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Maharashtra government to open up new market opportunities with higher remuneration for cotton farmers has worked out an integrated model of textile and agro industries in Vidarbha and Marathwada, said Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday performing the bhoomipujan for the units of J K Investors Ltd and Raymond Group of Companies at Nandgaon Peth in Amravati.

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In the wake of the Make in Maharashtra slogan – a toddler initiative adapted from Make in India, the Government of Maharashtra plans to accelerate the textile sector of the state which is the largest employer and covers the largest area of around 41.92 per cent under cultivation for cotton.

The Maharashtra government, which has already announced 14 textile parks in the state, has invited businessmen to invest in the sector through its initiative. The state also plans to set up 10 new mega textile hubs and new garment park at Solapur and Nagpur.

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The Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis took his first step towards handing over the controversial 12-acre land for a Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar memorial without passing any law in Parliament. Mr Fadnavis convinced PM Modi to hand over the land for the memorial before Dr Ambedkar’s birth anniversary on April 14.

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In the first 100 days of the new government in Maharashtra led by the 44-year old chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, there has been no discernible change in the industrial sector in the state meeting the eye. But behind the curtains, a lot of ground works, preparatory works, studies, interactions with various stakeholders and systems understanding has been accomplished.

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Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis in a meeting with National Textile Corporation (NTC) official a fortnight ago made it clear that the government would help NTC shut its mills in Mumbai and develop the land, provided it set up textile units in Amravati. The condition is to set up the mills there, operationalize them and only then would the government allow NTC to commercially exploit its land in Mumbai.

The decision likely to be opposed by political satraps in Satara, Sangli, Solapur and Ichalkaranji who have interests in the textile industry in these regions.

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The four sick textile units - three from Mumbai and one from Solapur are to be relocated to Nandgaonpeth textile zone in Amravati. The Nandgaonpeth textile zone has been allocated 40 hectares land and is located 17km from Amravati on National Highway 6. This move is likely to give the much-needed push to Vidarbha's cotton economy.

The four units which are to be relocated are Mumbai's Indu Mill, Poddar Mill and Tata Textiles and Barshi Textile Mills of Solapur.

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Nagpur, due to its geographic location as the centre of the country, is capable of being a large logistic hub and surely to bring in huge employment opportunities to Vidarbha. The long-awaited development process of Vidarbha has kick-started with Devendra Fadnavis becoming the Chief Minister of Maharashtra. Devendra Fadnavis addressing youngsters on Saturday during the Youth Empowerment Summit announced that the government is in talks with Flipkart an e-commerce giants to set up an e-commerce logistic hub in Nagpur.

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The Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis plans to develop Vidarbha as the biggest textile hub of India as he believes that farmer’s problems will not resolve with just one time financial package. There has to be alternate avenues to channelize their cotton and ensure higher remunerations long term.
The state government is going to announce a special package for Vidarbha next week to promote cotton based industries in the region.