PM Modi Lays Foundation for PM MITRA Park in Madhya Pradesh and Promotes Swadeshi Products

Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for the PM Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel (PM MITRA) park in Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh. During the event, he urged citizens to embrace 'Swadeshi' by buying locally manufactured products to boost national development. He also launched the 'Swasth Nari Sashakt Parivar Abhiyaan' (SNSPA), a health initiative for women focusing on early disease detection and free check-ups. The PM MITRA scheme aims to strengthen India's textile sector through a '5F' vision: Farm to Fibre to Factory to Fashion to Foreign, enhancing both manufacturing and exports.

Key Points

  • The Dhar park is one of seven approved PM MITRA sites across India aimed at boosting the textile industry.
  • The initiative follows a '5F' theme to integrate the entire textile value chain from farming to foreign exports.
  • The SNSPA campaign provides free health screenings and medication for women until October 2.
  • PM Modi emphasized that promoting local production is a foundation for achieving a developed India by 2047.

Exam Facts

  • 7 PM MITRA sites: Virudhnagar, Warangal, Navasari, Kalaburagi, Lucknow, Amravati, and Dhar.
  • SNSPA stands for Swasth Nari Sashakt Parivar Abhiyaan.
  • The PM MITRA initiative is based on the 5F theme: Farm to Fibre to Factory to Fashion to Foreign.

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All current affairs of 18 September 2025