Kakatiya Mega Textile Park
Kakatiya Mega Textile Park is the operational flagship of the Hyderabad–Warangal corridor and the country’s first fully functional PM MITRA park, virtually inaugurated by the Prime Minister on 10 May 2026. It spans 1,327 acres at Shayampet village in Geesugonda mandal, Warangal, developed at a total cost of ₹1,695.54 cr including a ₹200 cr central grant, and is anchored by the Telangana government’s ambition to make the state the textile capital of South Asia by 2047.
It is substantially built out: 62% of the park is already allotted, internal roads, water and street lighting are complete, and the power substation, 12 MLD water system and a Zero-Liquid-Discharge effluent plant are in advanced stages or trial runs. More than ₹3,800 cr of private investment has been grounded, against a projected total exceeding ₹6,000 cr; ~2,000 direct jobs exist now, with full operationalisation targeted at 24,400+.
The named pipeline mixes confirmed operations with older intent. Youngone Corporation of South Korea began commercial production in October 2025 and Ganesha Ecosphere’s recycling unit is operational; Kitex Group signed a ₹2,400 cr MoU in September 2025 (only one of its two clusters sits here). Behind them sit 13 MoUs worth ₹3,020 cr from ~2018 — Welspun, Nandan Denim, Shahi Exports, Gokaldas and a cluster of spinning mills — which mark intent rather than confirmed ground.
Companies & commitments
| Company | Sector | Commitment |
|---|---|---|
| Youngone Corporation | Outdoor & technical apparel (South Korea) — exports | ~₹1,000 cr (proposed) · commercial production commenced Oct 2025 · ~90% women workforce · 11 factories ground-broken Jun 2023 — operational [V] |
| Kitex Group | Integrated fibre-to-apparel / children’s wear (Kerala) | ₹2,400 cr (both clusters) · 22,000 direct + 18,000 indirect jobs · MoU Sep 2025 — only one cluster at Warangal (the other at Sitarampur, Ranga Reddy) [V] |
| Ganesha Ecosphere | PET-bottle recycling into polyester staple fibre | Part of ₹3,800+ cr grounded investment · operations commenced — operational [V] |
| Welspun Group | Home textiles, terry towels | ₹750 cr · MoU signed (~2018) [V] |
| Nandan Denim (Chiripal Group) | Denim fabric | ₹700 cr · MoU signed (~2018) [V] |
| Shahi Exports, Gokaldas Images, Jaycot Industries | Garment manufacturing & apparel exports | Among the 13 MoUs totalling ₹3,020 cr (~2018) [V] |
| Suryavansi Spinning, Surya Uday Spinning Mills, Srinath Spinning Mills, Ginni Filaments, GK Threads | Spinning & yarn | Among the 13 MoUs totalling ₹3,020 cr (~2018) [V] |
| Urbaknitt Fabs, Shivani Group, The Swayamwar | Knitting, fabrics & apparel | Among the 13 MoUs totalling ₹3,020 cr (~2018) [V] |
Industries coming up
Infrastructure & connectivity
- 1,327 ac brownfield PM MITRA park (an earlier 2017 estimate ran to 2,000–3,000 ac; reduced to the finalised developable area after master planning). ₹1,695.54 cr total project cost, including a ₹200 cr central PM MITRA grant; 62% of the park already allotted to anchor investors.
- A 232/132/33 KV power substation with a 220 KV transmission line nearing completion; a 12 MLD water-supply system in advanced stages; a 10 MW solar power plant planned.
- A Phase-I 5 MLD Common Effluent Treatment Plant with Zero Liquid Discharge under trial run, run by the dedicated state company CETP-Kakatiya Mega Textile Park Warangal Ltd; worker dormitories and common boiler facilities planned.
- Plug-and-play industrial infrastructure on the ‘5F’ vision — Farm to Fibre to Factory to Fashion to Foreign. Near NH-163 and the proposed Nagpur–Vijayawada greenfield expressway (NH-163G), with multimodal links to rail and seaports. Land price per acre and plot sizes not found in sources.
