India Just Launched Something Big in Warangal – Here’s Why It Matters

Honorable Prime Minister of India had Narendra Modi India’s first operational PM MITRA Park in Telangana’s Warangal. This park was developed at the cost of over ₹1,695 crore and it is expected to attract massive investments, generates the thousands of jobs and position Warangal as a key textile hub in India. This project also brings the government’s ambitious 5F vision – Farm to Fibre to Factory to Fashion to Foreign.

India’s First PM MITRA Park Opens in Warangal

This newly inaugurated the PM MITRA Park has been established across the 1,327 acres in Warangal and it can be seen as a major milestone in India’s industrial and textile expansion strategy.

During the inauguration Honorable Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the park would accelerate the India’s textile revolution while creating the large-scale employment opportunities and specially for women.

The park has been developed under the PM MITRA Scheme and it is the first among seven mega textile parks approved across the different states.

The project is expected to attract the investments worth more than ₹6,000 crore and will create over 24,400 direct jobs across the textile value chain.

What Makes the PM MITRA Park Important?

The PM MITRA Park has been designed as the world-class integrated textile ecosystem which brings the multiple stages of textile manufacturing together in one location.

The government’s 5F vision focuses on creating the seamless chain from,

• Farm
• Fibre
• Factory
• Fashion
• Foreign markets

This integrated approach aims to reduce the logistics costs also improve the manufacturing efficiency and will strengthen the India’s textile exports globally.

Strategic Location Gives Warangal Edge

One of the important strengths of the Warangal PM MITRA Park is its strategic connectivity.

The park is located near the,

• The proposed Nagpur-Vijayawada Greenfield Expressway (NH-163G)
• National Highway 163
• Major railway networks
• Key seaports for exports

This multimodal connectivity is expected to help the textile manufacturers to reduce transportation costs and improve export efficiency.

Massive Investment and Employment Potential

This textile park has already witnessing the strong investor interest.

According to official details,

• Around the 62% of the park area has already been allotted
• Out of 548 acres allotted to industries total 310 acres were allocated after the PM MITRA announcement
• Industries setting up units can access the dedicated incentive support of ₹300 crore under the scheme

One of the major investors is Evertop Textile and Apparel Complex Pvt. Ltd. which is also covered under the Production Linked Incentive Scheme.

The company plans to,

• Invest around ₹1,051 crore
• Generate employment for approximately 12,800 people
• Achieve an estimated annual turnover of ₹1,990 crore

Understanding the PM MITRA Scheme

The PM MITRA Scheme was approved by the Union Ministry of Textiles in 2023 to create the large scale integrated textile parks across India.

Total 7 States Are Selected Under PM MITRA Scheme

• Telangana
• Tamil Nadu
• Karnataka
• Maharashtra
• Gujarat
• Madhya Pradesh
• Uttar Pradesh

The scheme provides the,

• Viability Gap Funding (VGF)
• Competitive Incentive Support (CIS)
• Shared modern infrastructure
• Policy support for textile industries

The main objective of the scheme is to make the India globally competitive in textile manufacturing and exports.

Warangal Emerging as a National Textile Growth Centre

The inauguration of the PM MITRA Park is expected to strengthen the state of Telangana’s ambition of becoming a leading textile manufacturing state.

It is earlier known mainly for agriculture and traditional weaving, Warangal is now being positioned as the modern industrial and export-focused textile centre.

The project also upgrades the existing Kakatiya Mega Textile Park into the nationally significant textile ecosystem which is backed by central government support and global scale infrastructure.