Uttarakhand seeks pvt partner for textile park

The govt to float a special purpose vehicle and look for a private partner for the park

The Uttarakhand government has decided to set up the proposed textile park as a public-private partnership in the Kumaon region. The government will float a special purpose vehicle and look for a private partner for the textile park, said principal secretary, industries, Rakesh Sharma.

The Union government had last year announced a series of sops at an estimated cost Rs 250 crore for Uttarakhand. These included a textile park, two spices parks, two convention centres and horticulture cold-storage chains. Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna had recently expressed his worry over delays in setting up the textile park, where the centre has promised a grant of Rs 100 crore.

The 100-acre park is being proposed in the Kashipur-Jaspur area of the Kumaon region, Sharma said.

Due to an industrial slowdown in the country, the private sector was not showing much interest in the textile sector. "Though we took up the issue with companies like Alps, we did not get any positive response. So, we will be shortly floating expressions of interest for the textile park," said Sharma.

A total of 40 textile parks have been sanctioned under the 11th Five-Year Plan in the country, said Sharma.