The state government on Wednesday announced that it had allotted land to 198 industries following the agreements signed during the Make in India week in February.
The state government on Wednesday announced that it had allotted land to 198 industries following the agreements signed during the Make in India week in February. Industries minister Subhash Desai said that four other industries have come forward to invest Rs 40,000 crore in the smart cities project.
“We have allotted land across the state to 198 industries to set up their units. The industries had signed agreements with us during the Make in India week. The industries have bought the lands from us and soon will start their work,” Mr Desai said.
Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis held a meeting in this regard on Wednesday at Mantralaya to review the post Make in India work. The state has also set up a task force under the chief secretary to pursue the agreements.
The industries minister said that more agreements had been translated into reality in Maharashtra compared to other states.
The highest investment of Rs 4.06 lakh crore has been made in the industries sector, followed by Rs 2.3 lakh for the energy sector, Rs 1.1 lakh for housing, Rs 0.37 lakh for CIDCO, Rs 0.11 lakh crore for tourism and Rs 0.09 lakh crore in miscellaneous sectors, the minister said.
In the smart city project, Navi Mumbai Smart City (Orange City) has invested Rs 19,989 crore, Sunstream City Private Limited has invested Rs 11,900 crore, Reliance Indus Infra Private Limited has invested Rs 8,570 crore and Broadway Integrated Park Limited has invested Rs 1,200 crore. The proposals are in various levels of development and would soon be given all the permissions, he said.
The minister said that the government is also ensuring that land is reserved in Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) for small and medium businesses. The government has also instructed the department concerned to sort out the matter of water supply to the small and medium businesses as soon as possible.
The government has signed 2,603 MoUs worth Rs 8.04 lakh crore during the Make in India week. The government has also said that 30 lakh jobs would be created from the said investment.
