Synopsis: Seven locations across India will be writing a story of textile economic-zones that aims to fulfill farm to foreign vision. Under the PM MITRA scheme, these integrated textile hubs are designed to attract ₹70,000 crore in investments and expected to create 20 lakh direct and indirect jobs nationwide.
The textile exports have increased from ₹3,09,859.3 crore in FY 2024-25 to ₹3,16,334.9 crore in FY 2025-26 showing an appreciation of 2.1%, which is phenomenal keeping the current global tensions at hand. The Government’s resolve to further catapult this growth is shown through the PM MITRA scheme by establishing 7 mega textile parks across the country, evaluated through a Challenge Method using PM GatiShakti.
What is the PM MITRA Scheme?
The Prime Minister Integrated Textile Region and Apparel (PM MITRA) scheme aims to develop large-scale and integrated world-class industrial facilities aligning with the vision of 5F, Farm to Fibre, Fibre to Factory, Factory to Fashion, and Fashion to Foreign. Key Financial support under this scheme,
- Development Capital Support (DCS)- A proposed financial support of 30% of total project cost up to ₹500 crore for Greenfield parks and ₹200 crore for Brownfield parks.
- Competitive Incentive Support (CIS)- To incentivise manufacturing units in the parks an incentive of up to ₹300 crore per park is proposed.
- State Obligation- A land of at least 1000 acres along with the facilities of reliable power, water, waste water disposal, and an essential single-window clearance mechanism.
1. Tamil Nadu- Virudhunagar
- The park is located in a strategic location of E. Kumaralingapuram village in Virudhunagar district and the total land allotted 1052 acres.
- The project cost is ₹1894 crores and the expected employment is 1 lakh.
- The connectivity to Madurai Airport is around 50 kms and Thoothukodi Airport at a distance of 100 kms. The major nearby districts Virudhunagar which is in a vicinity of 22 kms and Madurai at 50 kms.
2. Telangana- Warangal
- The Kakatiya Mega Textile Park in Warangal has a total allotted land area of 1,327 acres.
- The project cost is ₹1695.54 crores and the expected employment is 1 lakh.
- The park is at a strategic location with an ease of connectivity of 20 km from Warangal Airport, and 190 km from Hyderabad Airport. The rail line passes through the park in a 1km vicinity, along with access to NH-163 and NH-563.
3. Gujarat- Navsari
- The PM MITRA park at Vansi, Navsari has a total land area of 1142 acres and out of this allotable area comes around 686.28 crores and non-allotable area is around 455.72 crores.
- The strategic location of this park is due to the vicinity of the Hazaria Port 65 km, the road connectivity to SH 196 300m, and NH 48 around 30 km.
- Surat Airport is also near to this park at approximately 55 km, and Navsari railway station at 35 km.
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4. Karnataka- Kalaburagi
- The PM MITRA park in Kalaburagi received a ₹390 crore for developing infrastructure, and under DCS framework 30% of the total cost of the project up to ₹500 crore will be extended for this Greenfield textile park.
- The park has direct access to NH 50 and Solapur is in the vicinity of 120 km.
- A phase-wise development is planned with the KIADB directed to commence the first phase of infrastructure work at the earliest.
5. Madhya Pradesh- Dhar
- The park has been allotted a total area of 1300 acres of land under the PM MITRA scheme.
- Around 80 industrial units have been already allotted.
6. Uttar Pradesh- Lucknow
- This park is located at Lucknow-Hardoi border and is 1000 acres.
- Connectivity from the park through the road is NH-30, NH-27, NH-731, and along with this Kanpur is at 90 km and Nadarganj industrial area about 45 km.
- The Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport is around 45 kms from the park.
7. Maharashtra- Amravati
- This park has a total land area of 1020 acres under this scheme.
- An investment of ₹1,841 crore under CIF framework and a direct and indirect employment generation of 2 lakh+ is expected.
- This park is located near India’s largest cotton belt, various road and rail connectivity and 29 km to Amravati Airport and 30 km to Samruddhi Highway.
Overall Progress
A total outlay of ₹4,445 crore is under the PM MITRA scheme. This scheme is expected to generate direct and indirect 3 lakh jobs. Infrastructure works worth ₹2,160.17 crore is provided for external infrastructure, and ₹564.72 crore is the incurred expenditure as of reports. A Detailed Project Report (DPR) worth ₹1,894 crore has been approved and infrastructure works worth ₹364 crore allotted.
Written by Jahnavi
