PM visited the exhibition during the Vishwakarma program, also met the beneficiaries

During the National PM, Vishwakarma program at Wardha, Maharashtra, Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the exhibition and met the beneficiaries of the scheme. During this time, he distributed the certificates and loans to the beneficiaries of the scheme. Under the scheme, the Prime Minister provided loans to 18 beneficiaries under 18 trades. Along with this, a postage stamp on completion of one year under the scheme was also released. This would include laying the foundation stone of a textile park at Amravati by the Prime Minister.

PM Modi will lay the foundation stone for the setting up of 'PM Mega Integrated Textile Regions and Apparel (PM MITRA) Park' in Amravati. The park is being developed by the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation on 1,000 acres. About seven PM Mitra parks for the textile industry have been sanctioned by the Centre.

The release said, PM Mitra Park is an important step towards making India a hub of global textile manufacturing and export. It will help in creating a world-class industrial infrastructure, which will attract large-scale investment, and foreign direct investment (FDI) and promote innovation and employment generation in the sector.