13 states in race for Setting up 18 PM Mitra Parks

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New Delhi: Thirteen State Governments, viz. – Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Punjab,  Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh made presentations enumerating contours of  18 proposals for setting up of PM MITRA Parks in their respective states.

Each state government showcased its strengths in the textiles sector with a special focus on  scheme / policy/ benefits/ incentives and basic utilities provided for creating industry friendly ecosystem to populate the proposed PM-MITRA Parks.

A National Conference on PM Mega Integrated Textile Regions and Apparel Park(PM MITRA) Parks Scheme was recently  organized by Ministry of Textiles, official release said.

Conference was inaugurated by U.P Singh, Secretary, Ministry of Textiles followed by a detailed presentation on the PM MITRA Parks Scheme by  Shubhra, Trade Advisor, Ministry of Textiles.

PM MITRA Park will offer the opportunity to create an Integrated Textiles Value Chain right from spinning, weaving, processing/ dyeing and printing to garment manufacturing etc. at one location and will reduce logistics cost of Industry.

The conference  also witnessed widespread participation from the Industry in physical as well as virtual mode leading to a vibrant Q&A session, followed by the closing session summarizing the outcomes and elaborating on the way forward of successful scheme implementation.