Lucknow, Aug. 19 -- With an aim to promote the textile industry in the state, the Yogi Adityanath Government in Uttar Pradesh on Monday decided to set up textile park in Farrukhabad, Principal Secretary Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Navneet Sehgal said in a statement.

He revealed that the proposed park would be set up at the area of 14 hectare.

"We are expecting an investment of Rs 200 crore which will not only give a boost to the textile sector but also help in providing jobs to the youth at their door steps. This will end the exodus of the educated youth from small cities to bigger cities," he further revealed.

The land has been arranged and the textiles units in Farrukhabad would be shifted one by one, he further said.

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