Major relief for garment, footwear industries
Hindu, India
Special Correspondent
CHANDIGARH: In a major relief to the garment and footwear industry in Haryana, Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Saturday announced an increase in the limit for Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of their industrial units located in old industrial townships from 125 to 200.
The Chief Minister made the announcement at a meeting held with representatives of the industry at Haryana Bhavan in New Delhi, an official note issued here said.
Mr. Hooda asked them to give an undertaking for using the sites only for textile units for at least the next 10 years.
The meeting was convened by the Haryana Industries Department to discuss various problems being faced by the garment industry due to appreciation of the rupee and other import-related conditions.
Labour Minister A.C. Chaudhary, Financial Commissioner and Principal Secretary (Labour) Naresh Gulati, Financial Commissioner and Principal Secretary (Town and Country Planning) P.K. Chaudhary, Labour Commissioner N.C. Wadhwa, HSIIDC Managing Director Rajiv Arora, Director Town and Country Planning S.S. Dhillon, Director (Industries) D.R. Dhingrawere among those present
