Karnatraka Budget: PM-MITRA textile park in Kalaburagi gets ₹75-crore allocation

Karnataka's budget allocates ₹75 crore for PM-MITRA textile park, but business leaders call it insufficient for timely project completion.

The State government has approved ₹390 crore for developing infrastructure at the proposed Pradhan Mantri Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel (PM-MITRA) Mega Textile Park in Kalaburagi district, with an allocation of ₹75 crore made for the financial year 2026-27.

Announcing the measure in the State Budget on Friday, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said the funds would be used to create essential infrastructure facilities required for establishing the park in the district.

The PM-MITRA park, one of the seven such mega textile parks being developed across the country under a flagship scheme of the Union government, is expected to integrate the entire textile value chain – from fibre production and spinning to processing, garment manufacturing and exports – within a single industrial ecosystem.

The project is widely seen as a major industrial initiative for the Kalyana Karnataka region, which has long lagged behind other parts of the State in industrial development. The region is part of a cotton-growing belt, and the proposed textile park is expected to create strong linkages between agriculture, textile processing and manufacturing.

Kalyana Karnataka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KKCCI), a body of trade and industries in the region, has repeatedly emphasised the need for early implementation of the project. During pre-Budget consultations with the State government last month, the KKCCI had urged the government to make substantial allocations for infrastructure development related to the PM-MITRA Park.

The chamber had pointed out that though the project had been announced earlier, visible progress on the ground was limited, and timely investment in infrastructure would be crucial to attract textile units and ancillary industries to the region.