Question : Mega Textile Parks

(a) whether the Government has set up seven Mega Textile Parks under the PM-MITRA scheme and if so, details of the main objectives and salient features alongwith the financial allocation and targets set for this purpose;

(b) whether the plan entails stablishing these parks over a period of 5 years and if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether places have been selected in the country including from Haryana and Maharashtra and if so, the details of the locations thereof;

(d) the number of States which have expressed interest in setting up of these Mega Textile Parks;

(e) the names of areas across the country which are likely to be given priority and the names of products being given priority for export under the said scheme;

(f) the manner in which the scheme will boost employment generation in the next three years alongwith the number of direct and indirect jobs that are to be generated under these parks;

(g) whether the parks would be developed by a Special Purpose Vehicle owned by the Central and State Governments and would get two kinds of support and if so, the details thereof; and

(h)the other steps taken by the Government to develop world class industrial infrastructure and to boost FDI and local investment in the Textile Sector?

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF TEXTILES
(SMT. DARSHANA JARDOSH)

(a) to (g): 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. 4445 cr for a period of seven years upto 2027-28.


The salient features are:- (i) Willing state governments to have ready availability of contiguous and encumbrance-free land parcel of 1000+ acres for being eligible. (ii) It is envisaged to be on Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode. (iii) there is a provision of Development Capital Support (DCS) @30% of the project cost with a maximum support of ? 500 Cr and ?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 Cr. 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 CD may help maintenance of common assets and facilities.
The selection of sites will be by way of challenge method with weightage of parameters for example- connectivity, power infrastructure, water and waste water disposal system, Industry Friendly labour laws, Single Window Clearances, Stable and Conducive industrial/textile policy of the state.
States like Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Assam, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Telangana have expressed interest so far. The Scheme shall be implemented on pan-India basis and is intended for holistic development of textile sector. However, emphasis on Technical Textiles, textile machinery and man-made fibre will be given. Once completed, the Mega Textile Park is intended to generate around 1 Lakh direct and 2 lakh indirect employment per park. The project will be led and owned by Special Purpose Vehicle created for this purpose for each PM MITRA Park.

(h): In order to develop world class industrial infrastructure and to boost FDI and local investment in the Textile Sector, the government has taken following major initiatives are (i) Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for textile Sector, (ii) National Technical Textiles Mission; (iii) Scheme for Integrated Textiles Parks; (iv) Integrated Processing Development Scheme; (v) PowerTex India; (vi) Comprehensive Powerloom Cluster Development Scheme, etc.

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