Land Allotted for Industrial Development in Mohsa-Bawai | 14 Dec 2022

Why In News?

• In a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on December 13, 2022, the decision regarding allotment of land in industrial area Mohsa Bawai to various industries was taken by the Council of Ministers.

Key Points

• The Council of Ministers has decided on the allotment of land of industrial area Mohsa Bawai to various industries as follows:
  • An area of 227.54 acres at Mohsa-Bawai has been granted permission to be reserved for manufacturing of energy and renewable energy equipment under the Scheme of Government of India.
  • Permission has been given for allotment of land for industries in textile, garment, food processing and other sectors on 2458.686 acres of land allotted in Mohsa-Bawai.
  • In order to ensure availability of industrial land at specific locations for setting up units in industrial area Mohsa-Bawai, it has been approved to relax the online mode of land allotment under The Madhya Pradesh State Industrial Land and Building Management Rules, 2014.
  • The units will have to submit their application in the prescribed format to the Regional Office, MPIDC Bhopal as per rules. The application will be examined by the Regional Office and forwarded to the Managing Director, MPIDC.
  • A decision for allotment of land to the concerned units will be taken by the committee constituted under the chairmanship of Principal Secretary, Department of Industrial Policy and Investment Promotion.
  • Employment-oriented units like textile and garment sector, food processing will be identified in the priority category for land allocation in the industrial sector.
  • The units to be set up in Mohsa-Bawai Industrial Area will be provided with other benefits/benefits as per the provisions of the policy except for facilities related to electricity tariff and electricity tariff as per the prevailing industrial policy. Will be eligible to avail the facility.
  • The proposed set up units at Mohsa-Bawai will be set up separately from the Cabinet Committee on Investment Promotion (CCIP). There will be no facility to obtain additional exemption/concession eligibility in development fee.
  • The unit will not be eligible to get concession/concession in the value of the land as per the Madhya Pradesh State Industrial Land and Building Management Rules, 2019 i.e. the land management of the unit will be equivalent to the actual value of the land as per the Madhya Pradesh State Industrial Land and Building Management Rules, 2019.
  • If there is any order regarding exemption of management and development fee for allotment of plot, the said order will not be effective in the industrial area Mohsa-Bawai.
  • The contract for power supply from the proposed/established units at Mohsa-Bawai will be done under the directions and regulations of the Madhya Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission.
• Due to the establishment of large textile and garment units in Bhopal, Mandideep and Budni, land is being demanded by textile companies like BEST Corporation, Indorama, Mahima Fibers, Vardhman etc. in Mohsa-Bawai industrial area.