Kitex staff to go to Hyderabad in a ‘special jet’ chartered by Telangana Govt to barter Rs 3,500 cr mission after firm abandons Kerala

After a fallout with the Kerala authorities, a delegation from Kitex – a garment main – is on its method to Hyderabad in a ‘special flight’ despatched by the Telangana authorities.
The standoff between the Kerala authorities and Kitex clothes almost about a Rs 3,500 crore mission initially proposed for Kerala has taken a brand new flip with an invite from Telangana’s Ok.T. Rama Rao, Industries Minister to carry discussions over the mission. 
As per studies, a delegation from Telangana will first arrive in Kochi on Friday to debate doable investments, following which the delegation will accompany Kitex’s staff to Hyderabad.
Kitex Managing Director Sabu Jacob knowledgeable that he together with a five-member staff could be heading to Hyderabad Friday by a particular jet flight despatched by the Telangana authorities. 
“We have already had one round of discussions with Telangana Industry Minister KT Rama Rao. They have offered excellent facilities and support for the Rs 3,500 crore project, which we have abandoned in Kerala. Telangana has invited us following our announcement to cancel the apparel project in Kerala,” he mentioned.
Accusing leaders of the CPM and Congress in Kerala of seeing his agency “as traitors,” and elaborating on the prevailing hurdles, Jacob mentioned, “We have no plan to make further investment in Kerala. It is already difficult for us to run the existing garment unit in Ernakulam. Then, how can we plan new investments? We have already spent Rs 200 crore for the proposed project, which would have given employment to 30,000 people, apart from developing 600 small-scale ventures in the sector.”
Proposals from a number of states  
On June 29, the biggest private-sector employer in Kerala, Kitex Group, introduced the withdrawal of an Rs.3,500 crore funding mission from Kerala. The firm alleged that the state authorities are operating a witch-hunt towards them.
Jacob then introduced that they’ve casual invitations from over ten states, together with Gujarat and formal invitations from the state of Tamil Nadu, to shift their investments.
Fallout with Kerala authorities 
According to Sabu M Jacob, there have been repeated cases of harassment by the federal government on the present garment processing plant in Kizhakkambalam panchayat of district Ernakulam. Just earlier than the announcement of withdrawal was made, Sabu mentioned 11 groups of officers from varied departments raided the corporate within the final month, together with groups from the Department of labour, factories and boilers, and even a staff led by the district collector.
Government denies allegations
Criticizing Kitex’s transfer Kerala’s Industries Minister P Rajeev had advised the media, “No government department has suo motu gone for inspection at the existing manufacturing units. There have been complaints, and hence various departments have inspected the units. The KITEX management could have taken up their woes with the government. Instead, they have been criticizing the government on social media, only to tarnish it.”
The Minister did guarantee assist to the world’s second-largest youngsters’ attire producer, nonetheless, Kitex is already on the lookout for options.