New Delhi, Mar 24 (KNN) The Union Minister of State for Textiles Darshana Jardosh informed Lok Sabha that currently all the proposals received from states for setting up of textile park under the PM Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel (PM MITRA) are under scrutiny for consideration by the project approval committee.

She said this in a written reply on Wednesday to a question raised by Bhubaneswar MP Aparajita Sarangi, as the Odisha government is among one of the states who have sent out the proposals.

The central government has received a total 17 proposals from 13 states for the establishment of textile parks under PM Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel (PM MITRA) having an outlay of Rs 4,445 crore.

Textile minister Jardosh said the parameters devised for selection of sites for PM MITRA parks include connectivity to the site (25 per cent), existing ecosystem for textiles (25 per cent), availability of utility services at site (20 per cent), state industrial/textile policy (20 per cent) and environmental/social impact (10 per cent). 

The state government of Odisha is planning to establish the proposed textile park at the special economic zone (SEZ) of Tata Steel at Gopalpur in Ganjam.

As per media reports, it has identified about 1,000 acres of land by state-owned Idco within the SEZ for the facility. 

Earlier the textile park was intended to be set up at Neulopoi in Dhenkanal district, however as the location falls under eco-sensitive zone the location was changed.  (KNN Bureau)