Odisha Pitches Bhubaneswar as Cheaper Shirt-Making Hub Than Bangladesh
State industries secretary Hemant Sharma says shirt production in Bhubaneswar now undercuts Bangladesh on cost, positioning Odisha as a fast-growing textile manufacturing base courting domestic and global apparel makers over the next five years.
Odisha is emerging as a fast-growing textile manufacturing hub, with officials claiming shirt production in Bhubaneswar is cheaper than in Bangladesh, drawing domestic and global apparel manufacturers to set up operations in the state.
Why this matters
The cost pitch builds on Odisha's textile push: reviving the Shree Sarala mill as a Tirtol apparel cluster, a $22M Kalibeti workforce hostel, and $40M+ investments anchoring 12,500 manufacturing jobs.
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