Industry

Introduction

Madhya Pradesh government has worked diligently over the past decade to develop the state as an industrial hub and promote it as a potential investment destination.The state government has made an investment of more than $15.4 billion in support infrastructure in the last five years. Over the last decade Madhya Pradesh has witnessed a radical transformation in terms of economic and social development. The same is attributable to stable government, supplemented by creation of a robust support infrastructure in terms of roads, water supply, irrigation capacity and a 24x7 power supply.

Madhya Pradesh stands 5th among Indian states in ease of doing business ranking conducted by World Bank and DIPP.6 Inland Container Depots (ICDs) have been established in the state.State falls under influence area of Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) and has developed industrial and investment regions like Pithampur-Dhar- Mhow, Ratlam-Nagda, Shajapur-Dewas and Neemach-Nayagaon along the corridor.State is developing four investment corridors (Bhopal-Indore, Bhopal-Bina, Jabalpur-Katni- Satni-Singrauli, Morena-Gwalior- Shivpuri-Guna) to promote industrial development and employment opportunities.

Madhya Pradesh has 11 agro climatic zones of the country. The state ranks first in producing soybean, pulses, grams, garlic, etc. and is second largest producer of wheat, maize and Green peas. Madhya Pradesh is one of the leading states in growing banana, orange, guava, mango and lemon fruits. The state contributes over 40% share to India's total organic farming and as per a report published by DACFW, Government of India, Horticulture productivity/hectare is higher in MP than India's national average.

Structure of Industry Department-Government of Madhya Pradesh

The Industries Department is responsible for holistic industrial development in the state . Through its eight key agencies, the department supports the growth of MSMEs and Large industries . These agencies include : Directorate of Industries, Zonal Industries Offices, LUN, TRIFAC, SIDC, AKVNs, DTICs, IIDCs etc . The department is instrumental in introducing the Single Agency Clearance System in MP.

Special Economic Zones (SEZs)

• Pithampur (Indore)-> Madhya Pradesh has India's first green-field SEZ in Pithampur which covers total area of 1,114 Hectare and is located 35 km from the city of Indore. A total of 50 industrial units have been established in Pithampur. Total investment made in Pithampur SEZ is approximately Rs 41,900 million, export business done till last year from the SEZ was approximately Rs 123,000 million and total employment generated is around 16,000.
• Apart from Pithampur SEZ state has 4 IT SEZ, one Government's Crystal IT Park in Indore and three private operated SEZs - Infosys, TCS and Impetus, all in Indore. One more multi-purpose SEZ is proposed in Chhindwara.

Important link to Industry Department, Government of Madhya Pradesh