Lok Sabha Question No. 3387 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-23
Subject: PM Mitra Parks Scheme
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Aparajita Sarangi

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3387 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.03.2022

## PM MITRA PARKS SCHEME

## 3387. SHRIMATI APARAJITA SARANGI:

Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंत्री be pleased to state :

- (a) whether the Government has finalised the sites for the PM Mitra parks scheme;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the details of the applications received and the timeline for the decision;
- (c) the details of the parameters upon which the sites will be chosen;
- (d) the funds allocated and utilised for the scheme till now; and
- (e) the details of the benefits these parks will bring to the country and States in terms of employment, revenue generation, quality enhancement, resources, etc?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER

## वस्त्र राज् य मंत्री ( श्रीमती दर्शना जरदोर् )

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES (SMT. DARSHANA JARDOSH)

(a) & (b): The  Government  has  approved  setting  up  of  7  (Seven)  PM  Mega  Integrated  Textile Region  and  Apparel  (PM  MITRA)  Parks  in  Greenfield/Brownfield  sites  to  develop  world  class infrastructure including plug and play facility with an outlay of  Rs.4445 Crore for a period of seven years  upto  2027-28.    All  State  Governments  were  requested  to  send  proposal  alongwith  Preliminary Project  Report  to  the  Ministry  for  consideration.  The  last  date  for  submission  of  proposals  was  15 th March 2022.

A total of 17 Preliminary Project Proposals have been received from State Governments. The proposals are  under  scrutiny  for  consideration  by  Project  Approval  Committee.  The  details  of  the  proposals received in the Ministry are as under: -

|   S.No. | Name of the State   | No. of proposals (proposed site)                        |
|---------|---------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Karanataka          | 2(Two) - (i) Vijaypura, (ii) Gulberga                   |
|       2 | Andhra Pradesh      | Kadapa                                                  |
|       3 | Rajasthan           | Jodhpur                                                 |
|       4 | Odisha              | Ganjam                                                  |
|       5 | Gujarat             | Navsari                                                 |
|       6 | Madhya Pradesh      | 4(Four) (i) Ratlam, (ii) Devas, (iii) Dhar & (iv) Katni |
|       7 | Telangana           | Warangal                                                |
|       8 | Punjab              | Ludhiana                                                |

|   9 | Chhattisgarh   | Mahasamud       |
|-----|----------------|-----------------|
|  10 | Uttar Pradesh  | Luck now/Hardoi |
|  11 | Bihar          | West Champaran  |
|  12 | Tamil Nadu     | Virudhnagar     |
|  13 | Maharashtra    | Amravati        |

- (c): The parameters devised for selection of sites for PM MITRA Parks are:-
- (d): Since, no PM MITRA Parks have been finalized yet, no funds could be utilized.
- (e): The  Scheme  focuses  on  development  of  a  large  area  which  is  envisaged  to  become  a  fertile ground for carrying out textile sector business activities by all the players of entire textile value chain. It is expected to generate 1 lakh direct and 2 lakh indirect jobs per PM MITRA Parks benefiting the area and  its  citizenry  where  it  is  located.  There  is  also  a  provision  for  social  infrastructure.  This  will ultimately enhance the overall income and uplift the quality of life of all textile workers associated with the PM MITRA Park.

|   S. No. | Parameters                                 | Weightage (in percentage)   |
|----------|--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|        1 | Connectivity to the site                   | 25%                         |
|        2 | Existing Ecosystem for Textiles            | 25%                         |
|        3 | Availability of Utilities Services at Site | 20%                         |
|        4 | State Industrial /Textile Policy           | 20%                         |
|        5 | Environmental &Social Impact               | 10%                         |

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