Related Keywords: Apparel and Garment Unit, boost textile industry, demand for garment, eight northeastern states, export, Indian government, National Building Constructions Corp, readymade garment manufacturing units, Tripura handloom and handicrafts
The Indian government plans to set up ready-made garment manufacturing units in each of the eight northeastern states to boost the textile industry in and export of ready made garments from the region, which would also boost local employment, particularly for women. The government-run National Building Constructions Corp would set up the units in Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Mizoram, Sikkim and Tripura.
