Meghalaya’s first ever Apparel and Garment Centre

Meghalaya’s first ever Apparel and Garment Centre

Question: Recently Meghalaya’s first ever Apparel and Garment Centre was inaugurated at-
(a) Ampati
(b) Mawlynnong
(c) Punsari
(d) None of the above
Ans. (a)
Related facts:

  • On 30 January 2017 Meghalaya’s first ever Apparel and Garment Centre inaugurated at Ampati.
  • It was inaugurated by union Textiles Minister Smriti Zubin Irani, along with Chief Minister of Meghalaya Dr. Mukul Sangma.
  • Ampati is present in South West Garo Hills, Meghalaya.
  • The Apparel and Garment Making Centre, covering an area of 45,000 sq. ft, has been set up at a cost of approximately Rs. 14.26 crore, under the North East Region Textiles Promotion Scheme (NERTPS) of the Ministry of Textiles.
  • The centre has three units, two of them housing 105 sewing machines each, and the third one having seventy machines.
  • The foundation stone for this centre was laid in 2015 by the Chief Minister of Meghalaya, in the presence of the then Union Textiles Minister.
  • Its construction was completed by NBCC, in a record time of less than two years.
  • The Apparel and Garment Making Centre is being set up as part of a landmark initiative announced by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Nagaland, on 1st December, 2014.

Reference:
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=157782