** Indian footwear stocks jump as Finance Minister Nirmala
Sitharaman announces new policy to support domestic leather
industry, footwear sector
** Bata India BATA.NS and Metro Brands METB.NS rise 2.2%
and 1.8% respectively; Liberty Shoes LIBS.NS jump 6.5%
** Relaxo Footwear RLXO.NS climbs 6%, Khadim India
KHAD.NS and Campus Activewear CAMU.NS advance 2.5% and 5.2%
respectively
** Sitharaman says policy measures expected to generate
employment for 2.2 mln people, achieve revenue of 400 bln rupees
(Reporting by Hritam Mukherjee and Ashna Teresa Britto in
Bengaluru)
((Hritam.Mukherjee@thomsonreuters.com;))