Question : Setting up of PM Mitra Parks

(a) whether the Government has received proposals for setting up of Mega Textile Parks in the country in the next three years and if so, the details thereof, State-wise including Maharashtra, Jharkhand, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Chhattisgarh along with the action taken by the Government on these proposals;

(b) the details of the areas/region identified for the same, State-wise including the above mentioned States; and

(c) the steps taken by the Government to create an Integrated Textile Value chain right from spinning, weaving, processing, dyeing and printing to garment manufacturing at one location in order to reduce logistic cost of Industry?

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES
(SMT. DARSHANA JARDOSH)

(a) & (b): With a view to attract investment, boost employment generation and position itself strongly in the global textile market, the Government has approved setting up of 7 (Seven) PM Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel (PM MITRA) Parks in Greenfield/Brownfield sites including plug and play facility with an outlay of Rs. 4,445 cr for a period of seven years upto 2027-28. 18 proposals from 13 State Governments have been received under PM MITRA Park Scheme. The details are as under:-
S. No. Name of the State No. of Proposal Proposed Site
1 Andhra Pradesh 1 Kadapa
2 Bihar 1 West Champaran
3 Chhattisgarh 1 Mahasamud
4 Gujarat 1 Navsari
5 Karanataka 2 Vijaypura and Gulberga
6 Madhya Pradesh 4 Ratlam, Devas, DharandKatni
7 Maharashtra 2 Amravati and Aurangabad
8 Odisha 1 Ganjam
9 Punjab 1 Ludhiana
10 Rajasthan 1 Jodhpur
11 Tamil Nadu 1 Virudhnagar
12 Telangana 1 Warangal
13 Uttar Pradesh 1 Lucknow-Hardoi

First meeting of Project Approval Committee, empowered to select the park sites in the Scheme, was held on 24.5.2022 considered all the proposals. However, additional information from concerned state Governments has been sought.
(c): PM MITRA Parks are envisaged to be set up at strategic locations, as ready to move, ready to start (through plug and play facilities), with common industrial infrastructure and facilities, allowing integration of supply and value chains in a contiguous area. The key criteria of good connectivity to the nearest Port / Dedicated Freight Corridor / Industrial Corridor/Textiles Cluster, Reliable Power Supply and Water availability and Waste Water Disposal system is envisaged to reduce logistic cost of Industry. Further, it is intended to equip the sector with world-class facilities for both industrial units and workers working and staying in and around MITRA Park
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