Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that a network of small, medium and major industries will be laid in villages to provide maximum employment opportunities to youths in the State. He said that Madhya Pradesh will emerge with a unique identity on industrial map of country soon. Chief Minister Chouhan was inaugurating Rs 1,600 crore Terry towel unit of Trident Group at Budni in Sehore district on Tuesday.
On the occasion, Chief Minister Chouhan also laid foundation stone of a joint textile project costing Rs 2,400 crore.
The Chief Minister said that positive atmosphere for industrial investment has come up in Madhya Pradesh during last one decade. Referring to Global Investors Summit to be held at Indore, the Chief Minister said that representatives of 28 countries and major industrial houses of the country will participate in it.
Group’s Chairman Rajendra Gupta informed that Terry towel unit is the largest terry towel unit in the world. It employs 6000 persons. He informed that 8000 more persons will get employment in the joint textile project costing Rs 2400 crore. Chairman Gupta, also presented a cheque of Rs 21 lakh for construction of girls toilets in schools. Noted singer Nitin Mukesh presented songs at the programme.
Exhibition inaugurated
later in the evening, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan inaugurated an exhibition focusing on Simhastha-2016 at the venue of Global Investors Summit at Indore today. The exhibition has been put up to apprise industrialists and guests from country and abroad about glorious tradition of Simhastha. Industries Minister Yashodhara Raje Scindia, in-charge of Indore district and Transport Minister Bhupendra Singh, Chief Secretary Anthony DeSa and MlAs of Indore were present on the occasion.
Apart from Shahi Snan of saints and seers, other multi-dimensional photographs of Simhastha have been displayed at the exhibition. The hues of culture and Sanatan Dharma have been transferred to canvas with expertise. The spiritual experience to be witnessed during Simhastha-2016 has been displayed in detail.