Chhattisgarh’s First Plastic Park by October

Minister Lakhan Lal Devangan reviewed the departmental work of the Commerce and Industry Department in the ministry. Minister Devangan took information about the establishment of industrial parks under CSIDC and directed the officials to complete the construction of the state's first plastic park being built at Urla in Raipur at a cost of Rs 39 crore and directed it to be completed by 30 October 2025. In the meeting, he directed to start the work of four new smart industrial areas in the state as soon as possible. These include the proposed pharmaceutical park in village Siladehi Birra of Janjgir-Champa district, village Bijetla Nava Raipur of Gatwa Rajnandgaon district and village Niyanar of Bastar district.

Minister Lakhan Lal Devangan reviewed the departmental work of the Commerce and Industry Department in the ministry. Minister Dewangan, while taking information about the establishment of industrial parks under CSIDC, directed the officials to complete the construction of the state's first plastic park being built at Urla in Raipur at a cost of Rs 39 crore. In the meeting, he directed to start the work of four new smart industrial areas in the state as soon as possible. These include the proposed pharmaceutical park in village Siladehi Birra of Janjgir-Champa district, village Bijetla Nava Raipur of Gatwa Rajnandgaon district and village Niyanar of Bastar district.

Director of Industries Department Prabhat Malik, Managing Director of CSIDC Vishwesh Kumar, Deputy Secretary of Industries Department Su Rena Jameen, OSD Ms. Kamlesh Nandani Sahu, Registrar of Firms and Institutions Ms. Padmani Bhoi Sahu, Additional Director of Industries Department Alok Trivedi Praveen Shukla and Santosh Bhagat along with field officers from various districts of the state were present in the meeting.

While taking information about the establishment of the proposed aluminium park in Korba, Industry Minister Dewangan said that the production company has got approval in its board meeting to transfer the land of the closed former power plant to the Industry Department. The minister instructed the departmental officials to complete the process of land handover soon and start work towards building the aluminium park. The Industry Minister said that Chief Minister Vishnu Dev Sai has recently visited Japan and South Korea to promote industrial capital investment in Chhattisgarh and attract investors. This has given recognition to the industrial policy of the state at the global level. The state is moving towards becoming an investment hub.

The minister said that Chhattisgarh has become a favorite state for investors. Investors Summit has been organized in Raipur along with Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore. Through these summits, the state has received investment proposals worth Rs 6 lakh 65 thousand crore so far. He said that the new industrial policy of the state is creating a new industrial environment in the state. This will create employment opportunities for the youth of the state. After the implementation of the new Industrial Development Policy 2024-2030 of the state, a better industrial environment is being created in the state in a short time. The Industry Department has simplified the process by implementing a single window system.

Industry Minister Dewangan, while reviewing the disposal of online applications for land allotment in the meeting, said that in cases where industries are not established within the stipulated time period, instructions were given to start the proceedings of land cancellation after notice and to closely examine the free-hold applications for non-commercial use. During the meeting, the progress of cases of grants, exemptions, concessions, recovery of outstanding land rent, progress of setting up industrial parks, progress of industrial land allotment, land allotment in districts and pending joint site inspection were reviewed under the Industrial Development Policy. Apart from this, in the meeting, he reviewed the works of Prime Minister Employment Generation Work, Chief Minister Youth Self-Employment Generation Program, Prime Minister Formalization of Micro Food Processing Enterprises, Prime Minister Vishwakarma Skill Development Scheme, review of cases of various grant exemptions and concessions, State Investment Promotion Board, Steam Inspectorate.