PM MITRA (PM Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel Parks)

✦Key Features

• 7 parks: Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra
• Budget: ₹4,445 crore (2021-28); Development Capital Support (DCS) up to ₹500 crore/park
• Competitive Incentive Support (CIS) up to ₹300 crore/park for attracting investors
• Target: ₹70,000 crore investment; 1 lakh direct + 2 lakh indirect jobs per park
• 5F vision: Farm to Fibre to Factory to Fashion to Foreign
• SPV (Special Purpose Vehicle) model: Centre + State + private in PPP
• Complements PLI for Textiles (₹10,683 crore) for man-made fibres and technical textiles

✓Eligibility Criteria

• State Governments that can provide contiguous, encumbrance-free land of at least 1,000 acres are eligible to apply.
• Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs) consisting of representatives from both Central and State governments for park management.
• Master Developers or private entities selected through a transparent, competitive bidding process for infrastructure development.
• Textile manufacturing units looking to establish large-scale production facilities within the integrated parks.

★Benefits

• Provides Development Capital Support of up to 500 crore rupees for greenfield parks to create world-class infrastructure.
• Offers Competitive Incentive Support of up to 300 crore rupees per park to encourage early setting up of manufacturing units.
• Reduces logistics costs through integrated value chains from spinning and weaving to processing and garmenting in one location.
• Creates massive employment opportunities and boosts India's competitiveness in the global textile export market.

▶Application Process

• State Governments submit comprehensive proposals to the Ministry of Textiles under the Challenge Method framework.
• Proposals are evaluated by a Project Approval Committee based on logistics, connectivity, and utility availability.
• The Ministry signs a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the selected State Governments to formalize the partnership.
• An SPV is incorporated to oversee the development, operation, and maintenance of the PM MITRA park.

₹ Budget Allocation

4445

Funding Ratio (Centre:State): Development Capital Support (DCS) of 30% of project cost with a cap of ₹500 crore per park (Greenfield) and ₹200 crore (Brownfield).

Historical Context

Replaces the Scheme for Integrated Textile Parks (SITP) which failed due to small park sizes and lack of integrated value chains.