The Government has finalized setting up of PM Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel (PM MITRA) Parks at 7 sites viz. Tamil Nadu (Virudhnagar), Telangana (Warangal), Gujarat (Navasari), Karnataka (Kalaburagi), Madhya Pradesh (Dhar), Uttar Pradesh (Lucknow) and Maharashtra (Amravati) with an outlay of Rs. 4,445 cr for a period of seven years upto 2027-28. The PM MITRA scheme aims to attract Rs. 70,000 crore in investments and create nearly 20 lakh direct and indirect jobs.

The Government is implementing Samarth (Scheme for Capacity Building in Textiles Sector) with the objective to provide demand driven, placement-oriented skilling programmes to supplement the efforts of the industry in creating jobs in the organized textile and related sectors, covering the entire value chain of textiles, excluding Spinning and Weaving sectors. Samarth is implemented on a PAN India basis. Currently in Haryana state, 26 Implementing Partners with 80 active training centres are working in entry level training programme and Up/Re-skilling training programme under Samarth.

Government provides financial support to various Export Promotion Councils and Trade Bodies engaged in promotion of textiles and garments exports, for organising and participating in trade fairs, exhibitions, buyer-seller meets etc. at national and international levels in order to boost exports.

In addition, Government is implementing National Technical Textiles Mission (NTTM) with an outlay of 1,480 cr. (2020-21 to 2025-26) to boost technical textiles in the country including in Haryana.

This information was provided by THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES SHRI SHRI PABITRA MARGHERITA in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.

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(Rajya Sabha US Q1600)

NEW TEXTILE PARKS UNDER PM MITRA SCHEME

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