LUCKNOW, Sept. 16 -- Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath, on Tuesday announced that textile and apparel parks will be established in the name of Sant Kabir with the primary objective of skill development and generating employment for the youth in Uttar Pradesh.

The CM was presiding over a high-level meeting convened to review the Sant Kabir Textile and Apparel Park Scheme here. He said Uttar Pradesh, with its rich heritage of handloom and textile products, has the potential to secure a strong position in the global textile market, projected to reach USD 2.3 trillion by 2030.

"This scheme, inspired by Sant Kabir's ideals of labour, simplicity and self-reliance, will strike a balance between tradition and modernity while creating...