Pradhan urges Goyal to set up a Textile park in Odisha under PM Mitra scheme

Bhubaneswar, Oct. 26 -- Union Minister of Education and Skill Development Dharmendra Pradhan has requested the Union Textile Ministry to consider setting up a greenfield Textile park under PM MITRA scheme in Odisha.

Mr.Pradhan in a letter to Union Minister of Textile Piyush Goyal said considering its immense untapped potential in the sector,the textile park should be established and such a decision would go a long way in ensuring the success of Mission Purvodaya envisioned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi..

The Union Textile Ministry has recently announced plans to set up seven mega integrated textile region and apparel (MITRA) parks in the country to be developed by a special purpose vehicle owned by the central government and state gov...