PM Modi Opens Arvind's Rs 150-Crore Garment Plant in Varanasi, Company's First Unit in UP

Arvind Limited's greenfield facility at Mirzamurad spans 5.5 acres with about 65,000 sq. ft. of built-up area, will make knitwear on automated lines, and carries a stated revenue potential of Rs 250 crore, the company's BSE/NSE media release said.

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Varanasi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated Arvind Limited's new garment manufacturing facility at Mirzamurad in Varanasi, his parliamentary constituency, ANI reported. Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath were present at the inauguration.

Source: ANI via LatestLY

The greenfield plant is Arvind's first manufacturing unit in Uttar Pradesh. In a media release filed with the BSE and NSE (reference AL/SECT/2026-27/77), the company said the facility represents an investment of approximately Rs 150 crore (yaani about Rs 1.5 billion), spans 5.5 acres with roughly 65,000 sq. ft. of built-up area, and will manufacture essential knitwear using automated production systems.

Source: Arvind Limited media release via Kalkine

Rs 150 croreInvestment in the Varanasi plant (yaani about Rs 1.5 billion), Arvind's first unit in Uttar Pradesh

Over 1,000Jobs the plant is expected to generate, predominantly for women, with a stated revenue potential of Rs 250 crore (yaani about Rs 2.5 billion)

The company said the plant is designed to forward-integrate its in-house knitted fabric, has dedicated worker hostels on site with plans to expand residential infrastructure as operations scale, and is positioned to serve the European and UK markets enabled by recently signed free trade agreements, the release said. Chairman Sanjay Lalbhai and Vice Chairmen Punit Lalbhai and Kulin Lalbhai received the Prime Minister and accompanied him on the facility tour.

Source: Arvind Limited media release via Kalkine

ANI said the predominantly women-led facility reflects a focus on women's participation in the workforce and women-led development, and that garments made in Varanasi will reach international markets through Arvind's global customer base, strengthening India's textile and apparel manufacturing ecosystem and Uttar Pradesh's position as an industrial investment destination.

Source: ANI via LatestLY

ScanX, summarising the same company disclosure, put the plant's revenue potential at Rs 250 crore and said it strengthens vertical integration within Arvind's garmenting business.

Source: ScanX

Sources: ANI report, October 25, 2026, via LatestLY; Arvind Limited media release filed with BSE/NSE, October 25, 2026, via Kalkine; ScanX, October 25, 2026.

Source: ANI via LatestLY