Uttar Pradesh plans to set up 10 more textile units in future. The state has already set up 15 textile mills in the past three years. As per daijiworld.com, the proposed 10 factories will be set up at the cost of Rs 442 crore and provide employment to 2,713 people. The state will also commence production at six more units in next three months. These units have been constructed at an estimated cost of Rs 97 crore. They include Jindal Handtex, Vivacity Homes, UV Garment, DS Exports, Rakesh International Trading Company and Shiva Polyplast. They have invested Rs 55 crore, Rs 4.24 crore, Rs 10 crore, Rs 2.5 crore, Rs 5 crore and Rs 20 crore, respectively, to set up their factories.

The government has also received investment proposals worth Rs 8,715.16 crore from 66 industrialists in the textile sector during the last four years. On completion of these 66 textile factories, around 525,087 people will get employment. The 15 textile units that have already come up in the state at the cost of Rs 756.91 crore have provided jobs to 4,800 people, whereas the six units which are expected to start operations soon will employ 1,500 people.