Madhya Pradesh poised as India’s next industrial & logistics hub
   Date :31-Dec-2025

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By Bhavana ‘Aparajita’ Shukla:
 
MINISTER for Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSME), Chetanya Kumar Kashyap, outlined an ambitious roadmap to position Madhya Pradesh as a hub of entrepreneurship and industrial growth in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of a developed India by 2047. Speaking at Kushabhau Thakre Auditorium on Tuesday, he highlighted the department’s achievements over the past two years and detailed plans for the next three years.
 
The minister announced Rs 5,000 crore in incentives, approval for 30 new private clusters, and 22 Common Facility Centers. Over 6,000 industrial plots will be made available, CETPs established in 100industrial areas, and industrial zones developed in 81 constituencies lacking infrastructure.
 
Startups will double from 6,000 to 12,000, 100 incubation centers set up, and 1.5 lakh self-help groups formalised under an enterprise portal. Subsidized co-working spaces are planned in Bhopal, Indore, Gwalior, Jabalpur, and Ujjain, while 20 GI products will be registered and 30,000 entrepreneurs will benefit from self-employment schemes