Commerce ministry clears plan for mega leather cluster at Andhra’s Nellore district
08 Jun 2016
The union ministry of commerce and industry has given its approval for the establishment of a mega leather cluster at Kota Mandal, in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh.
"It gives me immense pleasure to inform you that proposal for establishment of Mega Leather Cluster at Kota Mandal, Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh has been approved with a central government assistance of Rs125 crore," minister of commerce and industry Nirmala Sitharaman stated in a letter to Andhra chief minister.
The project, sanctioned under Indian Leather Development programme, would create state-of-the-art infrastructure for labour intensive units and is expected to generate employment for 20,000 people and leverage an investment of at least Rs500 crore in the first phase itself.
The minister requested the chief minister that due process related to award of be contract so that the central government could release the funds to start the project as soon as possible.
