Jabalpur set to become Central Indias first planned city – Chief Minister Dr. Yadav

Local industrialists to have opportunities for establishing employment centric Industries
Investment worth Rs 9567 crore was made in 9 sectors in the last three months, more than 19 thousand people got employment
Now investors meet will be held at district level also

Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav said to prepare a five-year roadmap for establishing employment centric industries based on the resources available in the districts. An investors’ summit for industrialists from the state will be organized at district level. He said to focus on sectors which are still available with unlimited opportunities for investment and employment. He said to encourage local industrialists. Chief Minister Dr. Yadav gave these instructions in the review meeting of development works held in Jabalpur today. Considering the forest conditions of tribal districts Balaghat, Mandla and Dindori, he said to implement a separate plan for industries to counter power crisis. Keeping in view the climate and conditions in such areas, sectors like animal husbandry and tourism will be promoted. Chief Minister Dr. Yadav told to focus on mining and dairy business in these districts.

Investment in Mahakaushal sector in last three years

Principal Secretary Industries Shri Sanjay Shukla informed about the extensive changes that took place in the industrial sector of Mahakaushal area in the last three months. He said that in Mahakaushal, there has been a change in 9 sectors including cement, textile, iron and steel, agriculture and food processing, ethanol, engineering, FMCG and construction materials. An investment of Rs 9567 crore has been made in three months while new jobs have been created for 19 thousand 716 people.

New projects proposed in Mahakaushal

Preparation for upcoming new projects in Mahakaushal area have been made by the of the state government. Among these, major infrastructure work (trunk infrastructure) is proposed in 1379 acres area in Sehora. Its estimated cost is Rs 240 crore. Similarly, work costing Rs 11 crore will be carried out in the industrial area Burkalkhapa Seoni, about 400 acres in Simra and Kalwara Khurd village, Rehti of Katni, 20 km away from Katni and 3 km from the state highway.

Under construction projects and new industrial areas in Mahakaushal

Industrial area Umaria Dangaria, Jabalpur district is being expanded. Over 60.5 acres. Development of Industrial Park Narsinghpur-2, Industrial Area Tikriya Katni is being developed at a cost of Rs 7.72 crore. The industrial area is being built in Hargad at a cost of Rs 19.22 crore. Besides, work of distribution pipeline worth Rs 45.36 crore is going on in Industrial Development Center Maneri Mandla. Expansion work is also being done in Industrial Development Center Maneri Mandla at a cost of Rs 19.56 crore.

Chief Minister lauded the new concept of Jabalpur city development

In the review meeting of development works, Jabalpur Collector Saurabh Kumar Suman presented the outline of planned city construction in Central India, in which Namami Devi Narmade project has been specially highlighted. He said that in this, 18 local ghats will be inter connected so as to create tourism opportunities. One can easily travel to all these ghats in 15 to 20 minutes. Arogya Dham Village will also be developed in this. Apart from this, the proposal for textile and logistics cluster in Jabalpur has been sent to the Government of India under the Incubation of 8 New Cities of the 15th Finance Commission at a total cost of Rs 3727.16 crore. The total area under ​​this scheme is proposed to be 332 hectares. In this, Jabalpur Textile and Logistics Cluster has been proposed to expand the garment business of Jabalpur from the east. Being eco-friendly, it includes net zero discharge and green technology. Besides, hotels, hospitals, schools, malls, logistic parks, high-rise and other residential buildings will be constructed through PPP model. The proposed cluster is said to have the potential to generate direct employment for 50 thousand people and indirect employment to 20 thousand people. It was informed that Global Skill Park will be constructed with the help of the state government. Chief Minister Dr. Yadav appreciated the concept of city development presented by Jabalpur Collector.

Those present in the meeting included, Panchayat and Rural Development and Labour Minister Shri Prahlad Patel, Public Works Minister Shri Rakesh Singh, Transport and School Education Minister Shri Rao Uday Pratap Singh, Public Health Engineering Minister Smt. Sampatiya Uike, Union Steel and Rural Development Minister Shri Faggan Singh Kulaste, Khajuraho MP and State BJP President Shri VD Sharma, MPs, MLAs, Mayors of all the districts of the division, Chief Secretary Smt. Veera Rana, in-charge of Jabalpur division Additional Chief Secretary Shri Vinod Kumar and ADGP Shri Chanchal Shekhar, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Shri Raghavendra Singh, Commissioner Public Relations Shri Sandeep Yadav, Divisional Commissioner Shri Abhay Verma, ADGP Shri Umesh Joga, IG Balaghat Shri Sanjay Kumar, Collectors, Superintendents of Police of the districts and Chief Executive Officers of the District Panchayat.

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