Chief Minister Shri Chouhan meets Union Surface Transport Minister Shri Nitin Gadkari

Chief Minister Shri Chouhan meets Union Surface Transport Minister Shri Nitin Gadkari, proposes to call Gwalior-Chambal Expressway as Atal Express-Way, looking for to develop new MSME cluster within the state Bhopal: Monday, January 18, 2021, 21:55 IST Chief Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan met Union Minister for Surface Transport and Micro and Small Industries Shri Nitin Gadkari at his residence in New Delhi and proposed to call the Atal Expressway as Chambal Expressway in Gwalior-Chambal area. He knowledgeable that Madhya Pradesh authorities has recognized 1500 hectare land and made obtainable for this work. Also, the supply of forest land has additionally been ensured. Chief Minister Shri Chouhan requested the Union Minister to make sure alignment of the proposed expressway by changing into a DPR. Also, if there’s a want to accumulate personal land for this, then it’ll even be achieved by the state authorities. Chief Minister Shri Chouhan knowledgeable that Atal Express-Way will show to be a boon for Gwalior-Chambal division. New employment alternatives can be created. Shri Chouhan knowledgeable that new alternatives of employment can be made obtainable to the youth by creating them as an industrial cluster (group). This expressway will work to alter all the image of the area. Chief Minister Shri Chouhan requested the Union Minister that most employment alternatives can be found via MSMEs. The Madhya Pradesh authorities is working to develop a cluster of industries via MSMEs. The state authorities has now proposed to the central authorities to develop 19 MSME clusters. Of these, the confection and salty cluster of Jabalpur has been permitted. It has been agreed to offer in-principle approval to the remaining three industrial clusters of Bhopal, Guna and Ratlam. The remaining 15 are but to be agreed in precept. The Union Minister has assured to finish the approval proceedings inside a month. Chief Minister Shri Chouhan knowledgeable that the work of allocation of Atal Expressway can be achieved in a single and a half months. Besides, 26 proposals have additionally been despatched to the Center for approval beneath the CRF from the Parliamentary constituencies of the state and requested that every one these proposals be permitted beneath the Central Road Fund Scheme. The Union Minister Shri Nitin Gadkari has given his consent on all of the above issues and guaranteed to get the approval quickly. Sanjay Saxena