Textiles Ministry approves Rs 1,894-crore PM MITRA Park project in Tamil Nadu
In what can be termed as a significant step towards making Tamil Nadu a national textile region, Union Textiles Minister Giriraj Singh on Tuesday announced the Centre's approval for a Rs 1,894-crore (US$220 million) development scheme for the Pradhan Mantri Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel (PM MITRA) Park in Virudhunagar district.
Spread over 1,052 acres, the new park will be a next-generation textile cluster with emphasis on technical textiles and integrated manufacturing. It is one of the Centre's premium PM MITRA schemes designed to transform India's textile industry through setting up of world-class infrastructure, efficient regulatory mechanism and sector-specific investment incentives.
The approval for the Tamil Nadu project comes after prolonged discussions between the state government headed by Chief Minister M.K. Stalin and the Union Textiles Ministry. State Industry Minister T.R.B. Raja welcomed this approval for the future of Tamil Nadu's textile industry and called it a "result of relentless follow-up and collaborative engagement".
The project, targeted to be completed by September 2026, will help attract private investment of Rs 10,000 crore (US$1.16 billion) and create around 100,000 new jobs. Raja also said Tamil Nadu is already India's leading textile exporter - this project will take them to new heights.
The key infrastructure to be developed at the site includes a 15 million litres per day (MLD) zero liquid discharge common effluent treatment plant, a 5 MLD sewage treatment plant, housing for 10,000 workers and 1.3 million sq ft of plug-and-play and built-to-suit industrial warehousing.
Tamil Nadu joins six other states - Telangana, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh - to host PM MITRA Parks as part of the central government's nationwide programme to revolutionise India's textile production ecosystem.
