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PM MITRA Mega Textile

Parks to come up in
Tamil Nadu, Telangana,
Gujarat, Karnataka,
Madhya Pradesh, Uttar
Pradesh Maharashtra
The Government of India has an-
nounced the sites for setting up of 7
PM Mega Integrated Textile Regions
and Apparel (PM MITRA) Parks for
the Textile industry. The Parks will
come up in Tamil Nadu, Telangana,
Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Union Textiles Minister Piyush Goyal addresses a press conference on
Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra. PM MITRA Mega Textile Parks in New Delhi on March 17, 2023.

18 proposals for PM MITRA parks world-class industrial infrastructure that would attract large scale investment
were received from 13 States. Eligi- including foreign direct investment (FDI) and encourage innovation and job
ble States and sites were evaluated creation within the sector.
using a Challenge Method based on
objective criteria taking into account
a variety of factors such as connec-
tivity, existing ecosystem, textile/in-
dustry policy, infrastructure, utility
services etc. Gati Shakti tool was also
used for validation.
The following 7 States/sites have been
found to be the best suited for setting
up Mega Textile Parks under the PM
MITRA scheme:

1. Tamil Nadu (Virudhunagar)

2. Telangana (Warangal)
3. Gujarat (Navsari)
4. Karnataka (Kalaburagi)
5. Madhya Pradesh (Dhar)
6. Uttar Pradesh (Lucknow)
7. Maharashtra (Amravati)
Inspired by the 5F vision of the Hon’ble
Prime Minister (i.e. Farm to Fibre to
Factory to Fashion to Foreign), the PM
MITRA Parks are a major step forward
in realising the Government's vision
of making India a global hub for tex-
tile manufacturing and exports. It is
expected that these parks will en-
hance the competitiveness of the tex-
tiles industry by helping it achieve
economies of scale as well as attract
global players to manufacture in In-
dia.
PM MITRA Parks will help in creating

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The Ministry of Textiles will oversee
the execution of these projects. An The PM MITRA parks will be completed by
SPV owned by Centre and State Gov- 2027-28
ernment will be set up for each park
which will oversee the implementation The MoT has envisaged following incentives under investment for
of the project. The Ministry of Textiles setting up the Parks:
will provide financial support in the
Under PM MITRA, it is envisaged to provide Competitive Incentive Sup-
form of Development Capital Support
port (CIS). For incentivizing manufacturing units to get established early in
upto Rs. 500 crore per park to the Park
PM MITRA Park, there is a provision of Rs. 300 Cr per park Incentive will
SPV. A Competitive Incentive Support
be provided to manufacturing units up to 3% of the total sales turnover to
(CIS) upto Rs 300 crore per park to
the unit established in the PM MITRA Park to reduce its cost and offset its
the units in PM MITRA Park shall also
disadvantages to a certain extent.
be provided to incentivise speedy
implementation. Convergence with (a) The CIS will be Fund Limited and it will be available on a first come first
other GOI schemes shall also be fa- serve basis.
cilitated in order to ensure additional
(b) Development Capital Support for creation of core Infrastructure @30%
incentives to the Master Developer
of the project cost with a cap of Rs.500 Cr and Rs.200 Cr per park for
and investor units.
Greenfield and Brownfield PM MITRA Park, respectively.
State governments will provide con-
(c) The incentives will only be available to those manufacturing compa-
tiguous and encumbrance-free land
nies who are not availing benefits of Production Linked Incentive (PLI)
parcel of at least 1000 acres of land
for Textile Scheme.
and will also facilitate provision of all
utilities, Reliable Power Supply and (d) There will be a cap of Rs. 10 Crore per annum on incentive and a
Water availability and Waste Water maximum cap of Rs. 30 Crore on incentive for one anchor investor
Disposal system, an effective single company with an investment of Rs. 300 Crore or above in its unit in PM
window clearance as well as a con- MITRA Park.
ducive and stable industrial/textile
(e) There will be a cap of Rs. 5 Crore per annum on incentive and a maxi-
policy.
mum cap of Rs. 15 Crore on incentive for one investor company with an
The parks will offer an excellent infra- investment of Rs. 100-300 Crore.
structure, plug and play facilities as
(f) There will be a cap of Rs. 1 Crore per annum on incentive and a maxi-
well as training and research facilities
mum cap of Rs. 3 Crore on incentive for other investor companies and
for the industry.
tenant companies, but they must have employment of 100 persons
PM MITRA Parks represent a unique and above.
model where the Centre and State
Governments will work together to in-
crease investment, promote innova-
tion, create job opportunities and ulti-
mately make India a global hub for
textile manufacturing and exports.
Nearly Rs. 70,000 crores investment
and 20 lakhs employment generation
is envisaged through these parks.

