A delegation from Andhra Pradesh government led by S. Savitha, Minister of Handlooms & Textiles, visited Kitex Group Garments’ headquarters at Kizhakkambalam near here on Saturday (June 7, 2025).
Ms. Savitha, in a press meet soon after the visit, invited the Kitex Group to invest in Andhra Pradesh and lead the textile sector’s expansion in the State. Sabu M. Jacob, chairman and managing director of Kitex Garments, received the delegation.
I have come as per the instruction of the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Chandrababu Naidu. Andhra Pradesh offers robust textile infrastructure with dedicated parks, integrated apparel clusters, abundant land and labour, cotton availability, and excellent port and road connectivity. Through its current expansion in Telangana, Kitex is becoming the number one player in the apparel segment. That is why I am here to invite Kitex to invest in Andhra Pradesh and lead the textile sector’s expansion in the state, she said.
“Andhra Pradesh is ushering in several forward-looking developments in the textile sector. To be part of this growth story, we are inviting globally acclaimed companies with a proven track record—like Kitex—to invest in the state. Our vision is to create large-scale employment and build Andhra Pradesh into a global textile hub. We will update on further developments after a direct meeting with the Chief Minister,” Ms. Savitha said.
If the investment proposal materialises, it will be the company’s second biggest investment outside Kerala after Telangana. The Kitex Group has invested ₹3,600 crores in its expansion in Telangana, providing employment to over 50,000 people and expected to consume 15% of Telangana’s cotton production, a statement issued by the company here said.
The Kochi-based company has invested in two units — one near Hyderabad and another in Warangal – in Telengana. They are expected to be fully commissioned later this year. The Telangana plants would produce 24 lakh units per day, while the KITEX Kizhakkambalam unit near Kochi would produce 11 lakh units a day. The unit near here had around 9,000 people working in production units, down from the earlier 11,000.
The company had invested around ₹1,000 crore in the unit here over the last 30 years. KITEX had not made any fresh investments in Kerala over the last 10 years, Mr. Jacob had said while announcing the progress of his investments in Telangana earlier this year. Mr. Jacob had a showdown with the Kerala Government following which he switched his investment destination to Telangana a few years back.
Published – June 07, 2025 06:14 pm IST
