CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Lucknow: The Yogi Adityanath government has approved a plan for a mega textile park in 1000 acres in Malihabad area in the state capital.

Detailed explanation-2: -The textile park will be developed in Noida over 150 acres of land and will house around 152 factories. This will be the first textile park in Noida.

Detailed explanation-3: -The brocades are used for making various clothing and household items. However, the place of pride is held by the Banarasi sarees which are available in varieties known as Katan, Tanchoi, Organza, Tissue and Jamdani, based on the material and techniques.

Detailed explanation-4: -Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman made the announcement while presenting the Budget 2021-22 in Parliament. A scheme of mega-investment textile parks will be launched in addition to the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme. 7 mega textile parks will be launched in 3 years as part of the scheme.

Detailed explanation-5: -Uttar Pradesh is the third highest fabric producing State of India producing 13.24% of the national production. The State ranks 5th in total silk production in the country. Uttar Pradesh has 58 spinning mills and a total of 74 textile mills in the non-SSI sector.