- Why in news
- On 11 August 2026 the Textiles Ministry told the Lok Sabha that all 7 PM MITRA Park sites have full land, environmental clearances and signed state MoUs, with Rs 68,590 crore investment interest received.
- What it is
- PM MITRA is a Ministry of Textiles scheme to build large integrated textile parks covering the whole value chain, from spinning to garments, on one site. It follows the '5F' idea (Farm to Fibre to Factory to Fashion to Foreign). Each park is developed by a special purpose vehicle (SPV) in which the Centre and the state government take part.
- Number of parks
- Seven PM MITRA Parks are approved, on greenfield and brownfield sites.
- Outlay and period
- The scheme outlay is Rs 4,445 crore for 2021-22 to 2027-28.
- Sites
- Sites are in Tamil Nadu (Virudhnagar), Telangana (Warangal), Gujarat (Navsari), Karnataka (Kalaburagi), Madhya Pradesh (Dhar), Uttar Pradesh (Lucknow) and Maharashtra (Amravati).
- Employment target
- Each park is expected to create about 3 lakh jobs: 1 lakh direct and 2 lakh indirect.
- Progress on SPVs
- Joint venture agreements are signed and SPVs set up for all 5 greenfield sites; Telangana and Maharashtra are brownfield.
- First functional park
- Warangal is the country's first functional PM MITRA Park, with a project cost of Rs 1695.54 crore.
- Seven states
- Seven parks were approved in March 2023 in Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh.
- Brownfield support
- Under the brownfield category, Kakatiya Mega Textile Park became eligible for Rs 200 crore development capital support and Rs 300 crore Competitive Incentive Support.
- Incentive per park
- Competitive Incentive Support for manufacturing units totals Rs 300 crore for each park.
- Implementing body
- The park is run by an SPV, PM MITRA Park, Tamil Nadu Ltd. Its Board is chaired by the Secretary, Ministry of Textiles. SIPCOT and NICDC are represented on it.
- Park features
- The park has a 15 MLD CETP with ZLD, a 20 MW solar plant, centralised steam boilers and about 13 lakh sq ft of plug-and-play units. Its cost is ₹1,894 crore.
- Concept
- The scheme follows the 5F vision: Farm, Fibre, Factory, Fashion, Foreign.
Don’t confuse with PM MITRA vs PLI for textiles: PM MITRA funds shared infrastructure in parks. The PLI scheme for textiles gives incentives on sales of man-made fibre and technical textiles.
Don’t confuse with PM MITRA vs earlier textile parks (SITP): The Scheme for Integrated Textile Parks (SITP) was an older scheme of smaller parks. PM MITRA parks are larger and cover the full value chain.
Don’t confuse with PM MITRA vs old SITP: The Scheme for Integrated Textile Parks (SITP) was the earlier textile park scheme. PM MITRA is a newer and larger-scale version with greater integration.
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Why it matters
- Plug-and-play infrastructure in one place can cut logistics costs and make Indian textiles more competitive.
- The parks can add large-scale jobs and attract investment to regions outside existing clusters.
- Integrated parks cut logistics costs and bring the whole textile value chain to one site.
- They can create jobs, especially for women, and draw investment.
- Brings the whole textile value chain to one site, which cuts logistics costs and raises export competitiveness.
- Draws large private investment and creates jobs; the Virudhnagar allotments alone are expected to generate about 15,000.
Problems
- Investment interest is not yet actual investment, and external infrastructure such as roads, power and water is still under way.
- Competition from Bangladesh and Vietnam, and dependence on state coordination, may slow delivery.
- Land, utilities and SPV coordination between Centre and states can delay parks.
- Only one of seven parks is functional so far.
- Timely land, power, water and effluent infrastructure, and meeting the December 2027 completion target.
- Sustaining investor commitments and environmental compliance, especially for water-intensive processing.
Way forward
- Convert investment interest into commitments, and complete external infrastructure on time.
- Link the parks with raw material supply, skilling and export policy.
- Speed up the other six parks with timely central and state funding.
- Link parks with PLI and skilling to ensure jobs and investment.
- Monitor the SPVs for timely execution and conversion of committed investment into actual output.
- Tie parks to strong zero liquid discharge, renewable energy and skilling support.
Put in your answer
Investment interest: Rs 68,590 crore of investment interest shows early industry response, though it is not yet realised investment.
Convergence with PLI: A unit in the park, Evertop Textile and Apparel Complex, is also a PLI beneficiary.
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Prelims practice · Statements
Ours, not from a UPSC paper
Consider the following statements:
- 1.The PM MITRA scheme is administered by the Ministry of Textiles.
- 2.Under the scheme, seven parks were approved, and Kerala is one of the host states.
- 3.The Warangal park was approved under the Brownfield category, based on the existing Kakatiya Mega Textile Park.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
True or false?
1 of 5
Statements the way Prelims prints them. Say first, then see the fact.
1.The PM MITRA scheme is administered by the Ministry of Textiles.
True. It is a Ministry of Textiles scheme.
2.The scheme approved seven parks, and Kerala is one of the host states.
False. The seven states are Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh; Kerala is not among them.
3.The 5F vision behind the scheme stands for Farm, Fibre, Factory, Fashion and Foreign.
True. 5F = Farm to Fibre to Factory to Fashion to Foreign.
4.Competitive Incentive Support under the scheme is Rs 300 crore for each park.
True. CIS totals Rs 300 crore per park.
5.The Warangal park was set up on a greenfield site with no earlier industrial park.
False. It was approved in the Brownfield category, based on the existing Kakatiya Mega Textile Park.
Written by us from the release, not by UPSC; checked by a second model.
Worth revising until Prelims 2028: most news questions come within two years of the event.