Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Inaugurates Brandix India Apparel City
Konijeti Rosaiah, Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, inaugurated Brandix India Apparel City (BIAC), which is located within the Andhra Pradesh Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) in Visakhapatnam at a grand ceremony held recently. Spread in an area of 1000 acres, the park is an infrastructure-rich, fully serviced and environmentally compliant manufacturing park.
Congratulating the Management of BIAC for developing this park Rosaiah said, “Brandix India Apparel City is one of the largest textile industry-specific special economic zones in the world, and the only one of its scale and concept in South Asia. This is a special day in the history of Visakhapatnam with the opening of this SEZ in the city which will drive the industrial development of the State.”
The CM hoped that since the State Government supported them by providing land and excellent infrastructure, the BIAC should now fulfil its promise to provide jobs to the villagers, especially to women workers. Already, the factories operating within BIAC have provided jobs to over 5,075 rural people, mostly women, and when the park is occupied fully; about 60,000 jobs should be available.
Presiding over the inaugural function, Union Minister of State for Textiles Panabaaka Lakshmi complimented the Government of Andhra Pradesh and Brandix in establishing this Textile and Apparel Park under the Scheme for Integrated Textile Parks (SITP) Government of India. “The Ministry has been making serious efforts to attract Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into Indian textile industry and the Brandix India Apparel City is a shining example which would motivate similar and large scale FDI players into Indian textile industry,” she added.
Welcoming the dignitaries Ashroff Omar, CEO, Brandix Group said, “BIAC’s vision is to be the preferred global sourcing hub for apparel,” hence BIAC seeks to attract the best in the world in apparel specific sector.
The guest of honour also included Minister of State for HRD, D. Purandeswari; Minister for Mines & Geology, Handlooms & Textile, Spinning Mills B. Srinivas Reddy; Minister for Major Industries K. Lakshmi Narayana; and Minister for Tribal Welfare & Remote and Interior Areas Development P. Balaraju among other dignitaries. From the Brandix side, besides the CEO, present was Feroz Omar, BIAC Sector Director along with the entire Board of Directors of Brandix Lanka.
