Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said industrial units investing in the state must give priority to local youth in employment.
The industrial units should work with sensitivity and promptness in providing necessary training and skill upgradation to the youth residing around the places where industries are being set up, he said.
The chief minister was virtually addressing the foundation stone laying ceremony of new industrial unit of a private firm being set up at a cost of Rs.800 crore at Dotria near Badnawar in Dhar district.
The chief minister said about 2000 youth will get employment from this industry and about 4000 families will be benefited directly and indirectly.
About 36,000 tonnes of plastic waste will be converted into valuable items from this plant. These items will also be exported and foreign exchange of about Rs 400 crore will be generated annually, he said.
Industrial Policy and Investment Promotion Minister Shri Rajvardhan Singh Dattigaon and MLA Smt. Neena Verma were present at the bhoomi-pujan site in Dotria, Badnawar.
Chouhan said Madhya Pradesh is setting records in all fields. Remarkable achievements have been made in the production of wheat and rice, he said.
Special attention is being paid to food processing. Along with agriculture, we are moving towards setting a record in the industrial development of the state, he said.
The chief minister said the exports worth Rs 10000 crore is done in the pharma sector from Madhya Pradesh.
The employment opportunities are also being created in the state by investing in industries, he said.
In the last three months, the state government has connected 13.50 lakh youth with self-employment, he said.
He said we are moving towards realizing the resolve of Prime Minister Modi to make the state proud, prosperous, glorious and empowered. The chief minister Chouhan said the private firm is going to set up a plastic waste recycling plant at a cost of Rs 800 crore for the production of technical items and for protecting the environment.