1st PM MITRA Park comes up in

Virudhunagar district of Tamil
Nadu
India’s first PM MITRA Park (Pradhan
Mantri Mega Integrated Textile Region
and Apparel Park) was launched in have also signed MoUs to establish their units with a total investment of
Virudhunagar district on 22 March with 1,231 crore in the park generating 6,315 jobs. It will come up on 1,052 acres
the Centre and the state government at E. Kumaralingapuram village offering plug-and-play facilities as part of an
signing an agreement. Eleven firms integrated value chain.

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Addressing the gathering on the occasion, chief minister

MK Stalin said, Tamil Nadu accounts for one-third of the
country’s handloom production. “The infrastructure would
be developed at a cost of 2,000 crore, which includes 500
crore subsidy provided by the Union government. It will
generate employment opportunities for two lakh young-
sters when the park is fully operation-
al.” He also sought the Centre’s assis-
tance for a new textile park at Salem
through Scheme for Integrated Textile
Parks (SITP) and integrated process-
ing development scheme (IPDS).

Speaking on the occasion, Piyush

Goyal, Minister of Commerce & Indus-
try, Consumer Affairs & Food & Public
Distribution and Textiles, said: "Honour-
able Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu,
MKS, my good friend has always giv-
en a very warm welcome whenever I've
met him. He has led Tamil Nadu's de-
velopment journey and made it a one
trillion dollar economy.

