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PM Mega Integrated Textile Regions and Apparel (PM MITRA) Park inaugurated in Maharashtra

Posted 21 Sep 2024

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It is being developed by the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) as the State Implementation Agency.

  • It is one of the 7 PM MITRA Parks under the PM MITRA Park Scheme
    • Six other states covered under it include Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. 

About PM MITRA Park Scheme 

  • Notified by the Ministry of Textiles in 2021. 
    • It is inspired by the 5F vision i.e., - Farm to Fibre to Factory to Fashion to Foreign.
  • Aim: To develop integrated large scale and modern industrial infrastructure facilities for the entire value-chain of the textile industry.
  • Time Period: 2021-22 to 2027-28
  • Implementation Agency: Special Purpose Vehicle owned by the Centre and State Government.
  • Eligibility and Selection Criteria: Contiguous and encumbrance-free land parcel of at least 1000 acres, State Textile and industrial policy, etc. 
    • MITRA parks can be either Greenfield or Brownfield.

Potential Benefits of PM MITRA Parks Scheme

  • Reducing logistics costs/Enhancing Competitiveness: as it will create an integrated value chain right from spinning, weaving, processing/dyeing and printing to garment manufacturing at 1 location.
  • Employment Generation: Each park is intended to create 1 lakh jobs directly and 2 lakh jobs indirectly.
  • Achieving SDG Target: E.g., SDG 9 (“Build resilient infrastructure, promote sustainable industrialization and foster innovation”)

Other initiatives taken  for textiles Industry

  • Scheme for Capacity Building in Textile Sector (SAMARTH), addresses the skilled manpower requirement across textile sector.
  • Amended Technology Up-gradation Fund Scheme (ATUFS), provides credit linked Capital Investment Subsidy (CIS) to units for purchase of benchmarked machinery in different segment of Textile Sectors.
  • National Technical Textiles Mission 
  • Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Textiles.
  • Tags :
  • Textile Sector
  • PM MITRA SCHEME
  • PM MITRA PARK
  • 5F vision
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