The Madhya Pradesh government has notified 21 new industrial areas spread across 18 districts, covering a total of 412 hectares, to facilitate investment and provide opportunities for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), the state MSME Department said on Saturday.

Source: IANS via The Freedom Press

Two of the newly notified areas are in Bhopal district — Raatibad, earmarked for an Aara Machine (sawmill) cluster, and Agariya Chhapar. The department said the notification has been issued under the Madhya Pradesh MSME Industrial Land and Building Allotment and Management Rules, 2025.

Source: Daily Kiran

21New industrial areas notified
18Districts covered
412 hectaresTotal land notified

Where the new industrial areas are

The other notified locations are Bada Gaon in Panna, Ichhawar in Sehore, Kalukhedi in Dewas, Satapayeri in Burhanpur, Baditola in Sidhi, Rayan and Sardarpur in Dhar, Samanapur Jagir in Raisen, Badarwas in Shivpuri, Dabariya in Khargone, Niwari Bhata and Badedi Jungle in Niwari, Sagarana in Neemuch, Tikaria in Katni, Mohiniya in Jabalpur, Ghatwa in Barwani, Panpur in Mandsaur, Dhamchi in Chhatarpur and the Urdan Gud cluster in Betul.

"The initiative to notify 21 new industrial areas across 412 hectares in 18 districts is an important step towards expanding industrial infrastructure and promoting micro, small and medium enterprises in the state," the department said in its statement, adding that the move would make developed land available to entrepreneurs for setting up new units and expanding existing businesses.

The department said the new areas are expected to encourage local resources and entrepreneurship and create opportunities for employment and self-employment, while improving the state's investment environment. It added that Chief Minister Mohan Yadav has been prioritising industrial development, investment and employment generation, and that plot allotment in the notified areas will proceed under the 2025 rules.