We are all assembled here in the 75th

year of India's independence, Azadi Ka
Amrit Mahotsav. It is a matter of great
joy and celebration as we think about
all the wonderful achievements the
nation has made in 75 years.
Today, the world faces tough challeng-
es, difficult times, we have barely come
out of COVID, which is again increas-
ing everyday. We have a war going on
in Europe. There is inflation across the
world and economies are collapsing.
In this very difficult times, the country
led by Prime Minister Shri Narendra
Modi, is a bright spot in the world. In-
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is the fastest growing large economy
in the world. Today the world looks up
to India to provide leadership and
solve the problems of the world. The
Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi,
is the world 's most popular leader
today. He has given all of us a mis-
sion, a vision, to work together to
make India a developed nation when
we celebrate 100 years of indepen-
dence in 2047.
It is indeed an honor for me to be in
the land of God, to be in Tamil Nadu
with all of you celebrating the first PM
Mitra Textile Park.
Honourable Chief Minister, I think
throughout the world, when a wedding
takes place in any Indian family, they Darshana Jardosh, Minister of State for Railways & Textiles, in her speech
will certainly have a kanjivaram silk at the launch of the PM MITRA mega textile park at Virudhunagar district
sari. When the states had to be se- of Tamil Nadu said: "A PM Mitra Parks will have a minimum area of 1000
lected for the PM Mitra Parks, the of- acres. It will allow large units, both domestic and international with the
ficials were given clear direction that plug and play concept. A Mitra Park will offer the opportunity to create an
the process will be a very transparent integrated textile value chain right from spinning, weaving, processing
and very open process. And every and printing to garment manufacturing accessories, making all at the one
state that has done well in the textile location reducing logistic and transaction cost. It will also accommodate
sector where there is immense inter- testing facilities. It is estimated that each PM Mitra Park will attract an
est of the investors to invest in the investment of 10,000 crore. This industry offers great potential to encour-
textile industry should get priority. It age manufacturing and create employment opportunities with limited cap-
is with that spirit of cooperation and ital required to start the business. India is now the second largest export-
collaboration, and also with a little bit er of textile and clothing in the world. Thanks to the industry’s steady
of competition between states, that growth and commitment to maintaining traditional craft while incorporat-
the entire process was run, and final- ing contemporary techniques, the country is becoming a leading global
ly Tamil Nadu was one of the 7 states manufacturing and investment destination. I congratulate Tamil Nadu again
selected. I congratulate all the people for the first Mega Textile Park. Thank you."
of Tamil Nadu and the government of
Tamil Nadu, led by Thiru MKs for be-
ing selected for the PM Mitra Park.
I hope you will invite me to
Virudhunagar for the foundation stone
laying ceremony and invite honourable
Prime Minister so that we can also
get the blessings of Lord Vishnu at
the Srivilliputhur Andal Temple.
At present the whole supply value
chain of textiles and apparel is frag-
mented and spread out all over the
country, making it very inefficient and
costly. Most of the time, we are only
transporting materials at very high
cost from one place to the other. For
example, we source cotton from farm-
ers in one state, Maharashtra, take it
to a ginning mill in some other area.
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in a 3rd place which maybe a few hun-
dred kilometres away. Then it will go
for weaving, processing and finally,
apparel will be made in some other
place maybe in Bengaluru! After that,
the fashion design inputs will come
from Mumbai or Delhi. And finally, the
final product is taken to the port to be
exported. It appears we are only trans-
porting material from one place to the
other incurring a very high cost.
Our Prime Minister, therefore, gave the
idea of 5Fs farm-fiber-fabric-fashion-
foreign. The entire value chain in the
textile industry gets modern with plug Shri Krishnan, additional Chief Secretary, Industries Investment Promo-
and play infrastructure. All the facili- tion and Commerce Govt of Tamil Nadu and Mr Rohit Kansal, Additional
ties, effluent treatment, plant testing Secretary, Ministry of Textiles, GoI exchanging the MOU.
facilities, high quality utilities are avail-
able at one place through an integrat-
ed textile park.
Each of these parks will create huge
employment opportunity. Collectively,
it is estimated nearly 20,00,000. Peo-
ple will get new jobs. 70,000 crores of
investment will come in. It will give a
big boost to the textile sector. It will
expand our export competitiveness
and earn precious foreign exchange.
All of this leading towards an Atma
Nirbhar Bharat.
Once again, my grateful thanks to the
government of Tamil Nadu, ably led
Gainup Industries India Private Limited of Dindigul (TN) plans to estab-
by Thiru MKS, the Honourable Chief
lish a wet processing unit investing Rs. 100 crores, creating 500 jobs. Mr
Minister. His other ministers, the peo-
Gangadharan, deputy general manager and Mr Vadivel, chief manager,
ple of Tamil Nadu and all the business
projects exchanging the MOU.
persons of Tamil. Nadu, who are col-
lectively making Tamil Nadu a lead-
ing state in the textile sector. I'm sure
together we can move mountains, we
can make India truly a developed na-
tion. The nation that cares for all. A
nation that is progressing to make the
lives of every Indian happy and full of
prosperity.
The MOU between the Govt of Tamil
Nadu and the Ministry of Textiles, GoI,
for setting up of the PM MITRA Mega
Textile and Apparel Park at
Virudhunagar, was exchanged by Shri
Krishnan, additional Chief Secretary,
Industries Investment Promotion and Kartya Textiles Private Limited plans to establish a spinning & apparel
Commerce Govt of Tamil Nadu and manufacturing unit, investing Rs.150 crores, creating 750 jobs Mr Satya-
Mr Rohit Kansal, Additional Secretary, murthy managing director and Mr Manika Vasantham, executive director
Ministry of Textiles, GoI. exchanging the MOU.

