Chhattisgarh has secured nearly Rs 973 crore in investment commitments from four textile and garment companies, with officials saying the projects will create more than 14,000 jobs as the state pushes to become a manufacturing hub under its Industrial Development Policy 2024–30.
The biggest commitment comes from Saravana Mills, which plans a Rs 528 crore integrated textile and apparel campus. Swift Textiles Pvt. Ltd. is putting in Rs 235 crore for a manufacturing facility at the Nava Raipur Textile Park. Puneet Creations and Drishti Designs LLP have jointly committed around Rs 210 crore.
Commenting on the textile ecosystem, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh, Shri Vishnu Deo Sai, said, “A textile factory does much more than create industrial capacity. It creates livelihoods for thousands of families. This sector has immense potential to provide employment to our youth and women, particularly in rural and semi-urban areas. Our government is committed to creating opportunities close to home so that our people can build prosperous futures in Chhattisgarh itself.”
Swift Textiles has already broken ground. Its bhoomipoojan ceremony makes it the first garment manufacturing unit to begin construction at the Nava Raipur park.
The four companies bring experience across different parts of the textile supply chain, from yarn production to finished garments, and count global retailers such as H&M and Marks & Spencer among their clients. That means goods made in Chhattisgarh could soon be entering international supply chains.
State officials are betting heavily on this sector because textiles are labor-intensive and could absorb large numbers of workers, particularly in Bastar and Surguja, regions the government wants to develop without forcing residents to migrate for jobs.
What’s driving the investment?
The state’s incentive package is aggressive. Companies can claim total incentives worth up to 200% of their fixed capital investment, including a 35% capital incentive tied to how many people they employ. On top of that, the policy pays employment generation assistance of ₹6,000 a month for every woman hired and ₹5,000 a month for every man, for five years. Training support runs up to ₹15,000 per employee.
Other perks include a 12-year exemption from electricity duty, freight assistance, and custom-built incentive packages for any project over ₹1,000 crore that creates more than 1,000 jobs. The first five anchor investors in the textile sector get additional benefits — several of whom have already signed on.
Infrastructure already in place
The 81-acre Textile Park at Nava Raipur, along with an adjoining Readymade Garment Park, is designed as a plug-and-play site — land, power, water, and waste treatment are already set up so companies can start operations quickly.
Location is part of the pitch too. The park sits on the Mumbai–Howrah railway corridor, giving manufacturers access to major domestic markets, and is close to Visakhapatnam Port for exports, plus strong air connectivity to India’s commercial centers.
Swift Textiles’ managing director, P. Gandhi, credited the state government’s support for getting the project moving. “We are confident that, with the government’s continued encouragement, this facility will set new benchmarks in textile manufacturing,” he said.
