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Government of India has launched
“Apparel Park for Exports” scheme
for imparting focussed thrust for
setting up of apprel manufacturing
units of international standards at
potential growth centres. The
Apparel Parks for Exports Scheme has
come into operation w.e.f.
23.3.2002. |
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GUIDELINES: |
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DETAILS OF THE SCHEME |
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The State Govt. or an Undertaking
sponsored by the State Government
(the designated |
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agency) will provide land free of
cost for establishing the park of
sufficient size. (The size of |
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an apparel park may be approximately
150-250 acres, but this can be
determined in |
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each case
on merits) |
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The location of the apparel park
will be such that it is conducive to
the establishment of state- |
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of-the art manufacturing units in
terms of its access to ports,
airports, rail heads etc., |
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availability of raw-materials and
the general level of infrastructural
facilities available |
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The designated agency will provide
infrastructural facilities like
power, water, roads (including |
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approach roads to the park),
sewerage and drainage, tele-communication
& other facilities for |
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the park. Such facilities shall be
of high standards to ensure that the
units established in the |
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park are able to function
efficiently |
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The park will have garment
manufacturing units with each unit
having atleast 200 sewing |
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machines. The park would especially
aim at integrated units. It would
provide employment to |
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at least 20,000 persons when it
becomes fully operational. The park
could have the ancillary |
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units like the units manufacturing
buttons etc. The park would also aim
at having specialised |
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units like processing or washing
units to bring more value addition
to the garments |
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manufactured |
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The State Government will also take
the initiative in providing
flexibility in labour laws in these |
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clusters |
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The Central Government will give as
a grant 75% of the capital
expenditure incurred by the |
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State Government on the
infrastructural facilities of the
Apparel Park, while the remaining |
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25% will be borne by the agency.
This grant shall be limited to a
maximum of Rs.10 crores. |
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The Central Government will also
provide a sum upto Rs. 5 crores for
setting up of an effluent |
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treatment plant,creche/s, any multi
purpose centre/hall for marketing
/display etc. (This is |
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being proposed as these facilities
are required to enable the units to
meet emerging |
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labour/social/ environmental
standards) |
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The Central Government will also
undertake to provide skill
upgradation of the workers |
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employed in the units under its
existing schemes, wherever possible |
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The Central Government will provide
grant upto 50% of the cost of any
training facility |
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created in the park upto a maximum
of Rs.2 crores. (This is being
proposed as skill |
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upgradation in garment sector is a
continuous process to maintain
competitiveness) |
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The State Government may not charge
any stamp fee on the sale/transfer
of land . |
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in this park(This facility has been given by the
Government of Maharashtra for the |
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units being set up
in Millenium Park) |