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The following textile and apparel units have already been planned at the PM MITRA Mega Textile and Apparel
Park at at Virudhunagar:
Rajapalayam Mills Limited plans to establish a spin-
ning unit investing Rs. 600 crores, creating 2700 jobs.
Mr Abhinav Ramasubramanian Raja director and Mr
Dharma Krishnan, CFO Ramco Simmons, exchang-
ing the MOU.
Thiagarajar Mills Private Limited plans to establish a
wet processing unit investing Rs. 100 crores, creating
300 jobs. Mr Hari Thiagarajar executive director to ex-
changing the MOU
Loyal Textile Mills Limited plans to establish an inte-
grated technical textile manufacturing unit investing
Rs. 65 crore creating 1000 jobs. Mrs Valium Ra-
maswamy, Chairperson and Mr Bellingeri CEO ex-
changing their MOU.
List of Textile and Apparel projects for which MOUs
were exchanged:
1. Rs. 100 crore wet processing unit by Gainup Indus-
tries India Private Limited
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Paramount Textile Mills Private Limited plans to es-
tablish a wet processing unit investing Rs. 125 crores
creating 500 jobs. Mr Arunachalam, CFO exchanging
the MOU.
KRL Textile Private Limited plans to establish a wet
processing unit investing Rs. 51 crore creating 300
jobs. Mr Ram Babu, managing director and Mr. Khan,
chartered accountant exchanging their MOU.
Jasmine Towels Private Limited is setting up a com-
posite textile manufacturing unit, investing Rs. 10 crore
creating 100 jobs. Mr Sudarshan exchanging the MOU
with Doctor M Vallalar, Commissioner of Textiles.
2. Rs.150 crore spinning & apparel manufacturing unit
by Kartya Textiles Private Limited
3. Rs. 600 crore spinning unit by Rajapalayam Mills Lim-
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4. Rs. 125 crore wet processing unit by Paramount Tex-

