Centre sanctions ₹50-cr Ranipet zero-waste facility, shields footwear sector from West Asia shocks

DPIIT clears a ₹50-crore Zero Solid Waste Discharge plant at the Ranipet leather cluster to convert tannery solids into industrial salt, while an inter-ministerial group moves to cushion footwear exporters from West Asia conflict-driven freight and supply-chain disruptions. Backed by ₹271 crore across 5 clusters and 8 of 9 CETPs operational.

— Filed Mon, 8 Jun, 2026, 19:35 IST · Source The Hindu BusinessLine · Updated

Centre sanctions ₹50-crore Zero Solid Waste Discharge facility at Ranipet leather cluster to convert solid waste into industrial salt, while inter-ministerial group works to ease West Asia conflict-driven supply-chain and freight disruptions for footwear sector.

Why this matters

Signals continued central backing for India's leather and footwear cluster modernisation, pairing green infrastructure investment with active export-risk mitigation amid West Asia conflict-driven supply chain stress.

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