Pitching for higher investment, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Wednesday that Madhya Pradesh had introduced a ‘single table’ concept to give speedy approvals to projects.
“We have now introduced single table concept for clearing proposals. Every week, I, along with my officials, sit with investors to understand their issues and help them resolve those,” Chouhan told reporters at the ‘Make in India’ Week in Mumbai.
Chouhan further said the State has investment friendly policies, huge land bank, round the clock power supply and better law and order situation. “We are among the top five States in ease of doing business. We have created an environment that will facilitate investors to come here and invest,” the Chief Minister added. He said MP, which was once a 'Bimaru' State (acronym for under-developed States Bihar, MP, Rajasthan and UP) and was known for the Bhopal gas tragedy, is now at the top in terms of growth.
listing out some achievements under his leadership, Chouhan said when he took over as the CM; the State's power generation capacity was just 2,900 MW, which has now increased to 15,000 MW. “In the next two years, our power generation capacity will be augmented to 20,000 MW,” he added.
Chief Secretary Anthony de Sa said the State Government is planning to invest around `75,000 crore to build infrastructure over the next four years. “These investments will be in sectors like urban transport, solid waste management, water supply and housing. Some funds we have already arranged through Asian Development Bank and other financial institutions and some funds will be coming from the State's budget,” Anthony de Sa said.