PM Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel (PM MITRA): UPSC Daily Important Topic | 21 January 2023

PM Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel (PM MITRA)

✅PM MITRA Parks will offer an opportunity to create an integrated textiles value chain right from spinning, weaving, processing/dyeing, and printing to garment manufacturing at 1 location

✅An integrated Textile Value chain at 1 location will reduce logistics costs of the Industry

✅Intended to generate ~1 lakh direct and 2 lakh indirect employment per park

✅Sites for PM MITRA Parks will be selected by a Challenge Method based on objective criteria.

✅Proposals of State Governments having ready availability of contiguous and encumbrance-free land parcels of 1,000+ acres along with other textiles related facilities & ecosystems are welcomed.