December 15, 2017 09:49 pm | Updated 09:49 pm IST - NEW DELHI
The Cabinet approved a ₹2,600 crore special package for the leather and footwear sector to help generate 3.24 lakh jobs in the next three years.
“The scheme would lead to development of infrastructure for the leather sector, address environment concerns specific to the leather sector, facilitate additional investments, employment generation and increase in production,” an official release said. It also said enhanced tax incentive would attract large scale investments in the sector.
Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments.
We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.
