Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai launched a mega textile park, which will come up on 1,000 acres of land near Kalaburagi under the PM-Mitra scheme and generate one lakh direct jobs and two lakh indirect jobs. Recalling the olden days, he said that “Davanagere was known as the Manchester of Karnataka. There were other cities like Kalaburagi, Raichur, Hubli and Belagavi where cotton mills were processing raw cotton produced by farmers in the state and making cloth. Now all the cotton mills are closed due to wrong policies. The then governments did not have the spirit to protect the industry based on local agricultural production.
He was addressing a public meeting at PDA Engineering College Auditorium in Kalaburagi on Tuesday after inaugurating the Central Government's Mega Textile Park allotted to Kalaburagi in Karnataka under the PM-MITRA (Prime Minister's Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel) scheme. The textile park is one of the seven such parks given by the central government to seven states. Pointing to the widespread migration from the Kalyana Karnataka region to big cities like Hyderabad and Mumbai in search of livelihood options, Mr. Bommai said the 1,000-acre mega textile park near Kalaburagi is expected to address the issue.
“People from this region travel hundreds of kilometers to find work in Hyderabad, Mumbai and other cities to take care of their families. The Mega Textile Park being set up at Kalaburagi will effectively address this issue of migration by generating approximately one lakh direct employment and two lakh indirect employment. Highlighting the importance of Mega Textile Park in employment generation, he said that textile industry is the third major industry in the country after energy and coal industries in terms of employment generation.
“We could have thought of giving Kalburgi some other industry. But, we chose to give this Textile Park as it is one of the major industries along with energy and coal which generate large scale employment. With the commencement of this textile park, there will be a rapid change in the lives of the people. Expressing optimism for the development prospects of Kalaburagi, the Chief Minister said the city would become an investment hub not just for Karnataka but for the whole of India because of its strategic location and connectivity.
"In 10 years from now, Kalaburagi will become a major investment hub in South India due to its strategic location and its road, rail and air connectivity. It will be the city of the future not only for Karnataka but for India. Central Textile and Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal, who was supposed to attend the meeting, could not attend as he was busy with other work in New Delhi. However, he sent a video message wishing success to the Textile Park and the message was played in the meeting.
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed with nine private companies in cotton processing and textile business with an expected investment of ₹2,000 crore, including ₹500 crore each from Himatsingka and Shade Exports. Union Minister of State for Railways and Textiles Darshana V. Jardosh, Union Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers, New and Renewable Energy Bhagwant Khuba, Minister for Large and Medium Enterprises Murugesh Nirani, Minister for Handlooms and Textiles Shankar Patil Munankoppa and Lok Sabha member Umesh Jadhav from Kalaburagi were present on the occasion. Among the dignitaries present were.
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