Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav has said that the processes related to the Rs 500 crore project approved by the Textile Ministry for Integrated Textile and Apparel Park in Dhar district should be completed expeditiously. To fulfill the target of employing more than 25 thousand people by 21 units in PM Mega Textile Park, the concerned agencies should discharge their role promptly. Chief Minister Dr. Yadav reviewed the Industrial Policy and Investment Promotion Department activities in Mantralaya on Monday. Chief Minister Dr. Yadav gave instructions to prepare an integrated plan for the development of industries. The proposed industrial policy was also discussed in the meeting.
Chief Minister Dr. Yadav said that various ministries of the Central Government have received approvals for the establishment of different industrial units in Madhya Pradesh. Work has to be done expeditiously for the implementation of these projects. The proposed investment of a total of Rs 35 thousand crore in mega projects in Pithampur, Ratlam will employ more than one lakh people. The development of the Indore-Pithampur Economic Corridor is proposed in an area of 3200 acres. This project is worth Rs 2125 crore and will employ about one lakh people. Indore’s Multimodal Logistics Park will also employ more than 5 thousand people. Its cost is Rs 20 thousand crores. The Government of India has approved an amount of Rs 100 crore for the Medical Device Park in the Vikrampuri Industrial Area of Ujjain. Here, infrastructure works are being done in a total area of 360 acres for Rs 225 crore. In the last six months, 71.83 acres of land have been allotted to 28 units. About 4500 people will get employment here. The process of purchasing medical equipment is also currently underway. Similarly, in the last six months, 459.24 acres of land have been provided to 58 other industrial units in the Vikrampuri Industrial Area of Ujjain. A total investment of Rs 5407.59 crore has been approved in this industrial area. About 15 thousand needy people will get employment.
Emphasis is being laid on setting up employment-oriented industries in the state. The coming year 2025 will be celebrated as the Year of Industry. Investors Summit is also proposed in January 2025. Regional industrial summits will be held at various places in the state. Chief Minister Dr. Yadav will hold meetings with industrialists in major cities of India for new industrial investment in the state. A national conference on space technology will also be organized in the state. It was told in the meeting that activities useful for the youth will be held in the field of industries and business with the cooperation of MAPCOST and other organizations like ISRO.
Chief Minister Dr. Yadav said that the Industry Department should initiate efforts in the field of old age home operation and religious tourism. Housing facilities for the elderly should be developed in Datia, Orchha, and other religious tourism-related destinations of the state. For this, arrangements for multi-storied buildings can also be made, and tax-related concessions should be given to the institutions which cooperate in this field.
It was told in the meeting that very soon inauguration and bhoomi pujan of 78 industrial units in the state is going to take place. The progress of the Industry Summit held last year besides, the progress of the Regional Industry Conclave-2024 held on March 1 and 2 in Ujjain was also reviewed in the meeting. Chief Secretary Smt. Veera Rana, Additional Chief Secretary to the Chief Minister’s Office Shri Rajesh Rajoura, Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister’s Office Shri Sanjay Kumar Shukla, Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister and Industrial Policy and Investment Promotion Department Raghavendra Kumar Singh and other senior officers were present in the meeting.
Major instructions of Chief Minister Dr. Yadav in the meeting of Industrial Policy and Investment Promotion Department
• Prepare an integrated plan for the development of industries
• Regional Industrial Conclaves should be organized at various places in the state
• Meetings should be organized with industrialists in major cities of India for new industrial investment in the state
• Possibilities of medical tourism and investment in new areas in the state should be studied
• A large number of youth go out of the state for employment in the IT sector, efforts should be made to ensure that they get work in the state itself
• Work should be started in areas like making idols, and preparing clothes for idols
• More attention should be given to the establishment of employment-oriented industries in the state
• Start systematic preparations for the Investors Summit in January 2025.