Tamil Nadu has been lauded for holding the top position in the nation for footwear production. The Economic Survey of India has said this.
The production is expected to increase with more facilities being planned to set up in various parts of the state. Additionally, it has been learnt that several foreign footwear makers will gear up to start their units.
The survey said the state contributes for 38 per cent of the footwear production in the country. It acknowledged the role of Guidance Tamil Nadu in coordinating many of the tie-ups with foreign companies including world renowned Taiwanese shoe-makers.
It has noted that Tamil Nadu contributed to making 47 per cent of leather goods in the country and had created over 2 lakh jobs in the non-leather footwear sector.
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While the state was traditionally known for its leather goods manufacturing units, the present dispensation had ensured that the non-leather footwear industry grew simultaneously.
The state government’s Education at the Doorstep (Illam Thedi Kalvi) scheme that had not only increased the reach of education but had also enhanced the interest in learning among the common people had come in for praise by the survey that had seen it as a novel attempt.
Introduced after the Coronavirus pandemic that dealt a heavy blow on children’s education, the government scheme enabled the making up of the loss after it was introduced in the year 2022 in 362 schools in the six districts of Ariyalur, Cuddalore, Nagapattinam, Salem, Tiruvarur and Villupuram with the help of volunteers, teachers, heads of schools and parents, the survey said.
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