Lucknow, March 22 -- With a population of 25 crore Uttar Pradesh is India's largest consumer market. Surat in Gujarat became a textile hub, and now, the same vision is being implemented nationwide with the approval of seven PM MITRA Parks, one of which is in Lucknow, said chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday.

Adityanath was addressing the investors' meet held in the state capital for the establishment of a Mega Textile and Apparel Park on 1,000 acres on the Lucknow-Hardoi border.

"With a population of 140 crore, why should India lag behind Bangladesh (16 crore) in ready-made garments? We have top-notch training, designing, and packaging facilities," said the CM.

The project is coming up under the 'PM MITRA Scheme' of the Union go...