PM MITRA Park can drive Kalaburagi’s textile growth, says Pappa
The PM MITRA Park in Kalaburagi is expected to transform the region into a major textile and industrial hub. Local officials are encouraging entrepreneurs to focus on direct exports of regional products like toor dal and textiles.
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This initiative aims to boost regional economic development and employment by integrating local production into global supply chains.
Kalaburagi has the potential to emerge as a major textile and industrial hub with the development of the PM Mega Integrated Textile Regions and Apparel (PM MITRA) Park, said Kalyana Karnataka Chamber of Commerce and Industry president Sharanabasappa M. Pappa.
Speaking after inaugurating an export promotion workshop for prospective exporters in the textile sector here on Thursday, Mr. Pappa said Kalaburagi was among the seven locations selected for the PM MITRA Park by the Union government.
He said the Kalyana Karnataka Region Development Board had provided ₹200 crore and the State government was developing the park on 1,000 acres. The project had the potential to generate employment for a large number of people, he said.
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