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PM Modi Inaugurates India’s First Greenfield PM MITRA Textile Park in Dhar, MP.

National | Dated: 19 Sep 2025

On September 17, 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for the Pradhan Mantri Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel (PM MITRA) Park in Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh. It marks India’s first greenfield textile park under the PM MITRA scheme and is expected to transform the textile value chain via large-scale investment, employment generation, and heritage preservation.

🎯 Key Highlights:

  • - The PM MITRA Park in Bhainsola (Behnsola) village, Badnawar tehsil, Dhar district will spread across 2,158 acres. Out of this, approximately 1,300 acres have already been allotted to over 80–91 industrial units even before foundation laying.
  • - Before the inauguration, investor proposals had crossed ₹23,000 crore. Of these, more than ₹20,000 crore worth of investment had already been secured.
  • - PM Modi noted that the park will help in continuing the legacy of Maheshwari sarees, a traditional textile product associated with Devi Ahilyabai Holkar, and integrate the full textile value chain—spinning, designing, processing, and exports—from one location.

💡 Other Important Facts:

  • (i) The park will include green infrastructure, common effluent treatment facilities, and utilities like consistent power and water supply. It will also simplify quality checks and ensure raw materials like cotton (“kapas”) and silk (“resham”) are available.
  • (ii) It is expected to generate approx. 3 lakh (300,000) direct and indirect jobs. The location in Madhya Pradesh, a major cotton producer, adds strategic advantage for raw material availability, reducing logistic costs and enhancing competitiveness in domestic and global textile markets.

📚 Test Your Knowledge:

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated India’s first greenfield PM MITRA Park in September 2025 at which location?

Correct Answer: Dhar, Madhya Pradesh

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About Madhya Pradesh

  • Governor: Mangubhai C. Patel
  • Capital: Bhopal