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Raipur, April 16, 2025: Chhattisgarh has set a new record in the field of investment in the industrial sector, official sources said today.
According to the report released by Project Today Survey, 218 new projects in the state have received an investment of Rs 1,63,749 crore, which is 3.71 per cent of the total investment in the country, officials said.
This achievement puts Chhattisgarh among the top ten investment states in the country. The visionary leadership of Chief Minister Vishnu Dev Sai and the new Industrial Policy 2024-30 of the Chhattisgarh government have contributed significantly to this success, they said.
It is worth mentioning here that including the investment made in the year 2024, industrial investment of Rs 4.4 lakh crore has been made in the state so far.
The new Industrial Policy 2024-30, implemented from November 1, 2024, has made Chhattisgarh an attractive state for investors. This policy adopts the formula of minimum governance, maximum incentives, under which facilities like Single Window System 2.0, online application, and quick processing have been introduced.
Sectors like pharmaceuticals, IT, Artificial Intelligence (AI), green hydrogen, semiconductors, and tourism have been given special encouragement in the industrial policy.
Provisions like 30-50 per cent subsidy to industries, tax exemption for 5 to 12 years, and interest subsidy have increased investors confidence. The industrial policy also includes provisions like B-spoke policy for units employing more than 1000 people and training grants up to Rs 15,000 per person, which aims to create 5 lakh new jobs in the next 5 years.
On the initiative of Chief Minister Vishnu Dev Sai, Investors Connect Meet was organized in major cities of the country like Delhi, Mumbai, and Bengaluru to attract investment. Leading industrialists from the country and abroad participated in these summits, resulting in investment proposals worth Rs 4.4 lakh crore.
Investment proposals worth Rs 6000 crore and consent for foreign direct investment from the US and Russian consuls general were received at the summit held in Mumbai. Investments worth Rs 15,184 crore in Delhi and in the energy sector in Bengaluru have underlined Chhattisgarh’s industrial potential.
Chief Minister Sai assured the industrialists that the Chhattisgarh government will provide all possible support with transparent and investor-friendly policies.
The Chhattisgarh government has implemented more than 300 reforms in the last one year, which made the business environment transparent and faster by reducing paperwork. All approvals and licenses are easily available through Single Window System 2.0, and the process of releasing subsidies has been limited to within 7 days. These reforms have made Chhattisgarh a preferred destination for small traders to large industrialists.
For the first time, Chhattisgarh has received investment proposals for semiconductor, data center, and AI-based industries. Recently, the bhoomipujan of the state’s first semiconductor plant was held in Nava Raipur, which is a big step towards technological innovation.
There is a plan to develop Naya Raipur as an IT hub on the lines of Bengaluru and Hyderabad, in which the agreement with NASSCOM is an important step.
Chief Minister Sai has said that the new industrial policy of Chhattisgarh not only promotes the establishment of industries but also emphasizes on employment generation and economic prosperity. “Our goal is to contribute to the creation of a developed India under Amritkal-Chhattisgarh Vision 2047 Nava Anjor. These investments will not only accelerate economic progress but will also provide new employment opportunities to thousands of youth.”
“Chhattisgarh is now emerging as an industrial and technological hub, coming out of the Naxal-affected image. The state is ready to touch new heights, which will make a significant contribution to the economic development of the country,” the Chief Minister said.
