The Central Government has accorded 'final approval' to the proposed Electronic Manufacturing Cluster (EMC) in Chhattisgarh’s new capital here.
The Greenfield EMC in Chhattisgarh was accorded 'in-principle' approval as on September 21, 2015.
The location of the EMC is at Tuta village in Sector-22 of Naya Raipur . The chief promoter of the project is Chhattisgarh State Industrial Development Corporation (CSIDC) and the project is to be established in an area measuring 70 acres .
Notably, on December 20 last year, the Chhattisgarh government had informed in an official statement that the Central Government has consented to provide its final approval to the EMC .
An assurance in this regard was given by Union Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad to Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh during a meeting in New Delhi on December 20.
Providing details on the 'Electronic Manufacturing Cluster' during the meeting, Chief Minister Raman Singh had told the Union Minister, as per the official statement, that as many as 11 companies have signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to the tune of around Rs 968 crore for setting up projects in the cluster.
The Chhattisgarh Government has completed requisite preparation for development of the 'Electronic Manufacturing Cluster' and work in this regard is going to start immediately after receiving final approval from the Centre, it had mentioned.
Meanwhile, the Chief Minister had also informed Prasad that Chhattisgarh is the first State in the country to offer its consent for setting up of Optical Fiber network under Bharat Net project and it has started the process for formation of a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV). During the next three years, the State government is going to connect as many as 10000 village panchayats with broadband facility, he had informed.
Moreover, the Chief Minister had also urged the Union Minister to provide special administrative and financial incentives for Chhattisgarh, considering its unique geographical location for successful implementation of the important project.