Urban Administration Minister Amar Agrawal informed the Chhattisgarh Assembly on Wednesday there were 35 MoUs signed for setting up industrial projects during 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16.
As on June 24, 2015, three of the companies have started implementing the projects. A demand for 65.99 hectares of land had been raised for setting up the projects and the investors have themselves made arrangement for land at Nevnara village in Bemetara district, Bemta and Sarora villages in Raipur district and Kurandi village in Bastar district, he informed in a written reply to Congress member Mohan Markam. Similarly, the Home Minister informed Congress member Bhupesh Baghel in a written reply that a total of 449 industrialists and 149 representatives of companies had participated in the 2012 Global Investors Meet in which a total of 285 corporate houses from Chhattisgarh participated.
As per the MoUs signed during the Global Investors Meet, as on June 2015, production has started in five units while three projects are under construction stage, he informed Congress member Bhupesh Baghel.