Overview
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Arvind Limited garment manufacturing plant in Khochwan (Mirzamurad), Varanasi on Sunday, October 25, 2026.
- The facility cost about ₹150 crore and occupies roughly seven to eight acres to produce knitwear, sportswear and undergarments for major brands.
- More than 300 local women have been recruited and are in training at the unit while officials say the plant will prioritize women’s hiring as it scales up.
- Arvind and state officials plan a two‑phase roll‑out that aims to reach roughly 1,000 direct jobs in the near term and create thousands more across Purvanchal as later phases come online.
- Arvind Limited is an Ahmedabad‑based textile group founded in 1931 and the new plant is the company’s first major factory in Purvanchal designed to link local labour to national and global apparel supply chains.