Overview
- The plant, which Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Sunday, is a ₹150 crore facility on about 7–8 acres in Mirzamurad (Khochwan), Varanasi.
- Company and government statements say the unit currently employs about 1,000 people, plans to hire another 1,000, and has already recruited over 300 local women who are in training.
- Arvind officials and reports say the factory will make a wide range of garments including sportswear, undergarments, T‑shirts, shirts, jackets, trousers, sherwanis, boxers and leggings for several multinational brands.
- The inauguration drew high political visibility with Modi meeting women trainees during a visit tied to the Varanasi air show and attendance by Uttar Pradesh governor Anandiben Patel and chief minister Yogi Adityanath.
- Arvind describes this as its first major manufacturing foothold in Purvanchal and says a two‑phase expansion could create thousands of direct and indirect jobs and strengthen local supplier links.