Cabinet approves 7 mega integrated textile parks with `4,445-cr outlay
Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Odisha, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Assam and Madhya Pradesh have already shown interest in setting up the parks, said Textiles Minister Piyush Goyal
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New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the setting up of 7 Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel parks with a total outlay of Rs 4,445 crore for five years to position India strongly on the global textiles map.
Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel (PM MITRA) parks were announced in the Union Budget for 2021-22.
The parks will be set up at greenfield/brownfield sites located in different willing states.
Proposals of state governments having ready availability of contiguous and encumbrance-free land parcels of 1,000 plus acres along with other textiles related facilities ecosystem are welcome, said an official release.
Giving details about the decision taken at the Cabinet meeting, Textiles Minister Piyush Goyal said 10 states have already shown interest in setting up the parks.
The states are Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Assam, Madhya Pradesh, and Telangana.
Sites for the park will be selected by a "Challenge Method" based on objective criteria.
Goyal said the parks will create direct employment for 7 lakh people and indirect employment for 14 lakh.
The parks 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. An integrated textile value chain at one location will also reduce the logistics cost of the industry.
Maximum Development Capital Support (DCS) of Rs 500 crore to all greenfield parks and a maximum of Rs 200 crore to brownfield ones will be provided for the development of common infrastructure (30 per cent of the project cost). Also, Rs 300 crore of Competitiveness Incentive Support (CIS) will be provided to each park for the early establishment of textiles manufacturing units.
Under PM MITRA, 50 per cent area will be developed for pure manufacturing activity, 20 per cent area for utilities, and 10 per cent of the area for commercial development.
The release further said the parks will be developed by a special purpose vehicle (SPV), which will be owned by the state government and the central government in a public-private partnership (PPP) mode.
