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PM Modi Lays Foundation for India’s First Greenfield PM MITRA Park in Dhar

• By  Textile Excellence
• September 18, 2025

Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of India’s first Pradhan Mantri Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel (PM MITRA) Park in Dhar district of Madhya Pradesh on 17 September 2025, unveiling a major push to strengthen the textile value chain. The park sits over 2,158 acres in Bhainsola village. Around 1,300 acres have already been allotted to more than 80 industrial units.

Investors have committed more than ₹23,000 crore in proposals already. State and central policy incentives include competitive power and water supply, green infrastructure, common effluent treatment, and public utilities. Modi emphasised that the park will enable easier access to raw materials such as cotton and silk, simplify quality control processes, and anchor production, designing, and export operations and thus, making Dhar a complete textile ecosystem.

Other announcements at Dhar included the Swasth Nari Sashakt Parivar health campaign and expanded welfare efforts in women’s and tribal health services. PM Modi urged citizens to support Swadeshi goods ahead of the revised GST rates coming into effect from 22 September.

Textile analysts believe the PM MITRA Park will generate about 3 lakh jobs both directly and indirectly, and sharply elevate India’s competitiveness in exports. Dhar’s strategic location in a major cotton producing state strengthens its appeal for investment in textile manufacturing.

Textile analysts believe the PM MITRA Park will generate about 3 lakh jobs both directly and indirectly, and sharply elevate India’s competitiveness in exports. Dhar’s strategic location in a major cotton producing state strengthens its appeal for investment in textile manufacturing.