UP maps migrant skills, aims to clones textile story of Vietnam, Bangladesh

Over 12,000 workers found to be trained in garment making and tailoring so far; more than 2.3 million have returned to UP from different states

Amid the influx of migrants from domestic textile centres of Gujarat, Punjab and Maharashtra following covid-19 lockdown, the Uttar Pradesh government is looking to replicate the success of Vietnam and Bangladesh in becoming major textile manufacturing and exporting hubs.

With the state starting the process of skills mapping of incoming workers, more than 12,000 workers have so far, in the first phase of enlisting, been found to be trained in garment making and tailoring.

Presiding over a review meeting here today, chief minister Yogi Adityanath said if Bangladesh and Vietnam could emerge as major textile hubs, there was every reason that UP