Question : PM Mitra Scheme

(a) whether the Government has set up seven Mega Textile Parks under the PM-Mitra Scheme and if so, the main objective and salient features thereof;

(b) the details of financial allocation, target set and the current status of the scheme;

(c) whether the locations in the country including Maharashtra, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu and Rajasthan have been identified and if so, the details thereof district-wise and the time by when they are likely to be opened;

(d) the manner in which the said scheme is likely to boost employment generation in the next three years along with the number of direct and indirect jobs likely to be generated under the said scheme;

(e) the regions and the commodities likely to be accorded priority for exports under this scheme; and

(f) The other steps taken by the Government to develop world class industrial infrastructure and to promote Foreign Direct Investment and domestic investment in the textile sector?

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

(a) & (b): The Government has approved setting up of 7 (Seven) PM Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel (PM MITRA) Parks in Greenfield/Brownfield sites, to develop world class infrastructure including plug and play facility, with an outlay of Rs.4,445 Crore in a period of seven years upto 2027-28. The PM MITRA Parks Scheme shall be implemented on pan-India basis and is intended for holistic development of the textile sector. The salient features of PM MITRA Park Scheme are:- (i) willing state governments to have ready availability of contiguous and encumbrance-free land parcel of 1000+ acres for being eligible. (ii) the preferred mode of development is Public Private Partnership (PPP). (iii) there is a provision of Development Capital Support (DCS) @30% of the project cost with a maximum support of Rs.500 Crore and Rs.200 Crore per park for Greenfield and Brownfield PM MITRA Park, respectively. The DCS is for creation of core Infrastructure. (iv) there is provision of Rs.300 Crore per park for incentivizing the industries to set up their units in the park. There is a provision to use 10% of the park’s area for Commercial Development (CD) and revenue stream from this may help maintenance of common assets and facilities.


(c): Under PM MITRA, 18 proposals from 13 States have been received, as detailed below. The locations/sites shall be identified through challenge matrix method.
S. No. Name of the State No. of proposals 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 Gulbarga
6 Madhya Pradesh 4 Ratlam, Devas, Dhar and Katni
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

(d): PM MITRA park will enable the textile industry to achieve size and scale along with creation of modern & integrated textile value chain at one location. MITRA parks will create world class infrastructure with plug and play facilities and help create global champions in the textiles sector. Hence, it will make the Indian textile industry globally competitive, attract large investments resulting in boost in employment generation. Each PM MITRA park is expected to create around one lakh direct employment and two lakh indirect employment.
(e): MITRA Park will offer the opportunity to create an Integrated Textiles Value Chain right from spinning, weaving, processing, and printing to garment manufacturing as well as accessories makers, at one location thereby reducing logistics & transaction cost. The locations for PM MITRA Parks as proposed by States are strategic for textile sector and shall be shortlisted through challenge matrix method. To leverage the global trend due priority shall be given to investment in MMF and Technical Textiles value chain.
(f): The Government had earlier notified Textile Cluster Development Scheme (TCDS) and Integrated Processing Development Scheme (IPDS) to develop world class industrial infrastructure in the country to assist smaller cluster operations. Besides, the Government has already approved 100% Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) on textile sector through automatic route.
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