Lahore Garment City CompanyA Project of the Ministry of Textile Industry

Government of Pakistan132­P, Gulberg II, Lahore

Phone: 35870657­9    Fax: 35872087Email: info@lgcc.org.pk    Web: www.lgcc.org.pk              

Sundar

Raiwind

Thokar Niaz Beg

Sundar Industrial

Estate

Manga

19 K

M

9 KM

6 KM

7 KM

9 KM

LOCATION OF SUNDAR

INDUSTRIAL ESTATE

LOCATION OF SUNDAR

INDUSTRIAL ESTATE

Lahore Garment City is situated at Sundar Industrial Estate, Raiwind Road, compromising 19.34 acres of land. 

LGC’s Site

SUNDARINDUSTRIAL ESTATE

Project Title: Lahore Garment City Location: Sundar Industrial Estate Sponsoring Agency: Ministry of Textile

Industry Executing Agency: Lahore Garment City

Company Agency for Operation

and Maintenance: Lahore Garment City Company

The project will provide ready-made factory space as well as in-house training centre, testing laboratory, conference and exhibition halls, buyers, offices and other facilities according to international standards of social compliance. The project will attract foreign as well as local manufactures to invest in the textile sector of Pakistan and increase its exports of value-added products. Garment Cities would also be set up in Karachi and Faisalabad for the same purpose.

Cat ACat A

Cat A Cat A

Cat B

Cat B

Cat B

Cat B

Cat C

Guest Houses

Cafeteria

Admin Block

Cat C

Cat B, Basement + 4 Stories

80,400 sqft.Cat A, Basement + 5 Stories

200,493 sqft.

Cat C, Basement + 4 Stories

41,100 sqft.Admin Block ,

Auditorium & misc. bldg.34,478 sqft.

Sub-station

Mosque

Security & Staff Residence

Underground Water Tank

Phase ICategory ‘A’ unit=1  Basement + 5 stories  = 200,493 sqft.

Category ‘B’ unit=1  Basement + 4 stories   =   80,400 sqft.

Category ‘C’ unit=1 Basement + 4 stories   =   41,100 sqft.

Admn Block( including Training             =   34,478 sqft. 

Centre, Testing Labs and misc. buildings)

Total Covered Area      = 356,471 sqft.

Factory space available:      = 312,650 sqft.

A modern physical and institutional infrastructure of public-private partnership.

The Project would attract foreign/local investors who would prefer to hire state of the art manufacturing factory space rather than invest their capital in land, utilities and construction

The concept was to slice the vertical production chain for specialized production of value-added garments.

To provide fully compliant state of the art facilities at prevalent market rate.

Conversion of fabric and accessories into garments.

Cluster of stitching units with complete ancillary support and services.

Similar Garment Cities are successfully operating in China, Singapore, Vietnam and Bangladesh.

A public-private partnership was to be set up for each garment city to ensure fast track implementation of the Garment Cities Concept.

The Lahore Garment City Company was incorporated on 16th September 2004 under Companies Ordinance 1984.The administrative structure(Board of Directors to the Company) is approved by the Prime Minister Secretariat and is as follows.1. Mr. Avais Mazhar Hussain Chairman / CEO2. Secretary, Ministry of Textiles Industry Ex-officio Director3. Secretary Ministry of Commerce Ex-officio Director4. Secretary, Department of Industries

& Investment, Govt. of Punjab Ex-officio Director5. Collector Customs, Lahore Ex-officio Director6. Chief Executive Officer ,SMEDA Ex-officio Director7. Mr. Shahzad Azam Khan Director 8. Mr. M.I. Khurram Director9. Mr. Azfar Hassan Director10.Mr. Ijaz A. Khokhar Director11.Mr. Mubashar N. Butt Director

⇛ Concept of Common Facilities for Garment Clusters⇛ Socially compliant multi-storey units ⇛ Mosque⇛ Women Work Centre⇛ Testing Laboratory (Textile, Fabric & Garments testing laboratory).⇛ Skill Development and Training Centre⇛ Conference & Exhibition hall⇛ IP- Surveillance ⇛ Fully Equipped On-line Business Centre⇛ Logistics Offices⇛ Container Yard⇛ Ware Houses⇛ Buying House Offices⇛ Bank⇛ Cafeteria.

⇛ Passenger and Cargo Lifts⇛ Complete Fire Fighting Systems.⇛ Utilities (i.e. Electricity, Telephone, Gas, Water Supply

etc.)⇛ Washrooms /Toilet Blocks for Ladies & gents separately.⇛ Sewerage System.⇛ Common Garbage Disposal and Janitorial Services⇛ Street Lights.⇛ Green Areas, Footpaths & Roads.⇛ Boundary wall & Security Gates.⇛ Parking Areas

⇛Increase the proportion of value-added products in textile exports

⇛Maximize the value of Pakistan’s cotton resources

⇛Will attract foreign / local investment⇛Generate employment opportunities

especially for women (About 6500 jobs directly and approx. 13000-15000 persons indirectly)

⇛Be economical and commercially viable with provided facilities

⇛Technical know how and latest technologies

Pakistan is the 4th largest grower of cotton and 3rd largest consumer of cotton in the world

Country with an old Textile Tradition – all prerequisites of the supply chain are in place, including cotton and blended fabrics, dyeing and processing, embroidery, accessories, designing and packaging

Human Resources available in the shape of cheap skilled labour and experienced management

Pakistan recognized as a key supplier of apparel to the world with buyers and buying houses in place

Physical and institutional infrastructure for export readily available

All ISO standards have been adopted as Pakistan Standards Specifications

From EDF:May 2005 Cost of Land (19.34 acres) 68.724 M Establishment Cost of office 5.00 M Operating Expenses(3 years) 29.276 M

TOTAL 103.00 M From PSDP:

Total Approved Cost 497.64 M

Approved Allocation / Releases 2006-07 150.00 M 2007-08 (Rs.200 M approved but Rs.165 M received) 165.00 M 2008-09 147.64 M 2009-10 17.50 M

--------------Total Funds 480.14 M