Union Minister of State for Science and Technology Dr Jitendra Singh said that India's leather industry is offering world-class opportunities for StartUp and entrepreneurship. Addressing senior scientists and officials of CSIR-CLRI (Central Leather Research Institute), Kanpur and College students at Mainpuri in Uttar Pradesh, Dr Jitendra Singh called upon the youth to look for lucrative career in the upcoming leather Start-up ecosystem.

He said, leather industry in India has exhibited consistency in high export earnings and it is one of the top ten foreign exchange earners for the country. Dr Jitendra Singh pointed out that the Uttar Pradesh Government under Yogi Adityanath has identified leather goods as an ODOP (One District One Product) for Agra and Kanpur districts and formulated strategic interventions for development of these clusters. He said that Uttar Pradesh is trying hard to create an enabling ecosystem of export growth and support exporters in scaling up exports of leather goods from state. This will open up new opportunities for the entrepreneurs and youth of Mainpuri and adjoining districts.