Arvind Mills will set up its first plant outside Gujarat in Kuppam in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh. The green field integrated textile plant, will be set up with an investment of Rs 700 crore. It will have a capacity to manufacture 24 million garments per annum.
The textile plant will provide employment to 80 per cent of women with 9,300 direct employment. The plant will produce denim jeans and is likely to start production in February 2020. Chief Minister N Chandra Babu Naidu will lay the foundation for the plant on December 13, when he attends MSME conclave at Tirupati.