Incentives & land: A ₹200 cr central grant under PM MITRA plus plug-and-play common infrastructure (CETP with ZLD, power substation, water supply, roads). State support comes via the Telangana Textiles & Apparel Policy — capital subsidy, SGST reimbursement, interest-on-term-loan subsidy, power-tariff concessions and effluent-treatment support (specific percentages and caps not found in sources).
India’s first functional PM MITRA park
Launched under the Centre’s PM MITRA scheme and implemented by TSIIC/TGIIC, Kakatiya is positioned as a complete textile value chain rather than a single-segment cluster — spinning, weaving, knitting, processing, garments and made-ups under the government’s ‘5F’ vision (Farm to Fibre to Factory to Fashion to Foreign). Its competitive pitch against established hubs such as Tirupur, Surat and Solapur is that it is designed to handle all fabric types and garments end-to-end on one site.
The park carries a ₹200 cr central grant, with internal infrastructure already complete and major utilities — a 232/132/33 KV substation, a 12 MLD water system, a Zero-Liquid-Discharge effluent plant and a planned 10 MW solar plant — at or near commissioning. Environmental clearance was granted in July 2017 and consent for establishment in June 2018.
Operational tenants and the MoU pipeline
Two tenants are confirmed operational. Youngone Corporation, a South Korean apparel exporter, began commercial production in October 2025 from a facility built on the back of an 11-factory groundbreaking in June 2023, with a workforce that is roughly 90% women from the local region. Ganesha Ecosphere’s PET-recycling-to-polyester unit is also running, both part of the ₹3,800+ cr of grounded investment.
In September 2025 the Kitex Group signed a ₹2,400 cr MoU spanning two clusters — one at Kakatiya, one at Sitarampur in Ranga Reddy — promising 22,000 direct and 18,000 indirect jobs across both. Beneath these sit the original 13 MoUs worth ₹3,020 cr from around 2018, including Welspun (₹750 cr), Nandan Denim (₹700 cr), Shahi Exports, Gokaldas Images and several spinning mills; these should be read as committed intent rather than grounded units.
Risks & open questions
The headline numbers are partly aspirational. The ₹6,000 cr total investment target needs a further ~₹2,200 cr beyond what is grounded, and a central government claim of up to ₹10,000 cr investment and 2 lakh jobs is an unverified projection with no named allottees to account for it. The Zero-Liquid-Discharge effluent plant and the 12 MLD water system are still under trial or development — both load-bearing for a water-intensive, pollution-sensitive sector.
Several governance and cost details are unconfirmed: the Centre:State shareholding, any park SPV incorporation date, the land price per acre, plot sizes and the specific SGST/power incentives under the state textiles policy were not found in sources. TGIIC’s formal allotment register was not publicly available, so beyond the named operators and MoU signatories the precise allottee list is opaque.
Timeline
- 2017Park announced by the Telangana government; EC granted Jul 2017
- Jun 2018Consent for Establishment granted
- ~201813 MoUs signed worth ₹3,020 cr (Welspun, Nandan Denim, Youngone et al.)
- Jun 2023Youngone grounds 11 factories
- Sep 2025Kitex Group ₹2,400 cr MoU (two clusters)
- Oct 2025Youngone begins commercial production / exports
- May 2026PM Modi virtually inaugurates India’s first functional PM MITRA park
Sources
- The Rahnuma Daily (IANS) — ₹1,695 cr textile park ↗
- Deccan Chronicle — India’s largest textile hub ↗
- Telangana Today — Youngone begins production ↗
- Textile Value Chain — Kitex ₹2,400 cr MoU ↗
- YarnsandFibers — major textile players at Warangal ↗
- UNI India — Kakatiya Mega Textile Park inauguration ↗
- Zauba Corp — CETP Kakatiya company ↗