Meeting on PM-MITRA scheme today; labour rules, incentives likely to be discussed with states

PM-MITRA Scheme: A meeting between the Ministry of Commerce and Textiles and the states is scheduled to take place today on Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel (PM MITRA) parks. The Upendra Prasad Singh, Textile Secretary will chair the meeting, as reported by Zee Business reporter Ambarish Pandey.

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What is PM-MITRA? What initiatives have been taken by the government so far?

PM MITRA is inspired by the 5F vision of Prime Minister. The '5F' Formula encompasses - Farm to fibre; fibre to factory; factory to fashion; fashion to foreign. This integrated vision will help furthering the growth of textile sector in the economy. No other competing nation has a complete textile ecosystem like us. India is strong in all five Fs.

So far, the Union Cabinet has approved the construction of seven National Textile Parks under the PM-MITRA Scheme in the country. For this, the incentive scheme of ₹4445 crore has been approved by the cabinet.

Agenda at today's meeting

The meeting of PM MITRA will hold important discussions on labour rules and initiatives. The meeting will be attended by the Chief Secretaries of all the states.

The states want more clarity on this initiative and they expect a detailed information on the logistics cost. The proposal to join PM GatiShakti will also be discussed in the meeting.

The states can apply for National Textile Park till March 15, 2022.

Interested states for Textile National Park

In October last year, the government had issued a notification for the PM-MITRA scheme. In this meeting, all the information and nuances related to the scheme will be explained to the states.

As of now, the proposal has come from the state of Andhra Pradesh only. Also, 12 big states like Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Odisha, Punjab, Telangana, Gujarat and others have shown their interests.