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CM Opens Godrej's ₹515-cr Facility in Chengalpattu
The New Indian Express Villupuram
|March 11, 2025
50% workforce to be women, PwDs & LGBTQIA+ community members
CHIEF Minister MK Stalin on Monday inaugurated Godrej Consumer Products Limited's (GCPL) first integrated green-field manufacturing facility in Chengalpattu district.
This state-of-the-art plant, spread over 27 acres, represents GCPL's largest single investment - an impressive ₹515 crore and employing over 1,000 people. The facility was opened just 13 months after its foundation stone was laid.
According to a release from the government, 50% of the workforce at the facility, which is expected to generate jobs for 1,110 people, will comprise women, persons with disabilities (PwDs) and members of the LGBTQIA+ community across shop floors.
This story is from the March 11, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Villupuram.
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