The Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis plans to develop Vidarbha as the biggest textile hub of India as he believes that farmer's problems will not resolve with just one time financial package. There has to be alternate avenues to channelize their cotton and ensure higher remunerations long term. The state government is going to announce a special package for Vidarbha shortly to promote cotton based industries in the region. Highly placed sources in the government revealed that land in the outskirts of Amravati district around 100 hectares has been identified that would be developed as the textile hub of the region. Another two textile centres in the region are also being worked out. On the lines of MIDC, a separate Vidarbha Cotton Industrial Corporation (VIDC) is on the agenda.
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