Updated On: 17 September, 2025 01:38 PM IST | Dhar | mid-day online correspondent
On his 75th birthday, PM Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of India’s first PM MITRA Park in Dhar, Madhya Pradesh. Spread across 2,158 acres, the textile hub will feature world-class infrastructure, solar power, effluent treatment, and housing for workers. Leading textile firms have pledged investments worth over 23,000 crore in the project.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates the PM MITRA Park and lays foundation stone of development works, in Dhar. Pic/PTI
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on the occasion of his 75th birthday, is in Madhya Pradesh for launching various schemes and inaugurating several key events. PM Modi on Wednesday laid the foundation stone of the country's first Pradhan Mantri Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel (PM MITRA) Park in Madhya Pradesh's Dhar district.
As reported by news agency PTI, the Prime Minister also launched the 'Swasth Nari Sashakt Parivar' and 'Rashtriya Poshan Maah' campaigns from Dhar in MP.