tile Mills Private Limited
5. Rs. 100 crore wet processing unit by Thiagarajar Mills
Private Limited
6. Rs. 51 crore wet processing unit by KRL Textile Pri-
vate Limited plans
7. Rs. 65 crore integrated technical textile manufactur-
ing unit by Loyal Textile Mills Limited
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MOU being exchanged for the setting up of the Rs. 10
crore plant for manufacturing of sanitary napkins and
its raw materials by a Healthcare company from Chen-
nai.The project will create 50 jobs. Ms Sriranjani Anand
exchanging the MOU.
MOU being exchanged for the setting up of the Rs. 10
crore plant for setting up of coir geotextile and coir
yarn manufacturing unit by an Infra Project company
from Chennai. The project will create 55 jobs. Mr Siva-
subramanian, director, exchanging the MOU.
Tejomaya Solutions LLP, Chennai is setting up a plant
for manufacturing yarn from all natural fibers, invest-
ing Rs. 10 crore and creating 60 jobs. Mr Dharani, des-
ignated partner, exchanging the MOU with the Com-
missioner of Textiles.
Jasmine Towels Private Limited, a Madurai based
manufacturer and exporter of textiles.
9. Rs. 10 crore plant for manufacturing of sanitary nap-
kins and its raw materials by a Chennai-based Health-
care company.
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10. Rs. 10 crore plant for setting up of coir geotextile and
coir yarn manufacturing unit by a Chennai-based In-
fra Project company.
11. Rs. 10 crore plant for manufacturing yarn from all nat-
ural fibers by Tejomaya Solutions LLP, Chennai.
Centre announces launch of 2 Qual-
ity Control Orders for 31 items
Ministry of Textiles lays thrust on BIS Mandatory Cer-
tification by introducing the Quality Control Orders
for Technical Textiles. QCOs will ensure the standard
and quality of Technical Textiles and encourage the
growth of this industry in India
Ministry of Textiles announced the launch of 02 Quality
Control Orders (QCOs) for 31 items consisting of 19 Geo
Textiles and 12 Protective Textiles in the Phase-I, follow-
ing due process of notification of Technical Regulations.
These QCOs mark the first technical regulation from In-
dia for the Technical Textiles industry informed the Joint
Secretary, Shri Rajeev Saxena in a press conference in
New Delhi on 11 April.
Joint Secretary, Shri Rajeev Saxena
The Centre is of the opinion that it is necessary so to do
in the public interest to increase the standard and quality
of Geo Textiles and Protective Textiles, for the protection
of the environment, human health, and animal & plant life
& health. Geo-textiles are used for infrastructure projects
and environmental applications while Protective Textiles
are used to protect human life from hazardous and ad-
verse working conditions. QCOs will strive to provide best
value to the users and end consumers, thereby fostering
Indian product quality that is comparable to global stan-
dards.
Out of the 31 items, 19 items belong to the Geo Textiles
category, including Laminated High Density Polyethylene
(HDPE) Woven Geomembrane for Waterproof lining, PVC
Geomembranes, Needle punched non-woven geobags,
Polypropylene Multifilament woven geobags, Jute Geo-
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textiles, Open Weave Coir Bhoovastra Geotextiles used
in sub-grade separation in pavement structures, Geotex-
tiles used in Subsurface Drainage Application, Geotex-
tiles used in Sub-grade Stabilization in pavement struc-
tures, High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) Geomembranes
for lining, Geotextiles used as protection (or cushioning)
materials, Geotextiles for permanent erosion control in
hard armor systems, Geogrids for flexible pavements,
Polymeric strip/geostrip used as soil reinforcement in re-
taining structures, Geogrids used in reinforced soil retain-
ing structures, Reinforced HDPE membrane for effluents
and chemical resistance lining, and Geocells.
Shri Rajeev Saxena giving details of the QCOs
The remaining 12 items are of Protective Textiles, includ-
ing Curtains and Drapes, Upholstered composites used
for non-domestic furniture, Protective clothing for firefight-
ers, Protective gloves for firefighters, Protective clothing
for industrial workers exposed to heat, Clothing made of
limited flame spread materials and material assemblies
affording protection against heat and flame, High visibility
Warning Clothes, Protective Clothing for use in welding
and allied processes, Tactical 3 point sling, Pouch for
ammunition and grenades made of disruptive pattern ny-
lon-66, Bullet resistant jackets, and Water-proof multipur-
pose rain poncho.
These two Geo Textiles and Protective Textiles QCOs shall
come into force immediately after 180 days from the date
of its publication in the Official Gazette. The conformity
assessment requirements specified in these QCOs are
equally applicable to domestic manufacturers as well as
foreign manufacturers who intend to export their products
to India.
Ministry of Textiles is planning to issue 02 more QCOs for
28 items in Phase-II, including 22 items of Agro Textiles
and 06 items of Medical Textiles. In Phase-III, 30+ more
Technical Textiles items may be considered for QCO is-
suance.
QCOs will ensure the standard and quality of Technical
Textiles and encourage the growth of this industry in India
in producing quality products at competitive pricing.
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Karnataka CM Bommai Launches
Kalaburagi Mega Textile Park Un-
der PM-MITRA Scheme
Foundation stone laying ceremony for Kalaburagi PM
MITRA Mega Textile Park
The second PM MITRA Textile Mega Park was launched
at Kalaburagi (Gulbarga) in North Karnataka Region on
March 28 by Chief Minister Basavaraj. today (March 28)
laid the foundation stone for Karnataka's mega textile park
at Kalaburagi district that will set up under the PM Mega
Integrated Textile Regions & Apparel (PM MITRA) scheme.
The mega textile park will come up on 1,550 acres of
land, and the total cost of the infrastructure development
of the park will be Rs 1,834 crore. The park is poised to
become a world-class manufacturing ecosystem encom-
passing entire textile value chain. It will emphasise on
key industrial aspects such as availability of plug and
