RAS question
Approximately how many jobs is India's first PM MITRA Textile Park at Dhar expected to create?
Correct answer: (D) Nearly 3 lakh jobs.
India's PM MITRA Textile Park at Dhar, Madhya Pradesh, is expected to create nearly 3 lakh employment opportunities.
Explanation
The Prime Minister will inaugurate the PM MITRA Textile Park at Dhar. Spread over more than 2,150 acres, the park will have industrial facilities such as modern roads, a solar power plant and a Common Effluent Treatment Plant. Textile companies have made investment proposals worth more than Rs 23,140 crore. These proposals will support new industries and employment. The Press Information Bureau states that the park is expected to create nearly 3 lakh employment opportunities. Therefore, the correct estimate is nearly 3 lakh, rather than 1 lakh, 2 lakh or 2.5 lakh.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Nearly 1 lakh is too low because the Press Information Bureau gives the expected employment as nearly 3 lakh opportunities.
- (B) Nearly 2 lakh is below the stated estimate of nearly 3 lakh employment opportunities for the Dhar PM MITRA Textile Park.
- (C) Nearly 2.5 lakh is close, but the stated estimate is nearly 3 lakh employment opportunities.
Concept
This question tests the link between industrial parks, textile-sector investment and employment generation in the Indian economy. Such questions recur in RAS because state-linked national schemes and investment-led job creation connect current affairs with industry and economic development.