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The Textile Magazine
JUNE 2012
Raymond
launches India’s
first centre to train youth,
women in tailoring
corporate social responsibility
Raymond Ltd., India’s leading
textile brand and world leader in
worsted fabric and garments, has
announced the launch of the coun-
try’s first training centre to impart
tailoring skills to under-privileged
youth and tailors.
Launched in Patna by the Bihar
Chief Minister, Mr. Nitish Kumar,
the Centre is geared to train 250
candidates in suit, shirt and trouser
making in the first academic year.
Through this initiative, Raymond
aims to create a network of skilled
stylist tailors across India for shar-
ing of knowledge and ideas, while
providing customers with quality
tailored garments.
The Raymond Tailoring Centre
would train over 10,000 students in
various aspects of tailoring, includ-
ing suit, shirt and trouser making
over the next five years. The mini-
mum qualification for admission to
Mr. Nitish Kumar, Bihar Chief Minister, Mr. Sushil Modi, Dy CM, Mr. Janardan Singh Sigriwal, Labour Minister,
and Mr. Gautam Singhania, Chairman & Managing Director, Raymond