In Chhattisgarh’s new industrial policy, steel sector will get special incentives, special grants will also be given on green steel production: Chief Minister Sai

Chief Minister Sai attended the Green Steel and Mining Summit, invited steel entrepreneurs to set up units in Chhattisgarh

Raipur, 28 July 2025: Chief Minister Vishnu Dev Sai has invited various steel entrepreneurs of the country to set up production units in Chhattisgarh. He participated in the Green Steel and Mining Summit organized at a local hotel today and informed the entrepreneurs about the great possibilities of this industry in Chhattisgarh and the infrastructure developed for it. This summit was organized by the Confederation of Indian Industries for the members of the Eastern region. Addressing the entrepreneurs present at the summit, Chief Minister Sai said that the steel sector has been given special encouragement in the new industrial policy of Chhattisgarh. If an entrepreneur is producing green steel, then a provision to give him a special grant has also been made in the new industrial policy of Chhattisgarh. The Chief Minister said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has set a target of making the country a steel hub. Under his leadership, steel production in the country has increased from 100 million tonnes to 200 million tonnes, and the target is to increase it to 300 million tonnes by the year 2030. He informed that in Chhattisgarh too, a target has been set to increase the current production capacity of steel from 28 million tonnes to 45 million tonnes, for which all necessary preparations have been completed.

Chhattisgarh: A state rich in mineral resources, full of industrial possibilities Chief Minister Sai said that Chhattisgarh is rich due to its abundant mineral resources. With their proper exploitation, a huge expansion in industrial possibilities is possible here. This will create employment at the local level and will give impetus to the economy of the state. The Chhattisgarh government is fully committed to providing employment to maximum people in the manufacturing sector. The incentive scheme related to employment of the Central Government and the grant schemes of the State Government to provide employment to the local people will do meaningful work in this direction. Manufacturing sector given prominence in ‘Anjor Vision’ document The Chief Minister told the entrepreneurs present that Anjor Vision Document has been prepared based on the concept of building a developed Chhattisgarh in line with the goal of Developed India @ 2047. In this document, the outline of development has been presented in a phased manner. He said that the maximum focus in this vision document is on the manufacturing sector, especially the core industries of Chhattisgarh – such as steel and power – have been given top priority.

All preparations including infrastructure completed to achieve the target The Chief Minister said that all necessary preparations including infrastructure have been completed to achieve this target. Railway infrastructure has been strengthened in the state. The construction of rail network and related infrastructure is in progress at a rapid pace, which will give a boost to the steel sector. He said that at present work is going on on various railway projects in Chhattisgarh at a cost of Rs 47 thousand crore. Now work will also start on the Raoghat to Jagdalpur railway line. A new railway line will be laid from Kirandul to Kothagudem in Telangana, of which 138 km will pass through Bastar. By creating a new rail network from Kharsia in Raigarh to Parmalkasa in Rajnandgaon, the process of supply of raw materials and transportation of finished goods to many major industrial centers will be simplified, which will reduce the cost of production drastically.

More than 350 reforms for ease of doing business The Chief Minister said that the process of single window clearance system and ease of doing business has been implemented in the new industrial policy. Also, more than 350 policy reforms have been made, which will directly benefit the investors in the steel sector. He also said that special grants will be given to industrial institutions adopting green energy. Sai expressed happiness over the use of advanced technologies like hydrogen for green steel production in the state. The Chief Minister said that in the Energy Summit held a few months ago, investment proposals of about Rs 3.5 lakh crore have been received in Chhattisgarh, out of which investment proposals of Rs 57 thousand crore are related to hydroelectric projects. Chhattisgarh is also progressing rapidly towards the production of solar energy through the Pradhan Mantri Surya Ghar Free Electricity Scheme. The Chief Minister said that work is going on at a rapid pace on the construction of industrial corridors in the state, and new industrial parks are also being established. A provision of special grants has been made for the private sector to set up industrial parks. He invited the entrepreneurs present at the summit to invest and set up units in Chhattisgarh.

Take advantage of trained manpower and logistics policy The Chief Minister said that Skill India centers have been started in all the development blocks of Bastar, so that there will be no shortage of trained manpower for the industries. He also told that investors will also get the benefit of the new logistics policy. Under this policy, grants will also be provided for the establishment of dry ports, inland container depots etc. Due to Chhattisgarh’s location in Central India, there are immense possibilities in the field of logistics. The steel sector will get the benefit of better connectivity in all four directions of the country through expressways, railways and highways. The Chief Minister also informed about the plan to develop a large steel cluster as a state capital region by including cities like Raipur-Durg-Bhilai. More than 250 industrial institutions participated in the summit Representatives of more than 250 industrial institutions related to steel and power sector from five states of eastern India – West Bengal, Odisha, Jharkhand, Bihar and Chhattisgarh – participated in this Green Steel and Mining Summit organized by the Confederation of Indian Industries. They discussed the possibilities of industries in Chhattisgarh. On this occasion, Chief Minister Sai also visited the industrial exhibition organized by CII. CII Chhattisgarh Chairman Sanjay Jain, Co-Chairman Siddharth Agarwal, Vice Chairman Bajrang Goyal, Chief Secretary Amitabh Jain, Chief Minister’s Principal Secretary Subodh Singh, Chief Minister’s Secretary Rahul Bhagat and Secretary Industry Rajat Kumar were present at the summit.