Lok Sabha Question No. 1300 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-03
Subject: Production Linked Incentives in PM MITRA Parks
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Dr. Hemant Vishnu Savara

## PRODUCTION LINKED INCENTIVES IN PM MITRA PARKS

## 1300. DR. HEMANT VISHNU SAVARA:

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

(a)  whether  it  is  a  fact  that  Government  is  implementing  PM  Mega  Integrated  Textile  Regions  and Apparel  (PM  MITRA)  Parks  Scheme  which  seeks  to  create  a  modern,  integrated,  world  class  textile infrastructure and Production Linked Incentive (PLI);

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) the steps taken by the Government to popularize the textile sector of India in the global market and to promote Indian textiles and Indian artisans;

(d) the steps being taken to promote Start-up companies and young scientists in specialized areas like technical textiles; and

(e) the status of Maharashtra State and Palghar district regarding implementation of PM Mega Integrated Textile Regions and Apparel (PM MITRA) Parks Scheme and other Textile start-ups?

## उत्तर ANSWER )

## वस्त्र राज्  य मंत्री ( श्री पबित्र मार्घेररटा

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES (SHRI PABITRA MARGHERITA)

(a) to (e): The  Government  has  approved  setting  up  of  7  (Seven)  PM  Mega  Integrated  Textile Region and Apparel (PM MITRA) Parks in Greenfield/Brownfield sites with world class infrastructure including  plug  and  play  facility  with  an  outlay  of  Rs.  4,445  crores.    7  sites  viz.  Tamil  Nadu (Virudhnagar),  Telangana  (Warangal),  Gujarat  (Navsari),  Karnataka  (Kalaburagi),  Madhya  Pradesh (Dhar),  Uttar  Pradesh  (Lucknow),  Maharashtra  (Amravati)  have  been  finalised  for  setting  up  of  PM MITRA Parks.

The scheme aims to develop integrated large scale and modern industrial infrastructure facility for  total  value-chain  of  the  textile  industry  for  spinning,  weaving,  processing,  garmenting,  textile manufacturing, processing & printing machinery industry.

The foundation stone of PMMITRA Park, Amravati was laid by the Hon'ble Prime Minister on 20.09.2024. The project is being implemented by the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC).

Government  is  also  implementing  the  Production  Linked  Incentive  (PLI)  Scheme  with  an approved outlay of Rs.10,683 crore to promote production of MMF Apparel, MMF Fabrics and Products of Technical Textiles to enable textiles industry to achieve size and scale and to become competitive.

In  addition,  the  Government  of  India  is  implementing  various  schemes/initiatives  aimed  at promoting  the  textiles  sector.  The  major  schemes/initiatives  include National  Technical  Textiles Mission  (NTTM) which  was  launched  with  a  view  to  boost  technical  textiles  sector  in  the  country, SAMARTH -  Scheme  for  Capacity  Building  in  Textile  Sector  with  the  objective  providing  demand driven,  placement  oriented,  skilling  program; ATUFS to  incentivize  technology  upgradation  and modernization  through  capital  investment  subsidy  for  eligible  investment  in  benchmarked  textile machinery; Silk  Samagra-2 for  comprehensive  development  of  sericulture  value  chain  ; National Handloom  Development  Program  (NHDP) and National  Handicraft  Development  Program (NHDP) for end to end support for handloom and handicraft sectors etc.

Under NTTM, Grant for Research and Entrepreneurship across Aspiring Innovators in Technical Textiles (GREAT) Scheme has been launched to support start-up ecosystem. Under the Scheme, support is  given to  young innovators/entrepreneurs in Technical Textiles by providing grant-in-aid to translate their ideas into commercial technologies/products.

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