Chief Minister Inaugurated Bijapur Garment Factory located in Itpal | 19 Sep 2023

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On September 18, 2023, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, during his one-day visit to Bijapur, inaugurated the Bijapur Government Factory located in Itpal, and also flagged off the first consignment of products ready for the market from the factory.

Key Points:

• The main source of livelihood of the villagers living in Bijapur district is agriculture and forest based (products) and in view of the migration of villagers to other states for employment due to lack of industry in the district, the district administration Bijapur is providing business opportunities for stable livelihood and women empowerment. Garment factory has been established as a model.
• This is an example of the business model of the district administration to provide employment to maximum number of beneficiaries at minimum cost, in which garment-based industry can be established in less time and at lower cost and employment can be provided to maximum number of beneficiaries.
• For the establishment of a garment factory, discussions have been held with the country's big garment brands Myntra, Max, Dixie etc., in which representatives of Dixie and Myntra companies visited the district, and an agreement was reached on setting up the factory. Thus, the garment factory has been built at a cost of Rs 6 crore 90 lakh 27 thousand.
• Started the work of counseling 800 women and training 200 beneficiaries for working in the garment factory. It was decided to start vest production in the District Project Livelihood College with 70 women by signing a 5-year contract with Dixie Company in June 2023.
• Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel also unveiled the statue of Chhattisgarh Mahtari in the Collectorate office premises during his stay in Bijapur. He said that statues of Chhattisgarh Mahtari are being installed in all the districts so that people can be awakened about their culture.