PM Modi Launches Projects, Health & Tribal Welfare Initiatives in Dhar

Current Context: On 17 Sept 2025, PM Modi laid the foundation stone of India’s first PM MITRA Park at Bhainsola, Dhar.

• The park spans 2,158 acres, with ₹23,000+ crore investment proposals and aims to create 3 lakh jobs (60% for women).
• It will benefit 3.5 lakh cotton farmers by boosting textile value-addition and exports.
• He launched ‘Swasth Nari, Sashakt Parivar’ for women’s health, nutrition, and maternal care.
• Tribal-focused ‘Adi Seva Parv’ and the 1 croreth sickle cell screening card were inaugurated.
• The visit coincided with Vishwakarma Jayanti and PM’s 75th birthday, highlighting women, youth, poor, and farmers as pillars of development.

Question:

Q.1 On 17 Sept 2025, where did Prime Minister Narendra Modi lay the foundation stone of India’s first PM MITRA Park?
a) Surat, Gujarat
b) Bhainsola, Dhar (Madhya Pradesh)
c) Panipat, Haryana
d) Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu

Answer: b) The first PM Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel (PM MITRA) Park was initiated at Bhainsola in Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh, marking a major step for textile sector development.