Lucknow, 26 Aug (HS): The state cabinet, chaired by Uttar

Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, gave the green signal to a key proposal

for the development of the 'PM MITRA Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel

Park' on 1,000 acres (404.69 hectares) of land on the Lucknow-Hardoi border. The

government has approved the approval of the revised RFP-cum-RFQ and draft

concession agreement for the selection of the master developer, incorporating

the suggestions of the PPPAC and pre-bid meetings.

State Handloom and Textiles Minister Rakesh Sachan said that

the PM Mitra Park in Uttar Pradesh will prove to be a milestone in realizing

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 5F vision - from farm to fiber, from fiber to

factory, from factory to fashion, from fashion to foreign. This ambitious

project, being launched under the visionary leadership of Chief Minister Yogi

Adityanath, will give the state's textile industry a new global identity. The

establishment of this textile park will create approximately 1 lakh direct and

indirect employment opportunities and will create an excellent environment for

industrial development, investment and trade in the entire surrounding area.

Principal Secretary Anil Sagar stated that this park is

being established in Uttar Pradesh as part of a plan to develop seven mega

textile and apparel parks across the country. A special purpose vehicle (SPV),

named PM Mitra Park Uttar Pradesh Limited, has been formed to

implement the project. The Uttar Pradesh government holds 51 percent of the

SPV's stake, while the Government of India holds 49 percent.

The state government will provide 1,000 acres of land for

the park and develop external infrastructure, including six-lane road access to

the entrance, electricity, and water supply. The land has been transferred to

the SPV on a 99-year lease at a rate of just Rs. 1 per acre per year. The

Ministry of Textiles, Government of India, will provide a grant of 30 percent

of the total cost (up to a maximum of Rs. 500 crore) for the Greenfield Park

project.

The park will be developed, marketed, operated, and

maintained by a selected master developer on a public-private partnership (PPP)

basis. The project is based on a design, build, finance, operate, and

transfer (DBPOT) model, and will be awarded to the master developer for a

concession period of 50 years.

The master developer will develop world-class facilities

within the park, such as internal roads, power distribution, water and

wastewater treatment facilities, common effluent treatment plant with zero

liquid discharge (CETP with ZLD), common boiler, ready-to-use factory sheds,

incubation center, warehousing and logistics, hostels and housing for workers,

especially women workers, health facilities, and training and skill development

centers.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi