Chief Minister Hemant Soren today said that it is a special priority of the government that maximum capital investment should be done in Jharkhand. For this a better and better Jharkhand Industrial and Investment Promotion Policy - 2021 has been made. Industrial houses should come forward to set up industries in this State, the government will extend full cooperation to them, said the CM while laying the foundation stone of the second unit of Dalmia Bharat Cement Plant today at Balidih Industrial Area of Bokaro district.
“Nothing is impossible if you have a positive attitude and a strong will power. With this thinking in mind, the government has prepared an action plan to improve the industrial environment. A new industry policy has been made and State’s policies and objectives are being put in front of the business world. Industrialists have appreciated our policy and are expressing their desire to set up industries here. In this sequence, Dalmia Group stepped forward for the cement factory and signed an MoU with the Industries Department,” he said.
“Our government has kept its promise and Dalmia Group is also keeping its promise today. It will definitely benefit the State and the people of the State. We assure that we will fully cooperate in making Dalmia Cement Factory established in the State one of the leading cement producing factories of the country,” said the CM.
Soren said that if the government gives land to industrial houses, then they should use it for setting up industries. “Don't let it be empty or encroaching. Because, with great expectations, the ryyats, poor farmers and needy have given their land, so that they can get an opportunity to be empowered with employment,” he said.
The CM further said that Bokaro Steel Plant was once the largest factory in Asia. But, today the situation is a bit opposite. Although it is a public undertaking, our government is ready to do everything possible to restore its old reputation. The Chief Minister said that any scheme, whether it is government or private sector, we need to understand it as our own so that the state and the people of the state benefit from it.
The State Government has provided 16 acres of land for Dalmia Bharat Cement Plant Expansion Project in Balidih Industrial Area of Bokaro District.
The Dalmia Bharat Cement Plant already established here has a production capacity of 3.7 million tonnes per annum. With the commissioning of the new unit, the annual production capacity will increase to 6.2 million tonnes. For this the company will invest Rs 567 crore. It is worth mentioning that under the Jharkhand Industrial and Investment Promotion Policy- 2021, an MoU was signed between Dalmia Cement India Limited and the Industries Department in the Investors Summit held in the presence of Chief Minister Hemant Soren in New Delhi in August this year for the establishment of a cement plant.
Ministers Jagarnath Mahato, MLAs Biranchi Narayan, Jaimangal Singh and Lambodar Mahato, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Rajiv Arun Ekka, Secretary to Chief Minister Vinay Kumar Choubey, Industries Secretary Pooja Singhal, besides the management of Dalmia Bharat Group. Directors Puneet Dalmiya and Mahendra Singhi (MD & CEO) were present on the occasion.