Chief Minister Raghubar Das on Wednesday said that in last four and half years 546 new industrial units were brought to reality with an investment of Rs 70,961 crore in the State. These units, 120 of which have started working, will provide employment to 1.3 lakh people. The CM holding the review meeting of Industries and Mines and Geology departments, said here on Wednesday that 99 units of food processing will become functional in four months.
Das said that the textile industry also is booming in Jharkhand. At least six garment manufacturing units have started operating out of Jharkhand and they have provided employment to at least 9000 people, he added. “Deoghar will soon have a Plastic Park and Nirsa in Dhanbad will come up with a leather and footwear park,” he said.
The Government, Das said, will encourage small industries in the rural areas in a bid to promote entrepreneurship in the villages of Jharkhand. This initiative, he said, will provide livelihood to the residents of rural areas and make them financially self-reliant by giving a fillip to the rural economy. Besides, horticulture, bee-keeping, handicraft and honey production will also act as easy and effective mediums of economic growth in rural areas, Das added.
After coming to power here in December 2014, the Raghubar Das-led NDA Government in Jharkhand has been taking initiatives to boost investment in the State with the mantra of development through business. The State organized its maiden Global Investors Summit, Momentum Jharkhand in 2016 and sealed investment deals worth over Rs.300 lakh crore. The Government also laid the red carpet for food industries and held a special Food Processing Investors’ Summit in 2015. In the past four years, the State has also held road shows across India and several other countries in a bid to lure investors to Jharkhand.