‘Road infra to boost textile industry biz’

Lucknow: Sharing the growth potential of Bundelkhand, Union minister for state (MSME) and Jalaun MP Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma said that the erstwhile backward region is set to leap ahead with better road connectivity and infrastructure.
“Handloom and textile industry players coming to the state have best road infrastructure to expand business. The Yogi government has signed proposals worth Rs 1.88 lakh crore in Jhansi while MoUs worth Rs 1.35 lakh crore have been formalised,” he said.
Over 8,000 products are being manufactured in UP and 11 crore people are getting employment. Director general of Northern India Textile Research Association Dr Arindam Basu provided inputs for the growth of the sector to senior officers of the UP government.