Government is providing financial assistance of Rs 18.18 crore for each Apparel and Garment Making Center in North East states for infrastructure capacity building under North East Region Textile Promotion Scheme (NERTPS). Each Apparel and Garment Making Centers consisting of 3 units of 100 machines is set up with 100% Government funding and the facilities are made available to entrepreneurs having background in textiles/fashions for starting their units in ‘Plug & Play’ mode.
Scheme for Incubation in Apparel Manufacturing was launched during the 12th Five Year Plan to create an integrated workspace and linkages based entrepreneurial ecosystem for promoting entrepreneurship in apparel manufacturing; creating additional manufacturing; and generating additional employment opportunities. During this period, the government approved three incubation centres for apparel manufacturing at Gwalior, Bhubaneshwar and Panipat.