The efforts of the Yogi Adityanath government to develop Bundelkhand, a region totally neglected by the previous governments of the state, have started yielding positive results. With the investment-friendly atmosphere created by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in the last few years, the region is set to see many investments on the ground in the near future, opening up employment opportunities on a large-scale. This will stop migration of the youth from Bundelkhand.
Making these claims here on Sunday, an official spokesman of the government said that Bundelkhand had also received substantial investment interest, with proposals amounting to lakhs of crores of rupees during the Global Investors’ Summit-23.
The target set for the groundbreaking ceremony (GBC) in Bundelkhand was Rs 1,45,000 crore, and nearly 70 per cent of this ambitious goal, approximately Rs 91,760 crore, will see the light of day soon. A total of 318 projects will be launched during the groundbreaking ceremony, of which 167 have been endorsed by Udyami Mitra and 97 by the district magistrate. Furthermore, 106 entrepreneurs have applied for allocation of land and swift progress is being made in facilitating their endeavours.
Projects worth Rs 61,000 crore are ready to be launched in Jhansi. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had recently held a review meeting of the groundbreaking ceremony in which he discussed the progress in Bundelkhand region. The officials told Chief Minister Yogi that all the seven districts of Bundelkhand are fully prepared for the groundbreaking ceremony.
He said that a target of Rs 1.45 lakh crore was set for the groundbreaking ceremony for Bundelkhand, of which about 70 per cent had been achieved while efforts were going on war footing to meet the target of 30 per cent i.e., Rs 53,240 crore.
Jhansi of Bundelkhand region was given a target of Rs 65,000 crore for the groundbreaking ceremony out of which Rs 61,352 (94.4 per cent) has already been achieved. Similarly, Chitrakoot was given a target of Rs 7,000 crore for the groundbreaking ceremony out of which Rs 6,517 crore (93.1 per cent) has been achieved. Banda was given a target of Rs 1,000 crore for the groundbreaking ceremony of which Rs 585 crore (58.5 per cent) has been achieved. Besides, Jalaun was given a target of Rs 10,000 crore, against which Rs 7,016 crore has been achieved, which is 70.2 per cent of the total target. Hamirpur was given a target of Rs 1,000 crore, of which Rs 373 crore (37.3 per cent) has been achieved. Mahoba was given a target of Rs 1,000 crore, of which Rs 309 crore has been achieved, which is 30.9 per cent of the total target. Lalitpur was given a target of Rs 60,000 crore, against which a target of Rs 15,608 crore (26 per cent) has been achieved.
Officials have informed Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath that a total of 318 projects earmarked for the groundbreaking ceremony are ready for launch in Bundelkhand. To ensure a thorough assessment, these projects are subjected to assessment at three distinct levels.
Firstly, the respective departments confirm their projects’ readiness for the groundbreaking ceremony, and this criterion applies to all 318 projects in Bundelkhand. Following this initial assessment, entrepreneurs visit the project sites to provide their endorsements. This process has yielded approvals for 167 projects. The third and final phase involves scrutiny by the district magistrate. Here, an evaluation done to ascertain that all necessary formalities at the department and district levels for the particular project have been duly completed. Projects that meet these criteria have earned verification from the district magistrate, with 54 such projects achieving this distinction. This meticulous approach ensures that these initiatives are investor-ready and poised for success.
