Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah highlighted Madhya Pradesh’s potential to become a key center for small, medium, and cottage industries due to its cost-effectiveness and proactive policies. The state saw a record registration of over 457,000 MSME units in a year, positioning it as a leader in this sector nationwide. Shah, speaking at the “Abhyudaya Madhya Pradesh Growth Summit,” laid foundation stones for 1,655 industrial units with investments exceeding Rs 2 lakh crore, expected to generate around 193,000 jobs.
HM Shah praised Chief Minister Mohan Yadav’s innovative regional industrial conclaves, emphasizing equitable development strategies that benefit local communities and set a precedent for other states. He noted Madhya Pradesh’s progress from being labeled “Bimaru” to accelerating towards developed status under the BJP’s governance. Shah also highlighted the state’s advantages such as low input costs for metro operations and a shift from power deficit to surplus, aiming for balanced industrial growth across different regions.
In terms of national achievements, HM Shah announced India’s foreign exchange reserves surpassing 700 billion US dollars, showcasing the country’s economic strength. He mentioned milestones like manufacturing and exporting semiconductors, producing a significant portion of global vaccines, and ranking second in mobile phone production. The digital landscape was also commended, with a large broadband user base and significant growth in digital transactions.
Infrastructure developments were underscored, including substantial improvements in rankings like “Ease of Doing Business,” expansion of highways, airports, railway electrification, and metro cities. Noteworthy progress in connectivity was highlighted, with over 214,000 panchayats now having optical fibre connectivity and the introduction of Vande Bharat trains. Shah also praised Madhya Pradesh’s agricultural prowess, its consecutive wins of the Krishi Karman Award, and the upcoming multi-modal logistics park expected to attract more investments.
The summit, themed “Nivesh Se Rozgar — Atal Sankalp, Ujjawal Madhya Pradesh,” paid tribute to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his birth anniversary, emphasizing commitments to self-reliance and inclusive growth.
