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Maharashtra government to create cotton hubs in cotton belts

To combat farmers' suicides in the cotton-growing belt, Maharashtra government plans to expand the textile hub policy to nine districts across the state. After the huge unrest among farmers in drought-hit regions of Vidarbha, Marathwada and some of northern parts of the state, the state government decided to accord the textile industry the second most important status after agriculture. Thus, Yavatmal, Buldhana, Amravati, Jalna, Parbhani, Nanded, Aurangabad, Beed, and Jalgaon are the districts short-listed, where textile hubs would be developed.

Amravati too would see the launch of a textile park on 100 acres land. The aim is to create a textile township, which would have provisions for multiple activities—from processing to marketing within the hub. The projects will be undertaken via public and private partnership.

Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, has urged speeding up of the projects. The Maharashtra State Textile Corporation and Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation, is expected to coordinate. Besides, he has urged that the authorities streamline details such as water, land, power supply, etc., which are integral for the textile hubs. Fadnavis believes the textile sector lacks proper planning and feels that it is pointless to have a spinning mill in distant western Maharashtra where cotton transport from Vidarbha incurs massive expenditure. Instead, it may be wise for spinning and processing units in areas where cotton is grown this would benefit both, farmers and industrial units.

 
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