Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav urged investors to invest in Madhya Pradesh and said that the state government will provide all the facilities and basic infrastructure and the policy can also be changed on the suggestions of investors.
Dr Yadav was discussing with industrialists at the Regional Industry Conclave here late in the evening. He said that the state government is committed to providing maximum employment. Conclaves are being organised at the divisional level with the objective of providing employment to every youth through investment.
In a discussion with industrialists, the Chief Minister said that it is a matter of good fortune if foreign investment is coming to Madhya Pradesh. The government will provide support in every way. Accenture IT MD Manoj Chaturvedi met the Chief Minister and discussed with him about investment in Madhya Pradesh. Pankaj Chawla of Marble Vinyl discussed about automatic interiors. Elixir Industry expressed its desire to invest in the field of furniture and chemicals.
Talking about promoting the cooperative sector, the Chief Minister said that he is working to strengthen the cooperative sector in the state as well as in the divisions. He expected cooperation from investors. He discussed raising funds to increase livestock and make special arrangements for their fodder so that milk production increases.
Reliance Industry put forward an action plan to set up a research department for growing fodder on barren land. Talk of first setting up a research department with biochemical industry for the process of making gas by planting grass on 800 acres of Gwalior. Ankur Gupta of Playgro Industries thanked the Chief Minister for making a policy for toys and furniture and expressed his desire to set up a toy industry in Indore and Ujjain region. Kohli, executive director of Jamuna Industry automobile sector, expressed his desire to invest in making springs and suspension and talked about allotment of land near Pithampur.
In this way, more than 18 industrialists have put forward their views regarding investing about 5000 crore rupees. These industrialists have also given proposals of more than 3000 crore rupees in Gwalior Morena. MD Anuj Aggarwal of High Ride Group told that under the Make in India campaign, there is a plan to set up a solar energy cell manufacturing unit of 2 giga watt capacity and an ethanol plant of 300 KLPD capacity in Seoni with an investment of Rs. 2500 crore.
Surendra Pal of Jamna Auto operates a plant with an investment of more than Rs 300 crore on an area of 42 acres in Industrial Area Malanpur, District Bhind, in which more than 1100 people are employed.
Marble Group plans to set up 4 joint venture units for manufacturing automotive interior furnishing, waterproofing and geomembranes on about 50 to 60 acres of land in the state. An investment of Rs 620 crore and direct and indirect employment to 2800 people is proposed in these units.
OFB Company plans to set up a textile and bag manufacturing unit at a cost of Rs. 350 crore. Prime Gold Company plans to invest an additional Rs. 250 crore in the expansion of its steel manufacturing unit in Gwalior district, which will provide employment opportunities to an additional 200 to 300 people. There is a plan to set up a compressed biogas unit related to the bio-energy sector in Morena district on an area of about 2000 acres of land.
While talking to the startup representatives, the Chief Minister said that our effort is to make the future of the youth of the state bright. Startups will prove to be helpful for us and will contribute significantly in increasing the intellectual property and capacity of the state.
The Chief Minister said that the Madhya Pradesh government is providing full support to start-ups. We are also going to bring a scheme to promote Ayurveda in the state. So far, there are 5 institutes in the state which are government-owned. Our resolve is to increase their number to 13. The forest belt is an area rich in medicines, which the government is encouraging with full readiness and its development will provide employment to the people of the state and we will get the support of the intellectual property and regional language of the forest dwellers. To bring the scheduled tribes into the mainstream, it is necessary to promote industries related to forest medicines so that they get employment and the government will try to ensure that the medicines get a fair price.
While talking to entrepreneurs related to leather and footwear, Dr. Yadav said that we have to promote synthetic leather. Employment-oriented leather industries will also be promoted in Gwalior and Morena. We have built many industrial parks, all industrialists should invest in them without hesitation.
