Inauguration of Apparel & Garment Making Centre in Imphal

Smriti Zubin Irani to Inaugurate Apparel & Garment Making Centre at Imphal, Manipur

Question: Recently Union Minister of Textiles Smriti Zubin Irani inaugurated the Apparel and Garment Making Centre in which of the following state?
(a) Manipur
(b) Meghalaya
(c) Tripura
(d) Sikkim
Ans: (a)
Related facts:

  • On 27 November 2016 Union Minister of Textiles Smriti Zubin Irani inaugurated the Apparel and Garment Making Centre in Lamboikhongnangkhong, Imphal.
  • The Centre consists of one skilling block and two commercial blocks and 300 nos. of machines are installed in the centre.
  • She also distributed “Pehchan” Identity Cards to some artisans.
  • The scheme for identifying weavers was launched on 7th October, 2014 and now more than 2000 weavers have been identified and issued identity cards.
  • Rs 18 crore has been allocated for installing the centre.

Reference:

http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=154431