MoU exchanged for setting up nation's first PM MITRA Park in Tamil Nadu
The nation's first PM Mega Integrated Textile Regions and Apparel (PM MITRA) Park is set to be established in Virudhunagar District of Tamil Nadu, and employ an estimated 2 lakh people, the Memorandum of Understanding for which was signed between the Central and State governments here on Wednesday.
Marking the occasion, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on his Twitter handle:"Today is a very special day for my sisters and brothers of Tamil Nadu!"
"The aspirational district of Virudhunagar will be home to a PM MITRA mega textiles park. This will boost the local economy and will prove to be beneficial for the youngsters of the state #PragatiKaPMMitra," he said.
Giving a big boost to the textile sector, the PM MITRA Parks, in all, would create huge employment opportunities and an estimated 20 lakh people would get 'new work' attracting about Rs 70,000 crore investment, Union Textiles Minister Piyush Goyal said here.
The mega project would ensure south Tamil Nadu's economic growth, Chi