India gearing to become world’s number 1 in production of footwear and leather goods

The footwear design and development institute is due to have it joint entrance exam for various courses offered in its many campuses. It offers both undergraduate as well as post graduate courses .The last date for registration for various entrance exams was 4^th June 2017 and the exam is due to be held shortly.

This year, there has been more than expected number of applicants who have applied for both undergraduate as well as post graduate courses. The main reason behind this is the lucrative career it offer.

There was a time when Indian economy was operating in isolation and there were not quite interaction as regards as trade with the rest of the world, but now things have changed, after the liberalization of Indian economy in 1991, India has not only become a major partner with most with most of the developed nations but has also started to demand more and more quality goods.

One of these industries is that of a leather and footwear industry. Footwear and leather industry in India has grown manifold and is not only taking care of the domestic demand but also the international demand. Currently China is superseding in production of footwear and leather goods and is world’s number 1 in production of leather goods however with the implementation of the FDDI bill in Lok Sabha, there has been an extended support from the Ministry of commerce for the footwear and leather goods industry. What is most significant is that ,there has been an inflow of investment and keeping in mind this ,the footwear design and development institute has also decided to open yet another 5 institute by the year end so that India has no lack of skilled manpower to take care of the demand from the rest of the world.