Lok Sabha Question No. 667 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-01
Subject: Mega Textile Parks
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Rajan Baburao  Vichare, Anurag Sharma, Nihal Chand Chauhan, Gajanan Chandrakant Kirtikar, Manickam Tagore B, Dhanush M Kumar, Ganesan Selvam, C.N. Annadurai, Gautham Sigamani Pon, Brijendra Singh

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 667 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.12.2021

## MEGA TEXTILE PARKS

## 667.   SHRI RAJAN VICHARE:

SHRI BRIJENDRA SINGH:

SHRI ANURAG SHARMA:

SHRI NIHAL CHAND:

SHRI MANICKAM TAGORE B.:

SHRI C.N. ANNADURAI:

SHRI DHANUSH M. KUMAR:

SHRI GAUTHAM SIGAMANI PON:

SHRI SELVAM G.:

SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

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

- (a) whether the Government has set up seven Mega Textile Parks under the PM-MITRA scheme and if so, details of the main objectives and salient features alongwith the financial allocation and targets set for this purpose;
- (b) whether the plan entails stablishing these parks over a period of 5 years and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether places have been selected in the country including from Haryana and Maharashtra and if so, the details of the locations thereof;
- (d) the number of States which have expressed interest in setting up of these Mega Textile Parks;
- (e) the names of areas across the country which are likely to be given priority and the names of products being given priority for export under the said scheme;
- (f) the manner in which the scheme will boost employment generation in the next three years alongwith the number of direct and indirect jobs that are to be generated under these parks;
- (g) whether the parks would be developed by a Special Purpose Vehicle owned by the Central and State Governments and would get two kinds of support and if so, the details thereof; and
- (h)the other steps taken by the Government to develop world class industrial infrastructure and to boost FDI and local investment in the Textile Sector?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER

## वस्त्र राज् य मंत्री ( श्रीमती दर्शना जरदोर् )

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF TEXTILES (SMT. DARSHANA JARDOSH)

(a) to (g): With  a  view  to  attract  investment,  boost  employment  generation  and  position  itself strongly in the global textile market, the Government has approved setting up of 7 (Seven) PM Mega Integrated  Textile  Region  and  Apparel  (PM  MITRA)  Parks  in  Greenfield/Brownfield  sites  including plug and play facility with an outlay of Rs. 4445 cr for a period of seven years upto 2027-28.

The salient features are:-  (i) Willing state governments to have ready availability of contiguous and encumbrance-free land parcel of 1000+ acres for being eligible. (ii) It is envisaged to be on Public Private  Partnership  (PPP)  mode.    (iii)  there  is  a  provision  of  Development  Capital  Support  (DCS) @30% of the project cost with a maximum support of ₹ 500 Cr and ₹200 Crore per park for Greenfield and  Brownfield  PM  MITRA  Park  respectively.  The  DCS  is  for  creation  of  core  Infrastructure.  (iv) There is provision of Rs. 300 Cr. per park for incentivizing the industries to set up their units in the park. There is a provision to use 10% of the park's area for Commercial Development (CD) and revenue stream from CD may help maintenance of common assets and facilities.

The selection  of  sites  will  be  by  way  of  challenge  method  with  weightage  of  parameters  for example- connectivity, power infrastructure, water and waste water disposal system, Industry Friendly labour laws, Single Window Clearances, Stable and Conducive industrial/textile policy of the state.

States like Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Assam, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Telangana have expressed interest so far.  The Scheme shall be implemented on pan-India  basis  and  is  intended  for  holistic  development  of  textile  sector.  However,  emphasis  on Technical  Textiles,  textile  machinery  and  man-made  fibre  will  be  given.  Once  completed,  the  Mega Textile Park is intended to generate around 1 Lakh direct and 2 lakh indirect employment per park. The project will be led and owned by Special Purpose Vehicle created for this purpose for each PM MITRA Park.

(h): In order to develop world class industrial infrastructure and to boost FDI and local investment in the  Textile  Sector,  the  government  has  taken  following  major  initiatives  are  (i)  Production  Linked Incentive  (PLI)  Scheme  for  textile  Sector,  (ii)  National  Technical  Textiles  Mission;  (iii)  Scheme  for Integrated  Textiles  Parks;  (iv)  Integrated  Processing  Development  Scheme;  (v)  PowerTex  India;  (vi) Comprehensive Powerloom Cluster Development Scheme, etc.