play infrastructure, offer competitive cost for manufactur-
ing, setting up of social infrastructure to support the in-
dustrial ecosystem and improve the ease of doing busi-
ness.
Addressing the gathering during the launch, CM Bommai
said that besides boosting the textiles sector in line with
the 5F (Farm to Fibre to Factory to Fashion to Foreign)
vision, the mega textile park would also benefit the local
ancillary industries. He said that the textile industry is the
third primary industry in the country in terms of employ-
ment generation after the energy and coal industries.
“Over 1 lakh people will get direct employment from this
mega textile park,” according to Kalaburagi MP Dr. Umesh
Jadhav.
Union Minister For Textiles, Commerce and Industry Piy-
ush Goyal participated in event virtually. Union Minister
of State For Textiles Darshana Jardosh, Union Minister of
State for Chemicals and Fertilizers Bhagawanth Khuba,
State Minister for Large and Medium Industries Murug-
esh Nirani, Kalaburagi MP Dr.Umesh Jadhav, among oth-
ers, were present during the occasion.
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Perform, Achieve, Trade (PAT)
Scheme Under the National Mission
for Enhanced Energy Efficiency
168 energy-intensive textile units notified in the Per-
form, Achieve, Trade (PAT) scheme
The Union Minister of State for Textiles, Smt. Darshana
Jardosh in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha on
March 29 informed that, in order to reduce the emission
and energy intensity in the sector, National Mission for
Enhanced Energy Efficiency, Ministry of Power initiated
Perform, Achieve, Trade (PAT) scheme. As of now, there
are 168 energy-intensive textile units notified in the
Scheme having an annual threshold level of energy con-
sumption of more or equal to 3000 Tonnes of Oil equiva-
lent. The Scheme has resulted in the saving of 0.313 Mil-
lion Toe (1 toe = 11.6 MWh) in energy savings conse-
quently reduction of 1.551 Million Tons of CO2 in the sec-
tor.
Under Amended Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme
(ATUFS) of Ministry of Textiles, a total of 1,622 textile
units, have applied for one time capital investment subsi-
dy for installation of benchmark machinery under Process-
ing segment including Boiler (Steam/thermic fluid) with
automatic control on combustion efficiency, O2 monitor-
ing Equipment and with electrostatics precipitator and
micro-dust collector and heat recovery system etc. It cov-
ers project cost of Rs. 6,602.54 crore and provisional sub-
sidy value of Rs. 445.28 crore in different segments of
Textile Sectors.
Budget Outlay of Amended Tech-
nology Upgradation Fund In-
creased
The Union Minister of State for Textiles, Smt. Darshana
Jardosh in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha also
informed that, the allocation of Textiles Sector in Budget
2023-24 is Rs. 4,389.34 crore. This is higher than the R.E
of 2022-23 which is Rs. 3,579.61 crore.
Government has increased the budget outlay of Amend-
ed Technology Upgradation Fund (ATUF) from Rs. 650
crores in RE 2022-23 to Rs. 900 crores in BE 2023-24. As
regards other steps for the development of textiles sec-
tor, initiatives and schemes/programmes of the Ministry
of Textiles cover all key areas viz. Research, innovation
and development; Textiles infrastructure development;
Education, training and skill development, Market devel-
opment, Exports promotion, Improvements on quality
controls and standards etc. Some of the major schemes
implemented by the government include: PM Mega Inte-
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grated Textile Region and Apparel (PM MITRA Parks),
Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme, Silk Samagra,
Development of Handicraft Sector, Development of Han-
dloom Sector, SAMARTH – Scheme for Capacity Build-
ing in Textile Sector, Development of Jute Textile Scheme,
Integrated Wool Development Programme (IWDP), and
National Technical Textile Mission (NTTM) etc. These
schemes and programmes are oriented towards promo-
tion and development of Textile Sector on Pan-India ba-
sis.
Apparel Export Promotion Council
(AEPC) and its industry members
hail the new Foreign Trade Policy
2023.
Reacting on the FTP 2023, Shri Naren Goenka, Chairman
AEPC said, “The Foreign Trade Policy 2023 encapsulates
the progressive and growth-oriented vision of the govern-
ment for promoting India's exports. It is pro- MSME, inno-
vative in approach and in the spirit of cooperative federal-
ism. It will help promote women participation and promote
start-up ecosystems for technology infusion into manu-
facturing and business processes, ensuring efficiency and
competitiveness. The focus on cross border e- commerce
will help align India with the global digital business value
chain. The added thrust on sustainability, compliance and
ease of doing business will help India boost exports.
The Apparel Industry is also thankful to the government
for taking several path- breaking initiatives in FTP 2023.
Special Advance Authorisation Scheme has been extend-
ed to export of Apparel and Clothing sector under para
4.07 of HBP on self-declaration basis also to facilitating
prompt execution of export orders; benefits of Self-Ratifi-
cation Scheme for fixation of Input-Output Norms has been
extended to 2 star and above status holders in addition to
Authorised Economic Operators at present; license fees
have been lowered for MSMEs, the export turnover has
been lowered for 5-star export house. Such steps will go
a long way in boosting India’s exports.
In addition, Prime Minister Mega Integrated Textile Re-
gion and Apparel Parks (PM MITRA) scheme has been
added as an additional scheme eligible to claim benefits
under CSP (Common Service Provider) Scheme of Ex-
port Promotion capital Goods Scheme (EPCG), will help
the parks. The apparel industry is thankful to the govern-
ment for policy continuity and stability for a WTO compat-
ible policy which is evident from the shift from incentive-
based regime to a remission and entitlement-based re-
gime. The renewed focus on simplification and digitaliza-
tion of procedures will make the systems efficient and
cost competitive.
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