The Ministry of Textiles and NICDC of India held a stakeholders' meeting on PM MITRA.
By yash chouhan 2025-12-19 13:02:34
India's Ministry of Textiles and NICDC hold stakeholder meeting on PM MITRA
The National Industrial Corridor Development Corporation (NICDC) and the Ministry of Textiles, Government of India, held a stakeholder consultation meeting to explore partnership opportunities for the development of PM Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel (PM MITRA) Parks under the Design, Build, Finance, Operate, and Transfer (DBFOT) model.
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry said in a press release that this consultation is part of an ongoing series of market-sounding activities aimed at building a robust, market-aligned framework to ensure the timely and effective implementation of the PM MITRA scheme.
The meeting focused on engaging potential master developers for the three proposed greenfield PM MITRA parks under the PPP/DBFOT model. These include the Lucknow park in Uttar Pradesh, spread across 1,000 acres with robust multi-modal connectivity; the Kalaburagi park in Karnataka, spread across 1,000 acres near NH 50 and major regional centers; and the Navsari park in Gujarat, spread across 1,142 acres with strategic access to ports, road, rail, and airport infrastructure.
Addressing the stakeholders, the Secretary of the Ministry of Textiles, Neelam Shammi Rao, encouraged active industry participation and shared suggestions to strengthen collaboration for successful development and implementation. Additional Secretary Rohit Kansal highlighted PM MITRA as a transformative initiative, noting that the parks are being developed as integrated textile ecosystems of at least 1,000 acres each. He added that detailed project reports for the three states under the PPP mode, amounting to approximately ₹5,567 crore (~$6.18 billion), have already been finalized.
Rajat Kumar Saini, CEO and Managing Director of NICDC, outlined the scheme's 5F vision and pointed to strong industry response, with investor interest exceeding ₹20,054 crore (~$22.25 billion) across the three states, primarily led by the blended textiles segment. He emphasized the government's focus on globally competitive infrastructure, including plug-and-play facilities, testing laboratories, single-window clearances, integrated logistics, social infrastructure, and reliable grid-connected clean power, enabling end-to-end value chain integration.
The consultation saw participation from domestic and international master developers and industry stakeholders. Discussions included utility planning, common effluent treatment plant (CETP) and zero liquid discharge (ZLD) integration, modular plot development, and creating an ecosystem for both MSMEs and large anchor units. The participants expressed confidence in the PM MITRA framework and optimism regarding its implementation, the release stated.
Seven PM MITRA parks have been announced in Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, and Maharashtra. Inspired by the Prime Minister's 5F vision, the parks are expected to attract investments of approximately ₹70,000 crore (~$77.66 billion), create around 10 lakh jobs per park, reduce logistics costs, boost FDI, and strengthen India's global competitiveness in textiles.
