Under the Project, 10 Factory Units are to be constructed on about 19 acres of land. In the First Phase, work on 3 Factory Units, and miscellaneous buildings such as Administration Block, Guest House, Cafeteria, etc, covering almost 3,82,000 square feet has already started and would be completed by June 2008. The Government has approved Rs 497 million for this phase out of which Rs 100 million has already been released.
THE BREAKUP OF THE MANUFACTURING UNITS IS AS FOLLOWS:
Category A
-- Basement + 5 stories
-- Covered area = 189.942 sft.
Category B
-- Basement + 5 stories
-- Covered area = 95,282 sft
Category C
-- Basement + 5 stories
-- Covered area = 48,623 sft.
The factories are being constructed according to international standards of social compliance. Common facilities include Effluent Water Treatment Plant, Training Centre, Testing Laboratories, Women's Work Centre with a creche, Warehouses, Executive offices, Auditorium and Display Centre, Guest Houses, Medical Clinic, IP based Security and Surveillance system, Cafeteria, Public Toilets, etc. Services provided by the Management include employment / recruitment for labour pool, garbage collection, Janitor services, etc.
The Training Institute will start its courses three months before actual production facilities are launched, to enable manufacturers to utilise the trained workers. All courses offered would be according to the latest technological and design requirements and the Training institute would be accordingly equipped. It is expected that after completion of Phase I, about 7000 jobs would be generated, while the entire Project aims to generate about 20,000 jobs with total factory space exceeding 12,00,000 sqf.
Garment cities are clusters of sewing and stitching units grouped together to produce specialised garments for export and provide an opportunity to small and medium entrepreneurs to develop value-added clothing and accessories. The stitching units may operate under one roof, or in one locality, sharing common facilities such as a training centre, testing laboratories, warehouses, water treatment plants, transport and logistic services, etc.
The concept of garment cities is a departure from the vertically integrated supply chain to horizontal manufacturing structures required by fast changing fashions and designer lines. Garment cities slice the value chain, inculcating specialisation and volumes even in small and medium enterprises. The marketing process is facilitated by the cluster methodology which replicates economies of scale through voluntary associations and export consortia.
In Pakistan, the Garment Cities in Lahore, Karachi and Faisalabad would give a new lease of life to garment exports, and attract manufacturers who do not wish to be bogged down by the large production systems and management constraints of vertically integrated manufacturing units.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
-- Mr Avais Mazhar Hussain, Chairman
-- Mr Shahzad Azam Khan
-- Mr Azhar Iqbal
-- Mr Azfar Hassan
-- Mr M.I. Khurram
EX-OFFICIO DIRECTORS:
-- Secretary, Ministry of Textile Industry, Govt. of Pakistan
-- Secretary, Ministry of Commerce, Govt. of Pakistan
-- CEO, SMEDA, Govt. of Pakistan
-- Collector of Customs, Lahore, Govt. of Pakistan
-- Secretary, Deptt. of Industries, Govt. of Punjab