NEW DELHI: Bihar's Hajipur is gaining recognition for producing safety shoes for the Russian army and designer shoes for European markets. Competence Exports , a private limited company based in Hajipur, has been manufacturing these shoes since 2018 with the primary goal of creating local employment opportunities. Last year, the company exported 1.
5 million pairs of shoes, amounting to Rs 100 crore, and they aim to increase this by 50% in the coming year. "Not just in Hajipur, we are India's largest exporter to Russia and we expect the numbers to expand day by day," Shib Kumar Roy, the general manager of the facility said. Roy said that the safety shoes made for the Russian army are designed to be "lightweight, slip-resistant, have special features in the sole, and withstand extreme weather conditions like -40 degrees Celsius.
" "We started the Hajipur facility in 2018, and the main interest is to generate local employment. At Hajipur, we make safety shoes that are meant to be exported to Russia. Total exports are for Russia, and we are also slowly working on Europe and will launch in the domestic market soon," Roy told news agency ANI.
The company's managing director, Danesh Prasad, aims to establish a world-class factory in Bihar and contribute to state employment. Out of the 300 employees at the facility, 70% are women. In addition to safety shoes, the Hajipur facility also exports luxury designer or fashion shoes to European markets, including Italy, France, Spain, and the.
