The park in 1,052 acres is located at Virudhunagar to attract technical textiles processing and integrated units

In a major boost to the textile industry in Tamil Nadu, the Union Ministry of Textiles has approved ₹1,894 crore development plan for PM Mitra Park in the State.

The 1,052-acre integrated Mega Textile Park coming up in Virudhunagar with facilities to attract technical textiles - engineered materials examples medical textiles and automotive textiles designed for their functional properties - processing and integrated units, according to a social media post by the Textiles Ministry.

A 15 million litres per day (MLD) common effluent treatment plant with zero liquid discharge and a 5 MLD Sewage Treatment Plant and a 10,000 bed safe worker accommodation in 13 lakh sq ft plug-and-play built-to-suit to be built. The construction will be completed by September 2026. The park will attract ₹10,000 crore of investment and generate around 1 lakh employment.

TN to emerge a hub

“Our dream of seeing TN as the global leader in the technical textile sector will soon be a reality,” State Industries minister TRB Rajaa said in a social media post. “Tamil Nadu is already India’s top textiles exporter, and now we are only going to get bigger and better,” he said.

In March 2023, India’s first PM Mega Integrated Textile Regions and Apparel (PM MITRA) parks for the textile industry was announced in Tamil Nadu’s Virudhunagar district. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin and Union Textiles Minister Piyush Goyal jointly launched the park with an MoU signed between the State and the Centre.

To promote technical textile in Tamil Nadu, the State government in May this year announced the implementation of the Tamil Nadu Technical Textile Mission to encourage investment in this sector. A fund of ₹15 crore was provided for this initiative.

Spanning five years (2025-2030), this flagship initiative is designed to drive sustained economic growth, industrial innovation, and technological advancement across the textile sector.

Thanking both the Centre and the State for the approval, A Sakthivel, Vice-Chairman, Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC), told businessline that the thrust areas of the MITRA Parks are on technical textiles and man-made fibres. The focus so far in the State has been on cotton-based textiles, he said.

“These state-of-the-art parks aim to integrate the entire textile value chain by bringing all activities- spinning, weaving/ knitting, dyeing,printing, processing and garmenting under one roof, thereby cutting down logistics cost and improving cost competitiveness of the sector. These PM MITRA parks are expected to attract investment to the tune of approx ₹70,000 Crore,” Mithileshwar Thakur, Secretary General, AEPC, said.