Madhya Pradesh Receives Approval for Rs 2,100 Crore PM MITRA Textile Park Project, India’s First.
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In April 2025, Madhya Pradesh (MP) officially received approval from the Ministry of Textiles (MoT) for the Rs 2,100 crore Prime Minister Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel (PM-MITRA) Park Project. This project will be India’s first-of-its-kind state-of-the-art integrated textile park.
- The newly approved project aims to enhance the industrial landscape of Madhya Pradesh while strengthening India’s textile sector on a global scale. The approval reflects the growing interest in the state’s industrial potential, with investment proposals worth Rs 10,000 crore already received.
- The PM MITRA Park will be located in Bhainsola village, Badnawar tehsil, in Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh. It will span over 21,000 acres, positioned approximately 110 kilometers from Indore, 85 kilometers from the Pithampur industrial cluster, and 50 kilometers from the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway via Ratlam.
- The park will feature various modern facilities including a 20 Mega Liters per Day (MLD) Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) plant, a solar-powered energy facility, and plug-and-play Built-To-Suit (BTS) units. These facilities will help establish the park as a sustainable and energy-efficient textile hub.
Main Point :- (i) In addition to industrial facilities, residential complexes will be built for the workers, ensuring that the workforce has comprehensive infrastructure within the project’s vicinity. The construction is expected to be completed within 14 months.
(ii) The PM MITRA Park Project is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS), which was announced by Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Union Budget for Financial Year 2021-22. The Government of India (GoI) has allocated Rs 4,445 crore for the implementation of the scheme over seven years (FY22-FY28).
(iii) As part of the PM MITRA initiative, the Government of India has announced the establishment of seven sites across the country for setting up textile parks. These locations include Tamil Nadu (Virudhnagar), Telangana (Warangal), Gujarat (Navsari), Karnataka (Kalaburagi), Madhya Pradesh (Dhar), Uttar Pradesh (Lucknow), and Maharashtra (Amravati).
About Madhya Pradesh (MP)
Chief Minister (CM) : Mohan Yadav
Governor : Mangubhai C. Patel
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