Measures announced for India's footwear sector

To enhance productivity, quality, and competitiveness of India's footwear and leather sector, a focused product scheme will be implemented. The scheme will support design capacity, component manufacturing, and machinery required for production of non-leather quality footwear besides the support for leather footwear and products. The scheme is expected to facilitate employment for 22 lakh persons, generate over Rs 4 lakh crores, and exports of over Rs 1.1 lakh crores.