Gwalior; (2) Incubation Centre in Apparel Manufacturing at Bhubaneshwar an (3) Incubation Centre in Apparel Manufacturing at Panipat.
Steps taken by the Government to promote apparel manufacturing and its export in the country are as follow:-
Members may kindly make a note of the above.
Thanking you,
Yours faithfully,
S. BALARAJU
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR