The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the setting up of seven Prime Minister Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel (PM MITRA) Parks with a total outlay of Rs 4,445 crore for five years.
“PM MITRA will offer an opportunity to create an integrated textiles value chain right from spinning, weaving, processing/dyeing and printing to garment manufacturing at one location,” said textiles minister Piyush Goyal, adding that this will reduce logistics cost of industry.
His statement assumes significance as at present, the entire value chain of textiles is scattered and fragmented in different parts of the country.
While cotton grown in Gujarat and Maharashtra, spinning takes place in Tamil Nadu and processing happens in Rajasthan and Gujarat. The NCR, Bangalore and Kolkata are key for garnering whereas exports are done from Mumbai and Kandla.
First announced in Budget 2021-22, each park will generate around 1 lakh direct and 2 lakh indirect employment.
The 7 MITRA parks will be set up at greenfield and brownfield sites located in different willing states
Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Assam, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Telangana have expressed interest and the sites for the parks will be selected by a Challenge Method based on objective criteria.
“PM MITRA will offer an opportunity to create an integrated textiles value chain right from spinning, weaving, processing/dyeing and printing to garment manufacturing at one location,” said textiles minister Piyush Goyal, adding that this will reduce logistics cost of industry.
His statement assumes significance as at present, the entire value chain of textiles is scattered and fragmented in different parts of the country.
While cotton grown in Gujarat and Maharashtra, spinning takes place in Tamil Nadu and processing happens in Rajasthan and Gujarat. The NCR, Bangalore and Kolkata are key for garnering whereas exports are done from Mumbai and Kandla.
First announced in Budget 2021-22, each park will generate around 1 lakh direct and 2 lakh indirect employment.
The 7 MITRA parks will be set up at greenfield and brownfield sites located in different willing states
Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Assam, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Telangana have expressed interest and the sites for the parks will be selected by a Challenge Method based on objective criteria.
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