In the letter, Yadav today requested Union Minister of State for Textiles (independent charge) Santosh Gangwar to reconsider the ministry's earlier decision and clear setting up of three NIFTs in Noida, Bareilly and Lucknow, an official spokesperson said.
For setting up of the three institutes, if required, the UP government would provide land free of cost, Yadav said.
Earlier, replying to a previous letter sent by Yadav in this regard on February 5 this year, the Textile Minister had said that only one NIFT campus can be opened in a state.
He further said that even three NIFTs are not fully adequate for UP, however, they can bring a qualitative improvement in the textile industry of the state.
The institutes can encourage handloom, create job opportunities in the textile sector and also boost exports, the Chief Minister said.