PM Mitra Park: Better prices for farmers, employment for youth, investment on 5F model
Farmers said the PM Mitra Park will bring good cotton prices; youth and women hope for employment; investors said the factory will operate on 5F.Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for the country's largest PM Mitra Park, to be built on approximately 2,158 acres of land in Bhainsala, Dhar, on Wednesday. Production in textile-related industries is expected to begin in this park within two years.Cotton farmers and textile entrepreneurs in Malwa-Nimar have high hopes for this park. Youth across the region are also excited about the potential for employment. Dainik Bhaskar spoke with farmers, youth, women, and industrialists and workers about the project. Find out who has what expectations...First, find out...what farmers expect.Manna Lal Bhuria, a cotton farmer from Chayan village, says, "We grow a large quantity of cotton. Currently, our cotton is small. We believe that cotton will be purchased at good prices in the village itself."Narsingh Bhabar, a farmer from Gandhwani, said, "Setting up factories here will provide employment. Children don't have any work right now, but once this work starts, they will. Women will get good work. We grow cotton, which currently sells for 60-70 rupees a kilo. We believe that once the factories open, our cotton will be bought for at least 100 rupees a kilo."What Women, Youth, and Workers SaidPooja, a couple from Dotriya village, said, "Our wages will increase with the establishment of factories here. We will benefit greatly." Local youth Shobharam Vaskel said, "We are still hoping for government jobs. But even if we don't, we will find jobs here in this park. We won't have to go out looking for jobs."Now read what the industrialists investing in the park said... A zipper industry manufacturing chains for pants and bags will spend 2.70 crore rupees. Aditya Jat, manager of the company that came to PM Mitra Park to obtain an LOI for a zipper manufacturing company, said, "Our company, Chaudhary Infra Project, is based in Badnawar.Our company is going to invest 2 crore 70 lakh rupees here. We have been allotted 10 thousand square feet of land. Our company will manufacture chains for pants, bags, and raincoats. The chain used for designing clothes is called a zipper. Our company will work here to manufacture zippers (chains).An Indore company will work on the park's 5F theme. Sanjay Agarwal, a textile industrialist from Indore, one of the industrialists allotted land in PM Mitra Park, said, "Our company works in the textile sector.We have committed to investing 4 crore 72 lakh rupees here under the name NASA Fiber to Fashion." We have filed a project for dyeing, knitting, and garmenting here. Our company will work on the 5F theme of PM Mitra Park.------------------ These are the 5Fs- ---------* FARM - Cotton-producing farmers will be able to bring cotton directly from their fields and sell it to companies .* Fiber - Cotton will be ginned, i.e., cleaned, and made into yarn .* Factory - Cotton will be spun, woven, and separated from the cotton.* Fashion: Clothing designing, garmenting, etc. will be done, such as buttoning .* Foreign: After packaging the finished garments in the factory, they will be exported directly from here to foreign countries.Industrialist said, "If cotton is purchased at competitive rates, farmers will benefit." Lakshmi Narayan Gupta, Director of TDN Fibers Limited, Kukshi, said, "Our business is cotton fibers. We believe we will receive some more concessions. We are also participating in the park." We are planning production here as well.Setting up plants here will benefit local residents. Cotton farmers will see increased profits. When traders purchase cotton from an average farmer at competitive rates, he will receive more money and his income will increase.read more :- Rupee opens 16 paise down at 87.96
