Gokaldas Images Company to open its unit at Sircilla Apparel Park

The company representatives signed an agreement with the Industries department in the presence of Industries Minister KT Rama Rao at Pragathi Bhavan here on Friday

Hyderabad: Gokaldas Images Company, a popular readymade garments company, will be setting up its unit in Sircilla Apparel Park. The company representatives signed an agreement with the Industries department in the presence of Industries Minister KT Rama Rao at Pragathi Bhavan here on Friday.

On the occasion, company Managing Director Sumeer Hinduja briefed about the company’s invest plans to the Minister. He said the company would facilitate direct employment to nearly 1,100 persons, of which 75 per cent would be women. To this effect, the company in association with Telangana Government would train women in and around Sircilla, he said adding “Our company is into apparels business since four decades and specialises in readymade garments manufacturing.”

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“We are impressed with industry-friendly policies of the Telangana Government and have decided to set up our unit in Sircilla park” said Hinduja whose company supplies garments to leading brands in the world. From Sircilla unit, the company will be exporting garments to popular brands in United States and Europe, he informed.

Expressing happiness over Gokaldas Company investing in Telangana, Industries Minister KT Rama Rao said Telangana Government was according top priority to textiles sector. Besides providing amenities for development of industry, the Telangana Government is prepared to train people and make them industry-ready, he said.

Till date, the textiles sector in the State was predominantly into manufacturing textiles and now with Gokaldas Images Company, Telangana will turn into a hub for readymade garments, the Minister said. “With Gokaldas Images Company investing in Telangana, I hope readymade garments manufacturing companies will follow suit,” said Rama Rao. He assured the Gokaldas management that State Government would extend all the support.

The deal with Gokaldas company would facilitate direct employment to nearly 1100 persons in the Park, which is coming up at Ponder in a area spread over 65 acres. Already provision of basic amenities is completed in the park and Sircilla will become a hub for powerlooms sector, besides textiles and apparels, officials said.

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