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The State authorities has approved ₹390 crore for processing infrastructure astatine the projected Pradhan Mantri Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel (PM-MITRA) Mega Textile Park successful Kalaburagi district, with an allocation of ₹75 crore made for the fiscal twelvemonth 2026-27.
Announcing the measurement successful the State Budget connected Friday, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said the funds would beryllium utilized to make indispensable infrastructure facilities required for establishing the parkland successful the district.
The PM-MITRA park, 1 of the 7 specified mega textile parks being developed crossed the state nether a flagship strategy of the Union government, is expected to integrate the full textile worth concatenation – from fibre accumulation and spinning to processing, garment manufacturing and exports – wrong a azygous concern ecosystem.
The task is wide seen arsenic a large concern inaugural for the Kalyana Karnataka region, which has agelong lagged down different parts of the State successful concern development. The portion is portion of a cotton-growing belt, and the projected textile parkland is expected to make beardown linkages betwixt agriculture, textile processing and manufacturing.
Kalyana Karnataka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KKCCI), a assemblage of commercialized and industries successful the region, has repeatedly emphasised the request for aboriginal implementation of the project. During pre-Budget consultations with the State authorities past month, the KKCCI had urged the authorities to marque important allocations for infrastructure improvement related to the PM-MITRA Park.
The enclosure had pointed retired that though the task had been announced earlier, disposable advancement connected the crushed was limited, and timely concern successful infrastructure would beryllium important to pull textile units and ancillary industries to the region.
Business leaders, however, accidental the allocation of ₹75 crore for the twelvemonth is excessively humble and could dilatory down the implementation of the project. Speaking to The Hindu, Kalyana Karnataka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KKCCI) president Sharanabasappa Pappa said helium had expected astatine slightest ₹200 crore to beryllium allocated this year.
“The authorities and the KKRDB person already released ₹50 crore each for the project. With the caller allocation of ₹75 crore, the full backing has increased, but the task is ample and requires substantially higher concern to expedite infrastructure development. Without capable infrastructure, the Union Government cannot determination guardant with the park. If specified tiny amounts are released each year, the task whitethorn instrumentality different 4 to 5 years to beryllium completed. This is an important inaugural that could make important nonstop and indirect employment and accelerate industrialisation successful Kalyana Karnataka, which continues to look structural economical disadvantages compared to the confederate and coastal districts of the State. The authorities should person prioritised it,” helium said.
Silk park
The Budget has besides announced the constitution of a silk parkland successful Kalaburagi arsenic portion of a broader inaugural to beforehand sericulture and silk-based industries successful the State. Similar parks are projected successful Ramanagara, Sidlaghatta, Haveri, and Tandavapura (Mysuru). However, the Budget code does not specify immoderate fiscal allocation for the task during the year.
The announcement comes amid efforts to fortify Karnataka’s presumption arsenic the country’s starring silk producer, accounting for astir 46% of nationalist production. Officials accidental the projected parkland could yet enactment silk processing and value-addition activities successful the portion and amended marketplace linkages for farmers engaged successful sericulture, peculiarly successful parts of North Karnataka.
