Prime Minister Inaugurates India's First
Functional PM MITRA Park in Warangal, Telangana
The Prime Minister recently inaugurated the ‘PM MITRA
Park’ in Warangal, Telangana, marking it as India's first functional PM MITRA
Park. This project has been developed under the Central Government's ambitious
'5F Vision'—"Farm to Fibre to Factory to Fashion to Foreign." Its
objective is to make the country's textile sector globally competitive and to
integrate the entire textile value chain.The PM MITRA Park scheme aims to
develop world-class integrated textile infrastructure in India, where all
activities—ranging from raw material sourcing to finished products and
exports—can be conducted within a single complex. This will lead to reduced
production costs, a strengthened supply chain, and enhanced operational
efficiency for industries.
About the Park
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The PM MITRA Park has
been established at the Kakatiya Mega Textile Park (KMTP) in Warangal at a
total project cost of ₹1,695.54 crore and is spread across 1,327 acres.
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The park is strategically
located near the proposed Nagpur–Vijayawada Greenfield Expressway (NH-163G) and
close to NH-163, ensuring strong connectivity to railway networks and seaports.
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It has been designed as a
world-class textile industrial ecosystem with infrastructure facilities such as
internal roads, dedicated power substations, assured water supply, worker
dormitories, common boiler facilities, and a 10 MW solar power plant.
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The park also includes a
Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP) with Zero Liquid Discharge technology to
promote sustainable industrial development.
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Around 62% of the park
has already been allotted to industries and units established in the park are
eligible for Competitive Incentive Support (CIS) and benefits under schemes
such as the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for textiles.
PM MITRA Scheme
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PM MITRA stands for
Pradhan Mantri Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel Scheme. The scheme
was notified in October 2021 to strengthen the Indian textile industry through
integrated large-scale textile manufacturing ecosystems. The scheme
operationalises the Government’s 5F vision — Farm to Fibre to Factory to
Fashion to Foreign and seeks to integrate the complete textile value chain from
spinning, weaving, processing and dyeing to garment manufacturing and exports.
The scheme aims to attract investments worth around ₹70,000 crore and generate
nearly 20 lakh employment opportunities.
¨ Implementation and Funding: Under the first phase, seven PM MITRA Parks are being developed in Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh, with each park spread across at least 1,000 acres. PM MITRA Parks are being developed under a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model through Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs) with 51% equity of State Governments and 49% equity of the Central Government. The scheme has a total budgetary outlay of ₹4,445 crore up to 2027-28. The Central Government provides Development Capital Support (DCS) for core infrastructure and Competitive Incentive Support (CIS) of ₹300 crore per park for manufacturing units.
¨ Key Features: The parks provide plug-and-play manufacturing facilities, common infrastructure, warehousing, logistics support, workers’ hostels, skill development centres, and effluent treatment facilities. Unlike earlier textile park schemes, PM MITRA focuses on large-scale integrated production, reducing logistics costs by locating the complete textile value chain at a single location.